Rise of the Right, Disaster Season, International Students
FACULTY EXPERT
Loss of NOAA, FEMA Expertise “Will Be Really Difficult to Rebuild”
BU environmental epidemiologist Gregory Wellenius discusses how recent funding and staff cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency will affect disaster response ahead of what is expected to be an “above-normal” 2025 hurricane season.
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
Supporting Boston University’s International Community
“You matter deeply to us. Boston University would not be what it is without you,” BU President Melissa Gilliam tells international students and scholars in a Q&A that also features Willis Wang of BU Global Programs.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
BU Historian’s New Book Traces the Rise of Today’s Far-Right Movement
Boston University historian Quinn Slobodian charts the rise of the modern far right from the ashes of the Cold War—and details what he calls the bait and switch at its heart.
THOUGHT LEADERS
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BU joins 23 schools in supporting Harvard’s court case on research funding… Michael Dietze of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke to The New York Times about the worsening tick situation… The BU Institute for Global Sustainability developed policy briefs on justice in U.S. solar and wind energy supply chains… Maria Glymour of the BU School of Public Health says Congress is moving backward on funding for Alzheimer’s disease research in The Oklahoman… The BU Deaf Center is using social media to empower the deaf community… Michelle Amazeen of the BU College of Communication talks about the implications of YouTube loosening rules on online speech… BU backs a lawsuit to halt cuts to Department of Defense research funding.