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Social Sciences

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Aging and Climate

Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger

August 1, 2024

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Housing Crisis

How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers

July 25, 2024

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Arms Control

Missile Defense Won’t Save Us from Growing Nuclear Arsenals

July 22, 2024

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Abortion Rights

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues

July 11, 2024

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School Discipline

Should Schools Struggling with Classroom Management Clamp Down with More Suspensions or Turn to Restorative Justice?

June 14, 2024

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Implicit Bias

Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training

June 13, 2024

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Climate Change

How High-Level Lawsuits Are Disrupting Climate Change Policies

April 29, 2024

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Expert Take

Should People Be Fined for Sleeping Outside?

April 18, 2024

Archaeology

Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Nile Valley Settlements Found in Forgotten Treasure

April 16, 2024

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Mechanical Engineering

How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?

April 3, 2024

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Air Quality

Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?

March 7, 2024

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Listen Now

What Is Language and How Does It Evolve?

March 1, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

February 21, 2024

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Expert Take

Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Can Make Generational Change

February 13, 2024

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Human Rights

How War and Displacement Impact Women

January 30, 2024

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Immigration

Digital Cages: How ICE Uses Digital Surveillance to Track Migrants

January 26, 2024

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Forced Displacement

Video: The Global Problem of Statelessness

January 24, 2024

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Climate Change

2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record: Current Climate Action Isn’t Enough to Halt Global Warming

January 16, 2024

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Urban Planning

Why Is the US So Unprepared for Natural Disasters?

January 3, 2024

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Climate Conference

Can the World Find Agreement on Fighting Climate Change?

December 11, 2023

Can the World Find Agreement on Fighting Climate Change?