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BC Declaration Urges UN To Curb Global Plastics Pollution

Annika Engelbrecht • December 8, 2024

At a Boston College conference that highlighted plastic pollution as a social justice crisis, participants presented a declaration to the United Nations advocating for a Global Plastics Treaty.

Calderón Hernández Builds Bridges Between Science and Society

Anthony Yang • January 29, 2022

On Wednesday, Calderón Hernández spoke to the Boston College community on the link between environmental pollutants and cancer in Mexico. This lecture was the first in the Global Lecture Series, which brings international voices engaged in activism and research to BC.

Public Health Observatory to Finish First Project

Owen Fahy • September 18, 2019

The project aims to draw resources to environmental issues by drawing media attention and equipping politicians and policymakers with a steady flow of background information.

Landrigan Lectures on Pollution-Related Issues

Owen Fahy • November 8, 2018

Biology professor Philip J. Landrigan gave a talk on human health, climate change, and pollution Wednesday night based on a report he co-authored that was published in The Lancet medical journal.