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Fire Weather

Schiller's "Fire Weather" book club creates connection and mixed feelings among interdisciplinary group of faculty and students

The book, a finalist for the Pulitzer and the National Book Award, brings to terrible life one of the worst natural disasters in Canadian history.
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Climate Symposium Digs Deep into Biggest Takeaways From COP30

Climate policy experts and environmental activists from around the world came together at the Schiller Institute’s home at 245 Beacon for a “mini-COP,” a symposium organized by BC’s student delegates to the United Nations’ COP 30.
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Global Alliance for Integral Ecology

Three BC scholars attend the inaugural convening in Rome.
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Global methane surge

BC researchers say waterways and agriculture contributed to the unprecedented rise.
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Interim leadership for Schiller Institute

Vanderslice Professor of Chemistry Dunwei Wang is named interim Seidner Family Executive Director.
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Laudato Si’s Integral Ecology Honored at Schiller-hosted side event at COP30

The Schiller Institute led an international collaboration of environmental initiatives in organizing a panel event to elaborate on principles of Integral Ecology. It was one of three panels hosted by the Schiller Institute at COP 30 in Brazil.
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Making the Complex Clear: Why Climate Reveal is the Conversation We Need Right Now

The climate crisis is multi-faceted and addressing it requires insights from across the disciplines. Climate Reveal is a podcast delivering authoritative climate conversations that brings expert information and perspectives to a wider audience. Learn more about the series from the collaborators David Deese, Research Professor in Political Science and a long-time Schiller faculty collaborator, and Chris Citorik as they discuss the series’ creation. Season one is available now; Season two premieres February 2, 2026.
Bringing Together Journalists and Researchers

Bringing Together Journalists and Researchers—in Boston and Berlin—to Tell the Climate Story

A new Schiller initiative brings together scientists and reporters to encourage collaboration and improve science literacy. So does an annual “communication lab” at Berlin’s Humboldt University, which SchillerNow’s writer recently attended.
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“Climate Is Every Story” Series Links Research and Reporting to Bolster Climate Journalism

Academics uncover key findings about climate change but lack the reach to share them, while journalists have a platform but often need hard data. As the climate crisis grows more urgent, the Schiller Institute and Journalism and Environmental Studies programs are helping to bridge this gap to strengthen storytelling through a new event series sponsored by the Institute of Liberal Arts, “Climate Is Every Story.”

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