Earth
![Photo: (Left to right) Tess Shotland, a woman with auburn hair and a black tshirt Cece Lagomarsino, a woman with short hair and a jean overall, and Nina Palmeon, a woman with long curly hair and a black tshirt posing with the waste disposal system at CDS.](/files/2024/04/smart-bins-video_feat-636x425.jpg)
sustainability
Waste Watchers
![Photo: The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street. A large pyramid-shaped building and surrounding palm trees and land are shown engulfed in flames. Large flames are seen in the background as the sky looms red and black.](/files/2023/08/Lahaina-Maui-Hawai-wildfire-feat-636x425.jpg)
Maui Wildfires
Maui Native Helps Others amid Devastating Wildfires
![Photo:Joshita Manohar (CAS’240, left, and Esther Gilbert (CAS’22) look through their poster options at the Happy Cactus gifts tents during BU’s annual Earth Day Festival not he GSU Plaza. A young South Asian woman wearing a tan jacket and a young Asian woman wearing a black jacket smile as they look through posters. Next to them, a large variety of green plants is displayed.](/files/2023/04/Earth-Day-2023-feat-636x425.jpg)
Earth Day Preview
How BU Honors Earth Day, Every Day
![Adil Najam poses for a photo on September 27,2021. He is stepping down as dean of the Pardee School at the end of the school year but remaining on the faculty. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University](/files/2023/04/Najam-Headshot-21-1470-ADIL-004-feat-copy-636x425.jpg)
University News
BU’s Adil Najam to Become New President of World Wildlife Fund
![Photo: Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A city center is shown with numerous collapsed and crumbling building.](/files/2023/02/Turkey-Earthquake-AP23038590897054-social.jpg)
World events
BU Students Raising Money for Earthquake Victims
![Photo: Emily Burbo (COM’24) presents her project on tree canopies at the Cross College Challenge exhibition in Questrom on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse a white blouse and black blazer, smiles as she stands in front of a large screen showing an example of a pop up forest.](/files/2022/12/feat-22-1741-EXPO-007-636x425.jpg)
environmental health
A Tree Grows in Boston
![Image: Boston University’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences is depicted in collage format with different photos and textures of greenery and blue boxes on a pale, lime green background.](/files/2022/12/Feat-CDS-Green-636x425.jpg)
Science & Technology
No Gas. No Fuels. No Emissions. BU’s Greenest Building Ever
![US Senator Ed Markey (Hon.’04) (D-Mass.) at the symposium Sustainability, Health Equity, and Antiracism in the 21st Century, presented by BU’s Center for Antiracist Research, with Katharine Lusk (left), BU Initiative on Cities codirector, and Thea James, a BU Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine associate professor of emergency medicine.](/files/2022/10/feat-22-1566-RACE-008-636x425.jpg)
Climate Justice
Climate Change Battle Must Include Environmental Justice
![A newspaper burns. On the page the words Climate Change can be seen burning. The image has a greenish tint to it. There is a large red circular overlay on the left with a question mark inside.](/files/2022/09/climate-change-new-feat-for-CMS-Podcast-Cover-Episode-Template-copy-636x425.jpg)
Listen Now
How Do I Talk to a Climate Change Denier?
![Photo of Tess Ravick (ENG’22), back, and Trevor Melsheimer (ENG’22), front work on their senior design project April 29. The device harvests water from the air. Ravick has light brown skin, wears a t-shirt, a white face mask, and their hair in a bun. Melsheimer, who has light skin and a beard and wears a gray sweater, adjusts a level of the black device on the table in front of them.](/files/2022/05/ft-22-1294-WATER-052-636x425.jpg)
Watch Now
Water, Water, Everywhere—They Hope
![A visitor views a Green Zone exhibit during the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. He stands in a dark room facing a bright, colorful display showing the differences in climate on Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.](/files/2021/11/POV-Peter-Fox-Penner-feat-636x425.jpg)
Voices & Opinion
POV: Letter from Glasgow
![A composite of all 11 illustrations that appear below. From left to right -- Top Row: an illustration showing a man wearing a mask on his computer video chatting with a doctor. Crutches are seen leaning against a wall. Two orange prescription bottles are sitting on the desk next to the man. They are are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of a woman sitting a cubicle with yellow and pink colored post it notes. The notes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Behind the woman's cubicle appears her kitchen; an illustration of an outdoor cafe dining area with several tables of people eating and conversing. The yellow table tops are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of four people working on a mural. One of them is on a lift working higher up on the wall. The word "Justice" appears in red on the mural and is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Second Row: An illustration of someone filling out a ballot with the word "Vote" printed at the top. Their phone and a cup of coffee next to the ballot indicate they are filling the ballot out at home. A red and blue stripe on the ballot are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration;an illustration of a woman holding a child in her lap while working at a laptop. The child is holding a brown teddy bear, which is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two vehicles driving past a field that has wind turbines in it. The greenish yellow color of the vehicles is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of two children completing schoolwork at a laptop computer. The blue color of the computer screen is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Third Row: An illustration of hands with different skin tones with fingers open and palms facing forward. An equal sign appears in front of the hands. The different skin tones are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of a group of cyclists. The green wheels on their bikes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two hands holding a bowl with a fork in it. Behind the hands appear a house, factory, and trucks -- illustrating the food supply chain. The skin tone of the hands is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two people facing one another with transparent heads. Lines are drawn connecting the inside of their heads illustrating empathy. Yellow circles in the center of each head are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration.](/files/2021/02/Feature-WhatIf-636x425.jpg)
Essay Collection