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Interim leadership for Schiller Institute

Vanderslice Professor of Chemistry Dunwei Wang is named interim 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.
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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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Schiller-Funded Grants Bring BC Research to Worldwide Problems

Each year, the Schiller Institute funds pilot-scale projects that give researchers a chance to prove out their ideas before proposing them to larger audiences. These innovative projects also engage students in ways that build on and enhance their education.
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Informal Lunch Discussion Series Encourages Interdepartmental Collaboration

A new discussion series—organized by Schiller Core faculty member, Economics professor Edson Severnini—provides the Schiller community with opportunities to learn about the work of their colleagues over lunch.
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E&ES doctoral student receives NASA fellowship

Xinyi (Skylar) Yang's graduate project focuses on improving fire emission estimates.
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Re-writing the River: Schiller Funds an Interactive Project—Built Largely By Students—That Explores the Complex History of the Neponset River

To help people learn more about this significant body of water, Boston College History Professor Conevery Valencius and her student collaborators partnered with the Neponset River Watershed Association to build an interactive historical map of the river.

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