BU URBAN
@buurban.bsky.social
Official account for Boston University's Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health (URBAN). Check us out: https://sites.bu.edu/urban/
Learn more about @worldresources.bsky.social and the work of Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, Ruth Engel.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Learn more about @worldresources.bsky.social and the work of Environmental Health and Extreme Heat Data Scientist, Ruth Engel.
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It was such a pleasure to hear from change-makers in climate mitigation and resilience, Lindsey Butler, Stephen Decina, and Conor Gately, each working in different sectors to address urban environmental challenges. They provided practical insights into the evolving nature of the work.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It was such a pleasure to hear from change-makers in climate mitigation and resilience, Lindsey Butler, Stephen Decina, and Conor Gately, each working in different sectors to address urban environmental challenges. They provided practical insights into the evolving nature of the work.
URBAN Trainee Alejandra Castillo Cieza leveraged an URBAN Travel Award to present her research at the ESA conference this summer. Her research on the effects of urbanization and wildfire on forest health is both timely and relevant.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
URBAN Trainee Alejandra Castillo Cieza leveraged an URBAN Travel Award to present her research at the ESA conference this summer. Her research on the effects of urbanization and wildfire on forest health is both timely and relevant.
Another impressive alum sharing their research on our urban environment! Check out @k8eatherton.bsky.social's paper in Nature Cities (www.nature.com/articles/s44...), "Behind the Paper" blog post (communities.springernature.com/posts/the-dy...) , or coverage at WBUR (www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...).
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Another impressive alum sharing their research on our urban environment! Check out @k8eatherton.bsky.social's paper in Nature Cities (www.nature.com/articles/s44...), "Behind the Paper" blog post (communities.springernature.com/posts/the-dy...) , or coverage at WBUR (www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...).
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-...
Learn more about Flannery's internship project with the Office of Emerging Technology by visiting our Internship Impacts page sites.bu.edu/urban/black-...
October 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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-...
Learn more about Flannery's internship project with the Office of Emerging Technology by visiting our Internship Impacts page sites.bu.edu/urban/black-...
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!
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!
September 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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!
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!
Congratulations, Dr. Fleming Ianniello!
September 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Fleming Ianniello!
Congratulations to Dr. Atherton!
September 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Atherton!
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.
Thank you to Luofan Dong, Shalom Entner, and Niouma Semega for sharing their internship experiences with the incoming trainees at our Intro Workshop yesterday.
September 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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.
Thank you to Luofan Dong, Shalom Entner, and Niouma Semega for sharing their internship experiences with the incoming trainees at our Intro Workshop yesterday.
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!
August 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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!
Congratulations, Dr. Arden Radford!
July 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Arden Radford!
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.
June 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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.
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.
June 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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.
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!
June 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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!
Congratulations, Dr. Valadez Ingersoll!
June 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Valadez Ingersoll!
URBAN Trainees - we hope you can join us next Monday for a trip to the Massachusetts State House.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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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Congratulations to Lydia Jefferson for graduating from BU with a Masters in Earth & Environment!
May 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Congratulations to Lydia Jefferson for graduating from BU with a Masters in Earth & Environment!
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!
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!
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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!
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!
We hope to see you on May 14th for our Annual Symposium! This year's symposium is organized by our students to highlight the research and experiences of URBAN trainees and alumni. All are welcome to attend!
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May 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We hope to see you on May 14th for our Annual Symposium! This year's symposium is organized by our students to highlight the research and experiences of URBAN trainees and alumni. All are welcome to attend!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Thanks to all our community members (pictured and not pictured!) who came out for Pastries with Pam this morning. Let's all enjoy this beautiful weather!
April 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks to all our community members (pictured and not pictured!) who came out for Pastries with Pam this morning. Let's all enjoy this beautiful weather!
We hope to see you tomorrow on the lawn in front of 640 Commonwealth Ave for some pastries, coffee, and conversation!
April 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We hope to see you tomorrow on the lawn in front of 640 Commonwealth Ave for some pastries, coffee, and conversation!
Congratulations, Dr. Liu!
April 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Liu!
Congratulations, Dr. Mueller!
April 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Congratulations, Dr. Mueller!
Join us on Wednesday for a discussion addressing concerns about the future of our climate, health, and the environment. We won't have the answers, but we're hoping to connect people in conversation and develop some action steps.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Join us on Wednesday for a discussion addressing concerns about the future of our climate, health, and the environment. We won't have the answers, but we're hoping to connect people in conversation and develop some action steps.
RSVP here: forms.gle/g7uVdudebVY3...
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