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Climate Action

Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan? BU Scientists Weigh In

July 21, 2020

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Social Justice

Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations

July 17, 2020

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Wage Gap

Salary History Bans Help Narrow Racial, Gender Wage Gaps

July 8, 2020

Deepfakes

Protective Filter Defends Images and Video against Deepfake Manipulation

July 1, 2020

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Communicating COVID-19

Comparing How Media around the World Frames Coronavirus News

June 25, 2020

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Public Opinion & COVID

In National Survey, Americans Say Chinese People Are Blameless for Coronavirus Spread, but Their Government May Owe Us

June 5, 2020

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Sustainable Oceans

How the Past Can Guide Our Stewardship of Tomorrow’s Sustainable Oceans

May 28, 2020

In this May 8, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Katie Hammond, left, works with another nurse on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center , in Seattle. The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday, May 16, 2020. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.

Translation

Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH

May 21, 2020

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Distancing During Coronavirus

Google Data Reveals Which Policies Best Promote Physical Distancing

May 19, 2020

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Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

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Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

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COVID-19 Shutdown

After Major Exodus From Campus Labs, BU Research Plans For a Post-Pandemic Return

April 16, 2020

A photo of BU field hockey teammates Shannon Ma (right) and Rebecca Janes hugging goodbye last month as BU students left campus to flee the pandemic.

Mental Health & COVID-19

Five Things COVID-19 Might Do to Young Adults’ Mental Health

April 16, 2020

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Sustainable Energy & COVID-19

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Slow The Global Shift to Renewable Energy?

April 2, 2020

Dr. Judy Platt, Boston University Director of Student Health Services, and Dr. Ann Zaia, Boston University Director of Occupational Health Services, and Kat McAlpine, Editor of The Brink, participate in a Facebook Live conversation about COVID-19

COVID-19

Watch BU’s Facebook Live Video Answering COVID-19 Questions

March 27, 2020

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Media

Into the Wild: Documenting Former Lab Chimps

March 11, 2020

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Election Prediction

What Voters’ Sweat Levels, Facial Expressions, Reveal about Their Feelings for Candidates

March 2, 2020

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Privacy At A Price

Is There a Hidden Cost to Opting Out of Internet Cookies?

February 27, 2020

Arthur Lupia, assistant director of the National Science Foundation

SCIENCE & SOCIETY

National Science Foundation’s Arthur Lupia Talks Scientific Credibility in an Era of Misinformation

January 28, 2020

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Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years