First Gen, STEM Pathways, Transgender Voices
STUDENT LIFE
Brianna Bourne’s Journey from Mattapan to Latin Academy to Comm Ave
More than 18% of BU’s entering undergraduate students are the first in their family to attend college. Brianna Bourne (CAS ’24) shares her experience as one of BU’s first-generation students.
Follow her journey
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
Building the Pipeline to Get Black, Hispanic Youth into STEM Careers
Support from the National Science Foundation boosts a partnership between Roxbury-based nonprofit Sociedad Latina and BU aimed at creating a more diverse workforce in science, technology, engineering, and other fields.
Glimpse the future
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
How Does Testosterone Therapy Change the Voices of Transgender Men?
A first-of-its-kind NIH grant will fund new research into this poorly understood but commonly used hormone therapy.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It…
Nahid Bhadelia of the BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy & Research warns that the U.S. is losing ground against previously defeated infectious diseases in The Washington Post… Muhammad Zaman of the BU Initiative on Forced Displacement worries about the plight of climate refugees with National Public Radio… Jetson Leder-Luis of the BU Questrom School of Business explains how the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be a target for fraud in The Conversation… Bloomberg highlights BU Global Development Policy Centerresearch on the significance of China’s pledge to stop building coal-fired power plants.