SPH’s Michael Siegel Testifies Before Congress on Legislation to Curb Youth Vaping
A flavor ban won’t address black market e-liquids behind epidemic of vaping-related injuries and deaths, he says.
You’re Invited: A Conversation with Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)
BU IN DC You’re Invited: A Conversation with Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) Join the BU Alumni Association to hear Lois Frankel, BU alumna and U.S. Representative, discuss her three decades in politics on Oct. 23rd on Capitol Hill. RSVP today FACULTY EXPERTS The Transformers From protecting the human brain to ending racial disparities in […]
Senate Committee Supports NSF, NEH, NASA
BU IN DC Thomas Webster of the School of Public Health spoke at a National Academies workshop on PFAS chemicals on September 26. Hardin Coleman of the Wheelock College of Education & Human Developmentdelivered the keynote address at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) annual meeting from September 25 through 27. SENATE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS […]
BU Advocates for International Scholars
BU IN DC Michael Dietze of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke at a meeting of the National Science Foundation Directorate for the Biological Sciences Advisory Committee on September 20. Diane Baldwin and Ryan Russell of Sponsored Programs attended the Federal Demonstration Partnership annual meeting from September 22 through 24. Roscoe Giles of the College of Engineering discussed exascale […]
BU School of Social Work Co-hosted a Congressional Briefing
You’re invited to attend: Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Future Health Care Policy Hosted by Rep. Karen Bass and the Congressional Social Work Caucus Thursday, September 26, 2019 2:00pm – 3:30pm B208 Longworth House Office Building Evidence has shown that health outcomes are greatly affected by housing, transportation, nutrition, education, and other socioeconomic factors. […]
BU’s URBAN Enables PhD Students to Study People’s Health and the Earth’s
Program offers a unique marriage of disciplines Paige Brochu (SPH’18,’22) gathered data to map a proposed urban forest for Providence, R.I. Portrait by Jackie Ricciardi. Photo of Providence, R.I. by Denis Tangney Jr./iStock. Planting a tree in your yard can increase your property value, while helping to fight climate change (trees absorb carbon dioxide, a […]
MA Colleges Are Concerned About Immigration Policies
ADVOCACY RESOURCE MA Colleges Are Concerned About Immigration Policies Boston University and 42 other Massachusetts colleges warn Congress that immigration policy changes hurt the Commonwealth’s international students and campuses. Read our concerns FACULTY EXPERT Deepfake Videos Could Undermine the 2020 Election BU School of Law Professor Danielle Citron, a leading scholar on internet privacy, […]
White House Explains Research Security Concerns
BU IN DC Michael Siegel of the School of Public Health addressed the Vapor Technology Association’s national meeting on September 16. Julie Wickstrom of Financial Assistance discussed federal student aid with Congressional staff during the Higher Education Loan Coalition’s fall meeting on September 16 and 17. WHITE HOUSE EXPLAINS RESEARCH SECURITY CONCERNS White House Office of Science and Technology […]
Senate Committee Funds Defense, Energy Research
BU IN DC Danielle Citron of the School of Law spoke on an American Enterprise Institute panel on internet liability law on September 6. Jonathan Woodson, director of the Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy, discussed the military health system at a Health Affairs event on September 12. Pamela Parker of Development and Alumni Relations met with a group of […]
BU Advances in U.S. News & World Report National Universities Rankings
University also among most innovative schools, magazine says BU advanced in the U.S. News rankings of the country’s best national universities and is also one of the most innovative. Photo by Adele Bertschy (Sargent’20). BU advanced two spots, to number 40, in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of National Universities, released Monday. The […]