Boston University

Sociology

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Mass Incarceration

Sociologist Jessica Simes’ New Book Explores the Toll of Mass Incarceration and Its Racial Disparities

February 1, 2022

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Social Media

Is YouTube’s Crackdown on Vaccine Misinformation Going to Be Effective?

October 5, 2021

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Mental Health

In 20 Years since September 11, Military Suicides Have Risen Sharply. Why?

September 10, 2021

Human Rights

As Taliban Retakes Afghanistan, Experts Say Biden Administration Made Strategic Blunders

August 16, 2021

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Behavioral Science

This Behavioral Scientist Wants to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

July 28, 2021

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Religion

How Do Children Develop Religious Beliefs?

June 21, 2021

A photograph of Constance Duncan, 75, who died of covid-19 in May, was placed by her son, Chris, at the COVID Memorial Project's interfaith memorial service to honor the 200,000 people who died due to coronavirus on the National Mall on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. 20,000 American Flags were placed in the grass to honor those who succumbed to the disease.

DEATH TOLL

Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000

October 5, 2020

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Parenting

How to Parent during a Pandemic

September 29, 2020

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Performance Arts

Why Policing the Way Voices Sound Has to Stop

September 17, 2020

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MENTAL HEALTH

Depression Rate Has Tripled among US Adults

September 2, 2020

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OPINION

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

August 28, 2020

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Music Education

How One BU Researcher Is Empowering Prisoners with Music

August 26, 2020

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ANT SOCIETY

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

August 14, 2020

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Dating Abuse

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

July 29, 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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Gun Culture

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

July 15, 2020

Mental Health

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

July 9, 2020

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Adolescence & Autism

How Autistic Youth Navigate Alcohol Use and Peer Relationships

July 7, 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

Structural Racism

Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”

June 2, 2020

Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”