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Black Women Voters, COVID Researcher, Genocide Major
FACULTY EXPERT
Among African American Women Voters, Optimism Is Its Own Superpower
According to BU political scientist Christine Slaughter, Black women are driven to vote by their belief society can be improved even though they're skeptical the changes will benefit them.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Focus Shifts to Virus Research Rules After False Stories About NEIDL's COVID Work
BU responds to NIH funding clarification request: confirms University funded headline-making study and will update paper citations.
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
BU Launches New Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Major
The interdisciplinary program will examine humanity's darkest moments, with a human rights focus.
Preview what students will learn
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It...
Research conducted by Paul Shafer, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, and Julia Raifman of the BU School of Public Health found that food insufficiency in the U.S. jumped 25% after child care tax credits expired... Julie Dahlstrom of the BU School of Law explains how to make visas for trafficked immigrants work better to WBUR... Katherine Levine Einstein and Maxwell Palmer of the BU College of Arts & Sciences suggest increased access to subsidized housing may improve Boston's failing housing grade... Patients in BU's Aphasia Resource Center talk about how their lives changed when they lost their ability to communicate clearly with PBS NewsHour.
POV: My First-Gen Story: In Search of a “Better Future, a Better Life”
In honor of First Generation College Celebration Day, Posse Scholar shares her journey from rural Georgia to urban Boston.
The Most Consequential Supreme Court Case You Haven’t Heard Of
Being argued November 8, it’s about Medicaid, and while it may not sound like a big deal, its outcome could defang the so-called “patients bill of rights” as we know it.
Forced Migration, Marijuana Pardons, Rising Stars
FACULTY EXPERTS
BU's New Center on Forced Displacement Will Address the Global Refugee Crisis
With a mission to improve the lives of, and give a voice to, displaced people around the globe, the Center brings together talent from across BU with projects spanning the arts to medical technologies. See how we are addressing the crisis
POLICY EXPERT
Will Biden's Pot Pardon's Make a Difference -- or Will States Ignore the Policy Change?
BU historian and marijuana decriminalization advocate Seth Blumenthal calls the policy change a "good faith," but limited, effort. Find out what's next
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
NIH Honors Two BU Researchers "Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery"
Epidemiologist Mary Willis and biomedical engineer Hadi T. Nia will use funding from the National Institutes of Health to study the energy industry's impact on reproductive health and to develop technology to see the lung's inner workings, respectively. Glimpse the future of science.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It...
BU scientists refute a UK article about COVID strain... CBS News explored the "strange looking" building going up on BU's campus that will soon house the BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences... Patricia Fabian of the BU School of Public Health participated in the White House Summit on Improving Indoor Air Quality... Jack Maypole of the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine tells CNN he is still worried about the U.S. baby formula shortage... Sean Jung of the BU School of Hospitality Administration says that hotels are making tipping easier in lieu of increasing wages in Vox... Infectious disease physician Sabrina Assoumou worries that structural racism's barriers are contributing to disparate flu vaccination rates in USA Today.
NEIDL Researchers Refute UK Article about COVID Strain
BU calls the reporting “false and inaccurate,” and says it misrepresents what researchers actually found.
Working with the ARPA’s
Experts from Lewis-Burke Associates discuss how DARPA, ARPA-E, and ARPA-H operate on Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Will Biden’s Pot Pardons Make a Difference—or Will States Ignore the Policy Change?
CAS’ Seth Blumenthal, an advocate of marijuana decriminalization, calls the policy change a “good-faith,” but limited effort.
Pressley & Lynch, Gift of Friendship, Latinx Researchers
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
US Reps. Lynch, Pressley Tout ECASH Bill for Those Shut Out of Digital Transactions
The BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences hosted Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) for a campus discussion on expanding access to online currencies while maintaining privacy and equity.
NOTABLE ALUMNI
The Lifelong Friendship Behind the Astonishing $100 Million Gift to BU's Medical School
Alumnus and renowned clarinetist Edward Avedisian's (CFA'59,'61) philanthropy and humility resulted in the BU Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine.
FACULTY EXPERTS
Seven BU Latinx Researchers Making a Difference
From social work to astronomy to the law, these leaders are pushing scientific and scholarly boundaries and lifting up the next generation of Latinx academics.
THOUGHT LEADERS
In Case You Missed It...
Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) (Hon. '04) spoke about the importance of environmental justice when addressing climate change at a BU Center for Antiracist Research symposium... U.S. Under Secretary of the Air Force and BU alumna Gina Ortiz Jones (GRS '03, Pardee '03) was awarded a BU Distinguished Alumni Award on October 1st... BU alumnus Lieutenant General B. Chance Saltzman (CAS '91) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next leader of the U.S. Space Force... Benjamin Sovacool of the BU Institute for Global Sustainability spoke about the value of inclusive energy research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Justice Week celebration... Sharon Goldberg of the BU College of Arts & Sciences explains why everyone should know about time synchronization on the internet in The New Yorker... BU neuroscientist Steve Ramirez asks whether we can turn the volume down on negative memories in The Brink.
BU’s New Center on Forced Displacement Will Address the Global Refugee Crisis
The center hopes to bring in talent from across the University with research projects spanning the arts to medical technology.
Financial Inclusion
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley & Congressman Stephen Lynch joined the BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences for a conversation about inclusion and privacy in the financial sector on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.