Social Sciences

Literacy

Why Do So Many Kids Struggle with Reading? BU Researcher’s Study Finds Literacy Screening Programs Failing Young Learners

Deaf Studies

Making the World More Accessible for Sign Language Users

Education

Fewer Students Are Enrolled in Public School Than Before the Pandemic

True Crime

Why We’re So Fascinated with True Crime Stories, and How It May Be Impacting Our Well-Being

Digital Humanities

The World’s First Novel Has Romance, Tragedy, Adventure. Now, After 1,000 Years, The Tale of Genji’s Poems Have Joined the Digital Age

Global Debt Relief

BU Experts Served on Vatican Commission Urging Global Debt Relief

Partisan Politics

You’ve Heard of Red States and Blue States. But What About Red and Blue Neighborhoods?

Politics

BU Historian’s New Book Traces the Rise of Today’s Far-Right Movement

Research News

Brink Bites: Tracking Endangered Frogs, Why Concentration Wanders, Studying Kids’ Beliefs

Elections

How Could the SAVE Act Impact Young Voters and Married People Who’ve Changed Their Name?

Maternal Health

BU Sociologist and Her Students Train as Doulas to Help Inform Research on Pregnancy and Childbirth

Tariffs

“The Trade Deficit Isn’t an Emergency—It’s a Sign of America’s Strength,” Writes BU Economist

Social Work

BU School of Social Work Makes a “Transformative” Hire for Childhood Equity

Housing

BU’s Initiative on Cities Builds a Tool for Fighting Displacement

Awards

Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers

Climate Change

Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?

Archaeology

What Ancient Pottery Can Teach Us About Everyday Lives in the Time of Jesus and Herod the Great

Expert Take

Cycling Can Make Older Adults Healthier and More Independent. Here’s How to Design Bikes and Networks That Meet Their Needs

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

Religion and Ukraine

BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine