More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why
School of Public Health researcher coleads study that finds sharp increase in excess deaths largely due to drug overdoses, alcohol use, traffic accidents, and homicides.
Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers
White House’s presidential award recognizes BU researchers studying special education, lasers, and genes and DNA.
Surgeon General Urges Updating Health Warning Labels on Alcohol Products to Reflect Cancer Risk
BU alcohol researcher applauds effort, says warning labels will better educate public to risks.
Executive Orders; Personnel; Foreign Influences
BU IN DC President Emeritus Robert A. Brown spoke at the “Equitable and Effective Teaching in Undergraduate STEM Education: A UERU Call to Action Convening” on January 24th. WHITE HOUSE WITHDRAWS FUNDING FREEZE MEMO, ISSUES CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM ORDER On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump withdrew Memorandum 25-13, which directed federal agencies to freeze federal spending […]
H5N1, Fluoridated Water, Education Influencers
FACULTY EXPERTS The Rapidly Evolving Avian Flu BU Professors David Hamer and Jessica Leibler weigh in on what we should be doing to minimize the rapidly growing threat of H5N1 virus in the year ahead. Stop the spread RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Making Sense of the Fluoridated Water Debate It would be a mistake to eliminate fluoride from […]
Executive Orders; Energy Leader; BU Impact
BU IN DC Rena Conti of the Questrom School of Business attended the White House Cell and Gene Therapy Forum on January 8th. TRUMP ASSUMES PRESIDENCY, ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS On Monday, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as President of the United States. During his inauguration speech, he touted America’s explorers and innovators, pledged to […]
BU Today Close-Up
BU women’s basketball had some special fans recently.
Frankie Romero Has Put His Heart into the Fenway Campus for Nearly Four Decades
Everybody’s got a story about BU’s Campus Planning & Operations area manager, who began as a part-time employee at the former Wheelock College.
OSTP Leader; Stephen Miran; Social Policies
BU IN DC Ayse Coskun of the College of Engineering attended a Council on Foreign Relations roundtable on energy, national security, and climate policy issues on January 17th. TRANSITION UPDATES: TRUMP PICKS SCIENCE, AI LEADERS Last month, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate Michael J.K. Kratsios as the director of the White […]
Celebrating My Achievements as a First-Generation College Student
BU Today article by first-gen student Malia Montalvo (CGS’24, COM’26).