April 6, 2022 Dear BU URBAN Community, Today’s note provides an important update about BU URBAN and an appeal for your support. As you may know, BU URBAN was created through a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship grant that will end in September 2023. By design, these funds are not renewable, as it […]
February 2, 2022 Dear BU URBAN Community, Welcome to the spring 2022 semester! I hope that your new year and semester are getting off to a great start. In today’s note, I want to acknowledge how much we value the feedback you provide through surveys, over Zoom, and during our end-of-semester feedback sessions. Your reflections […]
November 30, 2021 Dear BU URBAN Community, Welcome back! I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving break. During this time of year, and especially on Giving Tuesday, it feels like a good time to reflect on what we’re thankful for and what nourishes us, as well as what we are doing for our part to […]
September 13, 2021 Dear BU URBAN Community, Hello and welcome to the 2021-2022 academic year! I am so grateful that many of us can meet together in person on campus this year where we can continue to train our students in Biogeoscience, Environmental Health, and Statistics to work with our partners to tackle urban environmental […]