Space Weather, Social Movements, Vaccine Hesitancy

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT We Can Predict Space Weather. What If We Could Also Stop It? Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can kill satellites and mess with GPS. A BU researcher has designed a space-based system to better protect us from rogue interplanetary weather. Understand what is possible FACULTY EXPERTS How Do Social Movements Emerge—and Why Do […]

NIH & Pell Grants; NIAID Leader; College Sports

BU IN DC WBUR Chief Executive Officer Margaret Low met with Congressional offices during the National Public Radio Network Fly-In on June 11th. Renna Lilly and Ryan Russell of the Office of Sponsored Programs attended the COGR Membership Meeting on June 11th and 12th. Gannon Flynn of the College of Arts & Sciences addressed a Senate […]

Outbreak Tracker, AI Ethics, MLB Success

COMMUNITY RESOURCE Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases In its first year, Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) has helped direct public health responses globally, monitoring 181 pathogens in 169 countries—and 1 in space. Keep track with BEACON RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT AI Ethics Index BU Wheelock College of Education […]

Proposed Grant Changes; Fogarty Center; NIMHD

BU IN DC Eric Jacobsen of Information Services & Technology attended the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit between June 1st and 4th. Doctoral students Kathryn Rodgers and Lydia Lichtiger from the School of Public Health participated in the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference and Advocacy Day from June 1st to 4th. PROPOSED RULE SEEKS […]