NIH Cuts, Constitutional Crisis, Displacement

ON THE CHARLES RIVER

Dr. Ann McKee at the CTE Brian Bank at the VA Hospital
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How National Institutes of Health Investments Lead to Life-Changing Medical Research

What’s at stake when lawmakers propose cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget? Explore some of the research that investments in NIH make possible at BU.

See what’s at stake


FACULTY EXPERT

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Is the United States in a Constitutional Crisis?

Yes, says BU Law Professor Jessica Silbey, but it’s up to elected representatives and individual citizens—not the courts—to save democracy.

See what she has to say


RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

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BU’s Initiative on Cities Builds a Tool for Fighting Displacement

The open source tool keeps people in their neighborhoods in Louisville, Ky., by assessing proposed developments.

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THOUGHT LEADERS

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