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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University’s Global Engineering Brigades, a student organization dedicated to installing water systems in underdeveloped communities, spoke at a guest lecture on Nov. 15 about sustainability and international volunteering. COURTESY OF BU GLOBAL ENGINEERING BRIGADES

International professor’s guest lecture talks sustainability abroad

Yiran Yu November 23, 2020

Sustainability and international activism are more relevant than ever in the 21st century, yet the impact of voluntourism — international volunteering — is less discussed. Global Engineering...

The National Academy of Sciences called for further investment in geoengineering in a report released Feb. 10. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Geoengineering solutions full of hot air, experts warn

Michelle Marino February 17, 2015

At a rate of 0.12 inches per year since 1992, the sea is rising, according to research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To a harbor city like Boston, that could be more than just...

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