Women’s Health, Independent View, Sustainability
FACULTY EXPERTS Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward Professors Catherine M. Klapperich and Joyce Y. Wong are pioneering research into reproductive health issues, from uterine fibroids to preeclampsia to hormone monitoring. Charge forward NOTABLE ALUMNI An Independent’s View from Inside the Nation’s Partisan Storm Matthew Felling, communications chief for Senator […]
McMahon; FAFSA Deadline; Clean Energy
BU IN DC Mary Churchill of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development attended the American Educational Research Association – Consortium of University and Research Institutions Fall Policy meeting from November 17th through November 19th. Vice President for Government & Community Affairs Jake Sullivan joined Massachusetts elected officials at the White House to celebrate the 2024 NBA Champion […]
An Independent’s View from Inside the Nation’s Partisan Storm
Matthew Felling (COM ’95), communications chief for the independent Senator Angus King, discusses the urgency of communicating bipartisan cooperation and the government’s positive impact.
What Could Donald Trump’s Second Presidential Term Mean for Science, Scientists, and Research?
“Investments in science are not going away, period. The nation values the work of researchers,” says BU Federal Relations head.
Research That Matters: Insights from Community-Engaged Scholarship
On November 18, 2024, BU Wheelock professors discussed boosting the civic engagement of parents who have children with disabilities through legislative advocacy in special education during a webinar moderated by Jessica Wong, BU’s Director for Federal Relations.
Alumnae Reelected, IMF, CTE
NOTABLE ALUMNI Four Women with Ties to BU Win Reelection to House of Representatives Congresswomen Lois Frankel (CAS ’70, D-FL), Jen Kiggans (PAR ’93, R-VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11, PAR ’11, D-NY), and Ayanna Pressley (CGS, Hon.’21, D-MA) won reelection and will continue to serve their constituents. Learn more FACULTY EXPERT Gallagher Shares Insights from New Report […]
Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door
The University’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences has been uniquely successful in recruiting—and retaining—women in the field.
Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias?
With help from a $29 million grant, a BU researcher is coleading a national project to determine whether addressing key lifestyle and risk factors could reduce dementia risk.
A Race to Study—and Preserve—Black American Sign Language
Franklin Jones, Jr., is interested in the history, linguistics, and significance of BASL. He’s on a mission to expand the language’s research before its native signers are gone.
Election Results: Impact on Higher Ed
BU IN DC Bart Lipman, Raymond Fisman, Tarek Hassan, and Daniele Paserman of the College of Arts & Sciences hosted a conversation about immigration, debt issuance, and the dollar for Washington-area alumni on October 29th. Diane Baldwin, Kate Mellouk, Rachelle Joseph, and Ryan Russell of the Office of Research attended the Council on Government Relations 2024 meeting on October […]