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In a Friday webinar hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, experts discussed the impact of COVID-19 on climate action urgency. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists look into equitable future for sustainability, climate action

Anuj Sawhney September 30, 2020
Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
Jacqueline Ashmore, executive director for the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy, spoke on the connected nature of water and electric utilities Friday in the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering. CONNYR LU/ DFP STAFF

BU professor explores water, energy innovation as part of symposium series

Julia Maruca April 2, 2019

Gesturing to an image of flowing water on her screen, Jacqueline Ashmore asked audience members to consider where their water came from. Ashmore, the executive director for the Boston University...

Team of Boston University engineering professors develop a transparent electrodynamic system that self-cleans solar panels in order to capture more solar energy. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

ICYMI: 3,500-year-old tomb discovered, new solar panel research shows declining climate state

Sophie Will September 14, 2017

New discoveries in science are happening every day. However, this week, an undisturbed Egyptian tomb and new research in reaching solar energy’s full potential made top headlines.   1. 3,500-year...

Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, which is housed inside the Questrom School of Business, is collaborating with the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation on a water sustainability project in Texas. PHOTO BY BRIAN MCHALE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy joins effort for water sustainability

Lila Wright February 27, 2017

Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy announced Wednesday it is partnering with the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, a Texas-based foundation focusing on water sustainability,...

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