Social Sciences

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President Trump Has COVID-19. BU Scientists Say There Could Be a Large Cluster in the White House

Parenting

How to Parent during a Pandemic

Performance Arts

Why Policing the Way Voices Sound Has to Stop

MENTAL HEALTH

Depression Rate Has Tripled among US Adults

OPINION

POV: Modeling Shows Us What Can Happen. Our Choices Determine What Will Happen.

Music Education

How One BU Researcher Is Empowering Prisoners with Music

WeChat & TikTok Bans

If TikTok and WeChat Bans Go into Effect, Will It Be a Crime to Use the Apps in the United States?

ANT SOCIETY

From Ant Brains, Seeking New Lessons about Human Behavior and Society

Vaccine Race

Does Russia Really Have an Effective Coronavirus Vaccine?

Dating Abuse

Almost Half of US Teens Have Been Stalked or Harassed by Their Partners

Deforestation

Why Combating a Pandemic Is 500 Times More Expensive Than Preventing One

Climate Action

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

Trump vs. WHO

Why Withdrawing the United States from the WHO “Is a Terrible Decision”

Social Justice

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

Gun Culture

New Gun Subculture Is on the Rise in Liberal States with Stricter Gun Laws

Mental Health

In College Students, COVID-19 Has Increased Depression Rate and Raised New Barriers to Mental Health Care

Wage Gap

Salary History Bans Help Narrow Racial, Gender Wage Gaps

Adolescence & Autism

How Autistic Youth Navigate Alcohol Use and Peer Relationships

Deepfakes

Protective Filter Defends Images and Video against Deepfake Manipulation

Children & Coronavirus

Don’t Undersell the Facts: Why Kids Deserve Accurate Coronavirus Information