News tagged with climate and health

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Climate, the planet, and health

Student Wins Climate Innovation Challenge with Tree Planting Initiative

School of Public Health student Megan Ryder earned first place in the 2024 BU Climate Innovation Challenge for her proposal for a community-driven tree planting initiative designed to curb Boston’s urban heat island…

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Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?: a Partnership with Boston Public Schools

When caregivers meet with teachers, they want all the details on how their children are doing in school: Are they making friends? What subjects do they need a little extra…

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BUSPH's Center for Climate and Health partnered with the Chicago Tribune to map heat risk and resources in Chicago

A timely collaboration between the School of Public Health’s Center for Climate and Health and the Chicago Tribune, facilitated by idea hub, resulted in “the most comprehensive maps available to…

Climate, the planet, and health

Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Production is Harming Our Health and Business

A new study by Jonathan Buonocore, assistant professor of environmental health, and colleagues has found that air pollution from oil and gas production in the United States is responsible for…