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Sustainability

A photo of a wind turbine with a crane working on it

Wind Power

COVID-19 Hasn’t Slowed Progress of BU-Supported Wind Farm to Curb Climate Change

June 15, 2020

A photo of the Earth from space

Earth

BU Celebrates Earth Day Remotely This Year

April 21, 2020

Two bamboo toothbrushes in a water glass over a seafoam green-blue background

Sustainability

Bamboo Toothbrushes? Reusable Plates? Zero Plastic? How to Make BU More Sustainable

February 18, 2020

Strategy & Innovation

Activist and Consumerism Critic Annie Leonard to Speak at BU

February 14, 2020

members of BU’s Scarlet Squad prepare cardboard for recycling

Campus Life

Share Your Zero Waste Ideas with BU

November 12, 2019

Architectural rendering of an Interior view of the social walkways and collaboration spaces in the Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences building.

Campus & Facilities

Seven Reasons BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building Will Be Its Most Sustainable Ever

October 2, 2019

climate change strike

Climate Change

Everything You Need to Know about Friday’s Youth Climate Strike

September 19, 2019

Annual Sustainability Festival on Marsh Plaza

Sustainability

Annual Sustainability Festival Today on Marsh Plaza

September 19, 2019

Don’t forget to break down and recycle cardboard boxes at your dorm’s designated recycling area. Photo by Carl Peer

Sustainability

Your Guide for a Sustainable Move-In and Life on Campus

August 27, 2019

Junior Clark Edwards (CAS) proudly shows off the lingcod he recently caught in Alaska

Environment

I’m Spending My Summer Interning in Alaska

July 10, 2019

Students can drop their unwanted items—clothing, shoes, accessories, kitchenware, and knickknacks—in Goodwill donation bins across campus through May 16. Photo by BU Today.

Residence Life

Moving Out? Don’t Throw Away Those Old Clothes

May 8, 2019

people milling about near the chowderfest booth

University News

BU’s Annual Earth Day Festivals Kick Off Today on Medical Campus

April 18, 2019

BU entrepreneurs Ellice Patterson, Dielle Lundberg, and Ines Andrade answer questions at the podium during the IDEA 2019 conference.

Design

Six Quotes from BU Entrepreneurs to Ignite Your Innovative Spirit

March 5, 2019

Portrait of Mike Wagner standing in front of his Mitsubishi Outland PHEV hybrid vehicle.

Earth

BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine

February 21, 2019

Students playfully toss cloths at the camera in the garment district

Style

Embracing Sustainable Fashion

February 19, 2019

A plastic straw and bottle litter the ocean floor

Sustainability

Prodded by Students, BU Phases Out an Environmental Scourge: Plastic Straws

February 14, 2019

Misty Ouyang, Jessica Thai, and Sheila Phillips speak while visiting the Saadnayel settlement in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

Sustainability

BU Hult Prize Winners Aim to Bring Learning to Refugee Camps

December 13, 2018

The 2018 Sustainability Festival: students on their bikes on the marsh chapel plaza

University News

Tips for Protecting Your Bike from Thieves

September 19, 2018

wind farm

University News

University Announces Massive Wind Power Purchase

September 18, 2018

John Kerry

Earth

Fixing Climate Change Is Good Business, Whatever President Trump Says

June 11, 2018

Fixing Climate Change Is Good Business, Whatever President Trump Says