Whether it’s a Q & A spotlighting one of our trainees, hosting a panel at a Congressional Briefing, or discussing climate policy with experts and leaders in Washington D.C., we’ll keep you up to date on all things BU URBAN!
Our Statement of Partnership and Solidarity, June 1st, 2020
June 1, 2020 Breathing is fundamental. Whether it is a knee on the back of your neck, decades of air pollution in your neighborhood, or a contagious respiratory virus run amok in your city, at the end of the day, the adverse effects are the same. You can’t breathe. It is no... More
BU URBAN Summer 2020 Research and Travel* Awards
*Due to COVID-19, we expect that most conferences and meetings will be online this summer and into the fall. Regardless, we encourage trainees to apply for funds to participate in gatherings of interest (registration fees, etc.), whether or not travel will be involved. We are excited to announce a funding opportunity... More
Accelerating Climate Solutions: A Science Communication Workshop – April 1, 2020
On April 1, 2020, BU URBAN partnered with Sarah Finnie Robinson, a Senior Fellow at the BU Institute of Sustainable Energy and Founding Director of the 51% Percent Project to offer a Science Communication Workshop titled, "Accelerating Climate Solutions." Information about the event can be found here, along with the pre-workshop materials and instructions. In total, More
Trainee Beth Haley Receives Outstanding Student Presentation Award at AGU 2019!
Congrats to #NSFNRT Trainee @BethMHaley for the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at #AGU2019! Characterizing patterns of combined sewer discharge in a drinking water source: Spatiotemporal variation of fecal indicator bacteria in the Merrimack River@AguGeohealth @busphEH — BU Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health (@bu_urban) January 29, 2020
Announcing the Spring 2020 Calendar!
To visit our calendar page, click here. For the downloadable pdf, click here.
BU URBAN Travel and Research Funds (Spring 2020)
We’re excited to announce a funding opportunity for all BU URBAN Trainees that supports research or conference travel for presenters. Each award 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 who will travel to a meeting or conference to present their work within the year. The application deadline is February 19, 2020 at 5 pm. Please send your proposal and CV as... More
URBAN Program featured in BU Today!
Our students are making an impact! #innovation https://t.co/LhDWcEOdSM@BU_Tweets @busphEH @BUbiogeo— BU Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health (@bu_urban) September 24, 2019
Trainee Kate Connolly receives honorable mention for her poster at ISES in Lithuania!
Congratulations to PhD student Kate Connolly for receiving an honorable mention for her poster titled “The impact of regional weather in residential energy consumption and indoor air quality changes due to energy retrofits.” at ISES 2019! Great job, Kate! More
BU URBAN Travel and Research Funds
We’re excited to announce a funding opportunity for all BU URBAN Trainees that supports research or conference travel for presenters. Each award 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 who will travel to a meeting or conference to present their work within the year. The application deadline is September 30, 2019 at 5 pm. Please send your proposal and CV as... More
Public Event: Vanguards in Urban Planning: Transforming Vancouver, Toronto, & Minneapolis
Time & Location: Monday August 5, 2019, 7 to 8:30 pm at WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 This event has passed, but you can watch it online! Vanguards in Urban Planning: Transforming Vancouver, Toronto, & Minneapolis Vancouver, Toronto and Minneapolis are flourishing. Through innovative housing, green space and transportation policies, plus shifts... More