Travel Ban; Proposed Pell Cuts; Gold Standard Science
BU IN DC President Melissa Gilliam addressed more than 200 Washington-area alumni on May 28th as part of her Presidential Welcome Series. Andrew Taylor of the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine attended the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Research Advancement and Development (GRAND) meeting between June 4th and 6th. Diane Baldwin, Rachelle Joseph, Kathryn […]
BU Historian’s New Book Traces the Rise of Today’s Far-Right Movement
The New York Times calls Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian a “riveting read” and “illuminating history”.
BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps
CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston.
Our Online World Relies on Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?
Quantum computers will make traditional data encryption techniques obsolete; BU researchers have turned to physics to come up with better defenses.
Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub
An expert on virus-host interactions and antiviral drug discovery, Davey says NEIDL will continue to focus on conducting “creative, inventive science in the safest ways possible”.
Trump Science Plans; McMahon; DARPA
BU IN DC Julie Wickstrom of Enrollment and Student Administration joined the Higher Education Loan Coalition for meetings with Congressional offices and Department of Education officials regarding federal financial aid from May 18th to 21st. Catherine Klapperich of the College of Engineering discussed federal investments in women’s health research with Congressional staff as part of […]
Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain
A robotic exosuit trial is the latest research coming out of the BU Physical Therapy Center.
Rep. Pressley, Autism, CTE
ON THE CHARLES RIVER “You Have Made the Right Choice” At the 2025 BU School of Public Health Convocation, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA, Hon ’21) told graduates to stand for truth and justice as they navigate this challenging, but important, moment for the field. See what she had to say FACULTY EXPERT What Causes Autism? […]
School of Public Health Convocation
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA, Hon. ’21) addressed the 2025 BU School of Public Health Convocation on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
‘You Have Made the Right Choice’
At the 2025 SPH Convocation, Ayanna Pressley, US Representative for Massachusetts’ 7th district, told graduates to stand for truth and justice as they navigate this challenging, but important, moment for the field.