Forced Migration, Marijuana Pardons, Rising Stars
FACULTY EXPERTS
BU’s New Center on Forced Displacement Will Address the Global Refugee Crisis
With a mission to improve the lives of, and give a voice to, displaced people around the globe, the Center brings together talent from across BU with projects spanning the arts to medical technologies. See how we are addressing the crisis
POLICY EXPERT
Will Biden’s Pot Pardon’s Make a Difference — or Will States Ignore the Policy Change?
BU historian and marijuana decriminalization advocate Seth Blumenthal calls the policy change a “good faith,” but limited, effort. Find out what’s next
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
NIH Honors Two BU Researchers “Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery”
Epidemiologist Mary Willis and biomedical engineer Hadi T. Nia will use funding from the National Institutes of Health to study the energy industry’s impact on reproductive health and to develop technology to see the lung’s inner workings, respectively. Glimpse the future of science.
THOUGHT LEADERS
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