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The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) is an interfaculty initiative that facilitates collaboration across the Harvard community and partners worldwide to advance global health equity. We tackle the greatest health challenges of our time through innovative transdisciplinary research, education, and partnerships that build knowledge and drive positive change in global health.

The George Perkins Marsh Institute is dedicated to research on one of the most fundamental questions confronting humankind: How can we sustain natural and human systems amidst profound global change?Grounded in nearly a century of applied research at Clark University, the George Perkins Marsh Institute studies the socio-ecological, technical, institutional and other systems through which humans interact with their surrounding environments.

Clark’s new School of Climate, Environment, and Society is a bold and exciting response to the world’s most pressing call to action. The School builds on Clark’s long legacy of climate-related work in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities — accelerating the discovery of human‑focused, community‑centered solutions.

Launched in 2022, the Center for Climate and Health has the broad goal of fostering a diverse and vibrant community of researchers passionate about informing and minimizing the impacts of climate change on the health of people and communities. The Center is led by Dr. Gregory Wellenius and includes faculty, staff, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students from across the SPH and across the BU campus.Using research produced within the School of Public Health and broader BU community, the Center for Climate and Health aids policy makers and supports adaptation and mitigation efforts through research translation and communication. The Center for Climate and Health divides our priorities across three areas: research, training, and translation, while promoting and facilitating collaboration across departments

Global Public Health and the Common Good is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program integrating education, research, and service. Rooted in the Boston College liberal arts tradition, grounded in science, and guided by a commitment to social justice, it prepares you to understand and address complex public health challenges while promoting the health and well-being of people, communities, and the planet.

The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society brings together all members of our campus community to address society’s most challenging problems, particularly in the areas of energy, health, and the environment. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, initiatives, courses, and events, we enhance Boston College’s rich history of working across disciplines to develop new knowledge that makes a real-world impact.

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism—better known as START—is a university-based research and education center comprised of an international network of scholars committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world.A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Maryland, START supports the research efforts of leading social scientists at more than 50 academic and research institutions, each of whom is conducting original investigations into fundamental questions about terrorism.

Our degree programs in civil and environmental engineering provide advanced expertise in structures, pavements, environmental engineering, and water resources. Be sure to also explore our project management program.