Bob Woodward, Autism in Girls, Astronaut Bob Hines
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author Bob Woodward Will Be BU’s Commencement Speaker
Investigative journalist Bob Woodward, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders (CAS’76, SSW’78), acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, and international human rights and racial discrimination expert Gay J. McDougall will be among the honorary degree recipients on May 22nd.
See who’s coming to Commencement
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Why Do So Many Autistic Girls Go Undiagnosed?
BU researchers discuss genetics, societal factors, and “masking” as factors that could contribute to autism being diagnosed three or four times more often in boys than in girls. Their work is supported by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.
NOTABLE ALUMNI
BU Alum Robert Hines Is on a Mission—to the International Space Station
NASA pilot Bob Hines (ENG ’97) is one of four crew members who launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 27th for a stay on the International Space Station.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It…
Linda McClain of the BU School of Law explains what it would mean for lawmakers to codify Roe v. Wade into law in The Conversation… Kevin Outterson of the BU School of Law and CARB-X will speak at a Capitol Hill event on the urgently mounting challenges of antimicrobial resistance on May 18th… Kathryn Rodgers of the BU School of Public Health warns that PFAS chemicals are showing up in stain and water-resistant children’s products in The Conversation… Robert Tsai asks what rights could unravel next in POLITICO… Andrew Stokes of the BU School of Medicine shares his research that the true death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is substantially higher than official counts with The Boston Globe.