Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
Instructors and students attending in-person classes may be identified as close contacts in certain cases outside BU’s official definition, BU Nurse Practitioner Hannah Nichols wrote in an email Wednesday.
On the heels of BU’s first week of classes, students and faculty expressed mixed feelings on their experiences with the hybrid model the University has undertaken for Fall.
BU has recently updated its facial coverings policy to no longer include bandanas, scarves and masks with exhalation valves, according to an email sent to the BU community Thursday.
In another move to address COVID-19 concerns on BU’s campus, BU Facilities Management and Operations Staff is working to improve mechanical heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems — referred to as HVAC — in the 120 buildings on campus that have them.
Divest BU held a town hall in CAS Saturday to discuss the importance of divestment from fossil fuels and examine the ways BU students can change the university’s policies on fossil fuel investments.
Boston University’s Urban Climate Research Initiative, a coalition that intends to inform the City of Boston on what actions to take when combating climate change, launched Friday.
Scientists are increasingly omitting the term “climate change” in public grant proposals to avoid funding cuts from the Trump administration, according to a recent NPR analysis — a trend some...
A number of female Boston University graduates have accused earth and environment department chair David Marchant of sexually harassing them during research trips to Antarctica. After the first allegations...
At the Matriculation Ceremony Sunday, Boston University President Robert Brown challenged the Class of 2020 to do whatever they could to combat climate change. Many students have already taken up his...
