Boston University

Environmental Health

From left, Oliver McRae, Lena Dubitsky and James "Jacy" Bird, an ENG associate professor have been studying what bubbles can teach us about how microplastics, viruses, and bacteria aerosolize. Bird just put out a paper on his findings. The team worked in the lab, Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Photo by Jake Belcher. Three people stand in a lab setting with highspeed cameras and other technical equipment setup nearby.

Bubbles

New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses

March 9, 2023

Photo: The Tobin Bridge is shown over the Mystic River in Massachusetts. A large, cantilever truss bridge is shown over a slightly foggy body of water with a small line of boats docked underneath. The city of Boston can be seen in the distant skyline.

Climate Resilience

Climate Change Is Threatening the Mystic River Watershed—Can It Be Saved?

March 7, 2023

Photo: Close-up side-view shot of a cooking pot on a gas stove. Various kitchen appliances can also be seen on the counter in the background.

Gas stoves

Should You Replace Your Gas Stove?

January 26, 2023

Image: A Modern wire frame mesh design vector illustration of the year "2022". Numbers are depicted with glowing neon blue low polygonal digits on dark blue background. .

2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts

December 12, 2022

Photo: The sun sets behind signage for the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. The large sign reads "COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, 2022 Egypt" and is shown in shadow against the setting sun. A few large clown fish figures can be seen below the sign.

Climate Change

Urgency, Accountability, and Private Jets at UN Climate Summit COP27

November 14, 2022

Collage: Side by side photo of two BU Researchers. (left) Mary Willis, a School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, and recipient of a 2022 NIH Director’s Award. She leans, smiling, against a brick wall with hands in pockets. She wears an olive green shirt and black pants. (right) Hadi T. Nia, College of Engineering assistant professor of biomedical engineering, poses for a photo with arms crossed. He wears an ocean blue blazer and smiles for the camera in front of a blurry landscape of plants.

Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers “Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery”

October 18, 2022

Image Collage: From left to right, headshots of Hugo Javier Aparicio, Diana M. Ceballos, Catherine Espaillat, Raul Garcia, Jasmine Gonzales Rose, Daniel Jacobson López, and Maria C. Olivares.

Latinx Researchers

Seven BU Latinx Researchers Making a Difference

October 3, 2022

Photo: BU School of Public Health researchers (from left) Christopher Rick, Jonathan Buonocore, and Chad Milando are hoping to show how a functioning public transport system is an essential public health resource. Three men stand at a railing and look off into the distance overseeing a busy, congested highway

Orange Line Shutdown

Did Orange Line Shutdown Have Uneven Health, Economic Impacts on Lower-Income Neighborhoods?

September 19, 2022

Photo of chicken kebabs and sausages on a propane grill.

Food Ethics

Firing Up the Grill? Why It’s So Hard to Give Up Meat

July 17, 2022

Photo of Pamela Templer (center), Shawn Jones (left), and Yasmin Romitti. From left, a tall Black man with glasses, a dark grey blazer, purpled collared shirt and black pants stands next to a shorter white woman with arms crossed wearing black blouse and pants and red cardigan, and on right a younger, shorter white woman wearing a black and white polka dot shirt and jeans. They all stand, pose, and smile next to each other.

Climate Change

Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce

June 10, 2022

Photo of an older woman out walking with two playful poodle-breed dogs walking through a forest on a spring day. The woman has silver white hair and glasses and wears a blue hiking jacket, hiking pants, and hiking boots as two poodle dogs, one brown and one white, run next to her.

Cognitive Health

Living Near Greenery Could Give You a Brain Boost—and Reduce Dementia Risk

May 4, 2022

Two pairs of hands each hold a box full of scientific sensors in front of a sunlight sky background

Earth & Environment

As Climate Change Gets Worse, Science Provides Hope and Possibility

April 21, 2022

Photo of Benjamin Sovacool. A middle-aged white man wearing glasses and a light pink plaid shirt and jeans poses next to an open window and lightly smiles at the camera.

Sustainability and Climate Change

BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight

March 15, 2022

Boston's city skyline showcasing the greenery and trees in the foreground

Forest Edges

City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than Previously Thought

February 16, 2022

a photo collage featuring studio photos of all 13 members of the team of Boston University researchers all posing in front of black backdrops in various poses.

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

October 27, 2021

A woman wearing a protective face covering stares sullenly out of her window.

Mental Health

Depression Rates in US Tripled When the Pandemic First Hit—Now, They’re Even Worse

October 7, 2021

A photo of a person putting their hand to their forehead in extreme heat

Heat Illness

How Does Heat Exposure Affect the Body and Mind?

July 6, 2021

Heat map of the Boston metro area

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

June 25, 2021

A photo of a woman with her hands on her shoulders against a navy blue background

Breast Cancer

Does Using Hair Relaxers Cause Higher Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women?

June 9, 2021

A portrait photo of Alexa Friedman standing against a brick wall

POV

How Getting COVID-19 Made Me a Better Public Health Researcher

June 1, 2021

How Getting COVID-19 Made Me a Better Public Health Researcher