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Supreme Court

Supreme Court on Guns, God, Abortion, and Affirmative Action

November 3, 2022
Paul Lanzikos (Questrom’80), former state secretary of elder affairs under Governor Michael Dukakis, is cofounder of Dignity Alliance Massachusetts, a healthcare policy coalition focused on nursing home reform. Dignity Alliance has endorsed the establishment of a COVID-19 day of remembrance in the commonwealth. Photo by Cydney Scott
Health & Medicine

BU Alum Calls for a COVID Day of Remembrance in Massachusetts

October 31, 2022
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Urban Health

The MBTA Has Problems. This Alum’s Advocacy Group Has Answers

October 3, 2022
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Public Health

Hurricane Fiona “Was Literally a Perfect Storm,” Says Former San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto

September 23, 2022
Demonstrators with Center for Popular Democracy and other organizations perform a mass civil disobedience in support of abortion access by sitting and blocking an intersection near the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on June 30, 2022. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP)
Reproductive Rights

The Battle for Reproductive Rights

July 1, 2022
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Special Issue: BU Research

Understanding Sleep and Future Sleep Disorder Treatments

May 16, 2022
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Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Shaun Chavis

November 22, 2021
Black and white portrait of Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87), smiling, in a black suit. A background with blue, purple, yellow and orange gradient coronavirus molecules are seen behind him.
Healthcare Technologies

How Scientists Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87) and Katalin Karikó Developed the Revolutionary mRNA Technology inside COVID Vaccines

November 18, 2021
Photo of Roseann Bongiovanni (CAS’99, SPH’01), wearing a yellow sundress and leaning against a short wall outside of a building, holding her face mask in her hand, and smiling. Behind her, a person is seen carrying bags down the street.
Public Health

Alum Roseann Bongiovanni Is Helping One of the Hardest-Hit COVID Cities Get Vaccinated

August 30, 2021
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Public Health

Alcohol Consumption Has Spiked during the Pandemic. Could the Consequences Outlast the Coronavirus?

March 25, 2021
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Alumni

Opening Doors: Sandra Brooks Henriquez (CAS’72), CEO of the Detroit Housing Commission

February 9, 2021
Photo of Flagg (left) and her boyfriend, Aaron Bourget, picking up a donation from Bagelsaurus in Cambridge during a volunteer shift for Rescuing Leftover Cuisine in August. Both wear masks, Lizy carries a tub with brown bags.
Food Rescue

2020 ENG Grad Fighting Waste and Food Insecurity

September 15, 2020
Senior advisor at the US Department of State, Jane Sigmon poses for a photo on a set of stairs
Public Health

Hidden in Plain Sight

January 17, 2020
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Public Health

Visionary for Your Vision

March 12, 2019

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