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Racism

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Urban Planning

Why Is the US So Unprepared for Natural Disasters?

January 3, 2024

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Antiracism

Are Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Helping Workers—or Dividing Them?

November 28, 2023

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Black Women’s Health

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

October 31, 2023

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Gentrification

Can We Stop the Gentrification of Cities?

October 24, 2023

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Opioid Crisis

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Overdose Survivors for Answers

August 3, 2023

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Expert Take

Colleges Are Already Unequal—Will Ending Affirmative Action Make It Worse?

June 29, 2023

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CAREER Awards

BU’s 5 NSF Grant Winners Are Changing Conversations in Robotics, Computing, Mass Incarceration, Neurology, and More

June 23, 2023

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Screenings Should Now Begin at Age 40

May 12, 2023

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Race and Racism

How to Talk to Kids about Race and Help Them Make More Interracial Friendships

April 4, 2023

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Racism

Experiencing Racism Increases Black Women’s Heart Disease Risk, BU Research Finds

March 1, 2023

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Gun Violence

Gun Violence Surges Linked to Unseasonably Warm Days

January 6, 2023

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories

December 13, 2022

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts

December 12, 2022

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Optimism

Among African American Women Voters, Optimism Is Its Own Superpower

November 1, 2022

Refugee camp where more than 1 million people live Atme camp Idlib Syria. Photo by iStock/Ahmet Akpolat

Forced Displacement

BU’s New Center on Forced Displacement Will Address the Global Refugee Crisis

October 6, 2022

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Latinx Researchers

Seven BU Latinx Researchers Making a Difference

October 3, 2022

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Addiction Treatment

How Racism and Bias Influence Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

August 22, 2022

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Refugees

America the Miserly: How Our Refugee System Fails Desperate People

June 27, 2022

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LGBTQ+ Bars

Where Are All the Lesbian Bars?

June 23, 2022

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Antiracism

Data Gaps for Race and Ethnicity Are Holding Back Antiracism Efforts, New Report Says

June 22, 2022

Data Gaps for Race and Ethnicity Are Holding Back Antiracism Efforts, New Report Says