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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...

Supermarkets are launching a TV ad campaign to dissuade Massachusetts voters from supporting a "bottle bill" in November's election, which would provide 5 cent refunds for all non-alcoholic beverage bottles. PHOTO BY MAYA DEVEREAUX/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Bottle bill opposition launches ad campaign, draws criticism from environmentalists

Jaime Bennis September 18, 2014

A coalition of bottling company supporters is launching a television advertisement campaign to encourage Massachusetts voters to deny an update to the “bottle bill,” a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot...

Sustainability survey assesses students’ environmental knowledge

Daily Free Press Admin March 5, 2014

Sustainability @ Boston University has released answers to the survey it conducted in January to gauge the BU community’s knowledge of the school’s sustainability efforts. The survey was intended...

BU works with Bluestone Energy Services to create more efficient lighting for TTC

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2014

Boston University partnered with Bluestone Energy Services to install a new retrofit lighting system in the university’s Track and Tennis Center that will reduce BU’s carbon footprint. “The lighting...

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