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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 6d

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE! Join us Friday 11/7 as we host our first MISI summit on "Communicating Climate." Leading voices will explore why what we listen to or read about around #climatechange leads to misinformation and disinformation or trust.

Register now > bit.ly/MISISummit2025

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · 7d

This summer, URBAN Trainee Flannery Black-Ingersoll outlined ways to streamline the process of integrating new climate technologies in the city.

Learn more about Flannery's internship project with the Office of Emerging Technology by visiting our Internship Impacts page sites.bu.edu/urban/black-...

BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · 21d

URBAN Trainee Zhenpeng Zuo used his GIS skills to develop a mapping protocol that can aid municipalities as they transition to cleaner energy.

Check out the Internship Impacts page of our website (sites.bu.edu/urban/intern...) to see the impactful projects trainees undertook this spring and summer!

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C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social · 22d

Mayors have arrived at Climate Week NYC to showcase how cities are stepping up on climate.

From cutting fossil fuels and scaling up clean energy to creating good green jobs and protecting communities, local leaders are proving what’s possible when action meets ambition.

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations, Dr. Fleming Ianniello!

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 28d

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🧑‍🎓 The CELT Initiative puts #communities and students at the center of Massachusetts’ #CleanEnergy future. In a new article, current @bostonu.bsky.social CELT fellows share what they've learned. Read more — and apply to join the second fellow class:
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/09/...

A person works at a fair beside an interactive poster which reads "Arlington is updating our Net Zero Action Plan."

A group of people converse on the sidewalk.

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Sep 11

Congratulations to Dr. Atherton!

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Boston Environment Department @environment.boston.gov · Sep 10

Young adults in Boston! We want to hear your ideas, experiences and priorities. Join our first Climate Action Plan session on Monday, 9/15 at Dorchester Brewing! This session is intended for ages 21 - 35. Food will be provided.

Register: buff.ly/T0Sl2kR

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to welcome our newest cohort of URBAN trainees!

Thank you to Luofan Dong, Shalom Entner, and Niouma Semega for sharing their internship experiences with the incoming trainees at our Intro Workshop yesterday.

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CAFE Climate & Health @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social · Aug 14

Stories have the power to inform, connect, and inspire. CAFE’s Public Narrative Workshop will teach climate and health researchers techniques to expand the reach and impact of their work.

Applications due September 12.

https://loom.ly/YmZNw4E

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Aug 1

URBAN Trainee Ally Swank took full advantage of the URBAN non-service stipend this spring, traveling to Panama to further their research on coral species, specifically cryptic lineages within a coral species complex. Awesome to see URBAN trainees doing great things!

BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congratulations, Dr. Arden Radford!

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · Jul 28

When it comes to cooling off #UrbanHeat, is planting #trees or installing cool roofs more effective? It all depends on the neighborhood and the city, explain Lucy Hutyra & Ian Smith of buearth.bsky.social‬theconversation.com/2-ways-citie...8#ClimateResiliencece

Urban trees vs. cool roofs: What’s the best way for cities to beat the heat?

Cities are seeking low-cost ways to ease the heat island effect. Researchers found benefits and trade-offs in two popular options, but they vary by city and even neighborhood.

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Boston Environment Department @environment.boston.gov · Jul 10

The City of Boston is working with Boston University's School of Public Health on temperature sensing projects to understand and address extreme heat exposure across Boston's neighborhoods. @boston.gov @bostonu.bsky.social

Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

As the summer heat intensifies in Boston, teams of SPH researchers have deployed a variety of sensors across the city to assess heat exposure among vulnerable residents and evaluate cooling…

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Boston University @bostonu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Less snowfall from climate change is impacting tree growth—and it might have a big impact on how much carbon New England forests can store. In a decade-long study, BU biologists found less snowpack slowed tree growth by about half.

Less Snow Makes Trees Absorb Less Carbon, According to New BU Study

Over a decade of data demonstrate that in a warming climate, less snowpack in New England could disrupt tree growth and carbon uptake

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Jun 30

URBAN Trainee Dalilah Campus put her URBAN Travel Award to good use, connecting with researchers from all over the world to discuss innovation, technology, and environmental justice in the field of water management at the Citizen Science for Water Conference in Delft, the Netherlands, in early June.

BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Jun 23

Take a break and connect! Grab-and-go bagels with URBAN Program Manager Emily Walton - Wednesday at SPH, Thursday on the CRC. 9:30-11:00am, or until we run out of bagels.

BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you to BU School of Law professor Sean Kealy for an insightful tour of the State House today. He made getting involved in the state legislative process very approachable!

BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations, Dr. Valadez Ingersoll!

BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · Jun 9

URBAN Trainees - we hope you can join us next Monday for a trip to the Massachusetts State House.

RSVP at bit.ly/URBANstatehouse

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Initiative on Cities @buoncities.bsky.social · May 28

Occupational Heat & Cooling Strategies: A Pilot Study

PI: @mscammell.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Environmental Health, @busph.bsky.social

Co-PIs: @patriciafabian.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Environmental Health, SPH; @jonylee.bsky.social, Ph.D. Student, Environmental Health

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Initiative on Cities @buoncities.bsky.social · May 28

Heat, Health, and Hurricanes: Urban Resilience versus the Long Mortality Shadow of Cooling Disruptions

PI: Ian Sue Wing, Professor, @buearth.bsky.social

Co-PIs: Jiahang He, Ph.D. Student, Earth and Environment; ‪‪@suzannasumkhuu.bsky.social‬‬, Ph.D. Student, Earth and Environment

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations to Lydia Jefferson for graduating from BU with a Masters in Earth & Environment!

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · May 21

Do #CarbonCredits, which claim to offset #emissions, really make a difference - or are they just a way for corporations to look better? In a new paper, a team of @bostonu.bsky.social describe improvements and recommendations for the carbon market system: http://spr.ly/63327NcBAl

Do Forest Carbon Credits Work and Actually Help the Environment?

BU environmental ecologist and alum scientist team up for study of forest carbon credits and recommend ways to boost schemes’ potential to offset emissions

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · May 15

Amazing to learn about the impactful work of URBAN Trainees and Alumni yesterday at our Annual Symposium.

Thanks to all who participated, thanks to everyone who attended, and a big thank you to the committed team of trainees who planned and led the event!