The Bernie Sanders Sitting Meme’s Instant Popularity, Explained by Science

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) cozies up next to BU’s mascot on the University’s Rhett bench. Photo by Katherine Taylor/kapwing.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
The Bernie Sanders Sitting Meme’s Instant Popularity, Explained by Science

A BU engineer uses artificial intelligence research to reveal the characteristics that make a meme go viral.

Don’t just sit there


FACULTY EXPERT
Three Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

BU international relations and environmental policy expert Henrik Selin reflects on the whirlwind of climate action issued from the Oval Office.

Here’s his take


Maria Dykema Erb

ON THE CHARLES RIVER
Maria Dykema Erb Was a First-Generation Student. Now She’s Here to Help BU’s First-Gens

The inaugural director of the BU Newbury Center says, “I want to be the person I needed back then.”

See how she will do it


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