Excited to share that I’ve started a new position with @bu-igs.bsky.social where I will be venturing into the fields of climate, energy, and health while building relationships with non-academic partners to ensure BU science makes an impact in MA!

Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability@bu-igs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our newest team member, Policy Associate Kathryn Atherton (k8eatherton.bsky.social), will help us expand our work translating science into impact for communities. She brings strong experiences in both research and policy to the role. Get to know her ➡️ www.bu.edu/igs/profile/...

On @revealnews.org's “More To The Story,” climate change activist @billmckibben.bsky.social examines the remarkable growth of renewable energy and why it gives us a chance to fight climate change. It’s the most optimistic 30 minutes you’ll hear all week: tinyurl.com/3ztc2w34

Another impressive alum sharing their research on our urban environment! Check out @k8eatherton.bsky.social's paper in Nature Cities (www.nature.com/articles/s44...), "Behind the Paper" blog post (communities.springernature.com/posts/the-dy...) , or coverage at WBUR (www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...).

🌳 Big news! My paper “Disruption of the oak tree microbiome with urbanization” is now out in Nature Cities! 🏙️🌿 Cities are full of life we don’t see, including microbes that live in and on trees. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...

Disruption of the oak tree microbiome with urbanization - Nature Cities

Urbanization disrupts oak tree microbiomes by reducing beneficial fungi and increasing plant and human pathogens across leaves, roots and soils, with consequences for tree health, urban climate mitiga...

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Ever since I started my graduate school career, I've known I want to work in science policy for the federal government, but right now that possibility is looking less and less likely each day. Thanks so much to @vivianla.bsky.social for doing such a wonderful job telling this story!

WBUR@wbur.org · last yr.

“I've trained for 10 years to get to this point, and all of a sudden this election has entirely derailed everything that I've ever wanted to do,” a Boston University student said.