Vote Now: Help Name BU’s Newest Institute
The BU Institute for Sustainable Energy is evolving into a new institute with a broader sustainability focus—and we need a new name.
Vote for your favorite names from the shortlisted ideas submitted by BU students to tell us which ones you like most. The top-ranking “people’s choice” names will help guide university decision-making, plus the students who submitted the winning names will receive prizes.
People’s choice winners:
First prize: Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability
Second prize: Sustainability, Equity, and Energy Development (SEED) Institute
Third prize: Institute for Environment, Energy, and Society
As background for choosing your favorites, the unnamed BU institute will encompass research on planetary health and human well-being, the climate governance and politics of sustainability transitions, and energy systems of the future. This bold, university-wide initiative will have a results-driven focus: sustainability research with real-world impact that emphasizes robust data and equity and justice.
Learn more about BU’s student naming challenge and the emerging institute’s leadership and direction.