Meet the 2019 BU URBAN Trainees
We are happy to introduce the 2019 cohort of BU URBAN trainees. This year’s cohort consists of 8 Ph.D. students who have joined the Departments of Biology, Earth and Environment, and Environmental Health.
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Science Policy Workshop – February 5, 2019
Trainees in the BU URBAN program want their research to go beyond the boundaries of the Boston University campus research labs. Why? These remarkable Ph.D. students work on environmental challenges in cities that can impact how communities deal with heat waves, what air people breathe, how people living along shorelines can protect themselves from sea level rise, and which strategies communities can use to protect themselves from diseases like lyme. The common thread among these topics? The scientific knowledge gained from these studies can inform policy decisions.
BU URBAN Spring Symposium – April 30, 2019
Join us for the second annual BU URBAN Spring Symposium on April 30, 2019 from 12:30 to 3:00pm in CILSE 101 (610 Commonwealth Avenue)!
BU Urban Climate Initiative 2019 Seed Grants
The Boston University (BU) Urban Climate Initiative (UCI) is pleased to announce its first request for proposals for small-scale, early stage research projects to generate new knowledge on the impacts, adaptation and/or mitigation of urban climate variability and/or change.
URBAN faculty member Richard Primack contributes to Dynamic Ecology Blog
As scientists, we love our research and want to share our findings far and wide. As ecologists and conservation biologists, we especially hope that our findings affect policy, management, or everyday stewardship. And funding agencies remind us that we must ensure our research has broader impacts that benefit society, beyond just publishing scientific papers. But how do we effectively communicate our research?
Trainee Sarabeth Buckley’s work featured in AGU Eos
This month, trainee Sarabeth Buckley’s research was featured on the American Geophysical Union’s Eos, a weekly magazine of Earth and Space science news. Sarabeth runs an urban rooftop farm that uses CO2 from building vents to fertilize spinach plants.
BU URBAN 2019 Travel and Research Grants
We’re excited to announce a funding opportunity for all BU URBAN Trainees. Trainees can apply for graduate student research or travel awards. Each award is capped at $1500 and is made in support of Ph.D. research in interdisciplinary research topics that span both Biogeoscience and Environmental Health in urban systems or for trainees to travel to a meeting or conference to present their work within the year.
Fall 2018 BU URBAN Seminar Series
Interested in Urban Science? We have some exciting talks lined up for our seminar series this semester that emphasize the connection between urban biogeoscience and environmental health.
Fall 2018 Responsible Conduct of Research Workshops
Registration for Advanced Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Workshops Doctoral degree candidates and Post-doctoral researchers October/November 2018 (Fall Session) ADVANCED RCR TRAINING: Doctoral candidates and post-doctoral researchers who have an RCR compliance requirement due to funding by an NIH training grant or an NSF research grant must complete the online Introductory (Step 1) & Intermediate (Step 2) RCR training modules […]
Welcome 2018 BU URBAN cohort!
We welcome the 2018 cohort of NRT trainees into the BU URBAN program! Our trainees come from 4 departments and are at various stages of their Ph.D.: Departments: 1 Biology, 6 Earth & Environment, 6 Environmental Health, 1 Statistics PhD stages: 5 Incoming, 4 first year, 3 second year, 1 third year, 1 fifth year To learn more […]