Vatican Commission, Kids Screen Time, Supreme Court
FACULTY EXPERTS
BU Experts Served on Vatican Commission Urging Global Debt Relief
Kevin Gallagher, Marina Zucker-Marques, and Marilou Uy of the BU Global Development Policy Center served on the Jubilee Commission, which issued a report saying debt-strapped developing nations need help.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
Learning Through Screen Time
Consultants for PBS KIDS programming—BU Wheelock Professors Nermeen Dashoush and V. Scott Solberg, and alumna Deborah Farmer Kris (Wheelock’98, CAS’98)—explain why informal education is more important than ever.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Sweating for Science: School of Public Health Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live
As the summer heat intensifies in Boston, teams of BU School of Public Health researchers have deployed a variety of sensors across the city to assess heat exposure among vulnerable residents and evaluate cooling interventions.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It…
BU announced budget cuts and layoffs amid financial pressures… In The Boston Globe, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Dean Penny Bishop warns that middle grade students could lose essential supports as school districts consolidate campuses… The Cato Institute published research by BU economists Raymond Fisman and Jetson Leder-Luis indicating that revolving door laws reduce the number of candidates and increase incumbents’ win rates… The BU Campus Climate Lab is using native plants to help reduce carbon emissions… Deborah Carr of the College of Arts & Sciences explains why we keep watching reality dating shows.