Shaping the Story of Guns in America
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Shaping the Story of Guns in America
Two alumni, two stories: Catherine Mortensen (COM ’90,CAS ’90) of the National Rifle Association and Josh Sugarmann (COM ’82) of the Violence Policy Center lead divergent missions in the gun control debate. See both sides
STUDENT LIFE
Black Moms, in Their Own Words
BU School of Public Health student Fatima Dainkeh’s short film asks three Boston mothers about the ways race, class, and gender have shaped their feelings—and fears—about motherhood and the healthcare system. Hear from them
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Ebola Research Begins at the NEIDL
BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories has begun work with its first Biosafety Level 4 pathogen, answering key questions about the Ebola virus. Find out how they do it
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
The U.S. Senate confirmed BU School of Law alumnus Elad Roisman (’06) to join the Securities and Exchange Commission… It is possible to share student data while preserving privacy, Azer Bestavros of the BU Hariri Institute for Computing argues in The Washington Post… The Boston Globe featured BU research that explores how the NIMBY factor drives community planning decisions… Ann McKee of the BU School of Medicine explains how she is unlocking the mysteries of the brain disease linked to concussions in USA Today… Eugene Declercq of the BU School of Public Health says maternal deaths are the canary in the coal mine for women’s health in STAT.