Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training
BUPD chief and Harvard researchers collaborate to show a scientific approach works.
BU Marks 50 Years of Changing Lives behind Bars
Prison Education Program feted at milestone anniversary event.
Video Mini Explainer: The Global Problem of Statelessness
Amid a refugee crisis, director of BU Center on Forced Displacement argues for a new approach to helping people not recognized by any country.
We Need Stronger Safeguards from Artificial Intelligence
BU law professor Woodrow Hartzog argues that current AI policies and oversights are far too weak, calling on Congress to move beyond what he calls “half measures”.
Age, Inflation, Abortion, Culture Wars, and More: Issues That Will Define President Biden’s Reelection Campaign
We asked faculty experts across the BU landscape for insight into what will drive Biden’s push for a historic second term.
Algorithms Were Supposed to Reduce Bias in Criminal Justice—Do They?
Data can discriminate, says BU’s Ngozi Okidegbe, the first dual-appointed professor to the School of Law and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Address BU School of Law Convocation in May
Trailblazing justice appointed to the High Court last June.
50 Years After Roe v. Wade, What Do the Next 50 Years Look Like?
Scholars, lawyers, and public health officials from across the country gathered at BU Thursday to discuss what’s coming next.
How Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks May Stifle Creativity and Progress
Intellectual property scholar Jessica Silbey argues laws haven’t kept pace with the digital era and are enriching individuals and corporations at the expense of society, equality, and innovation.
The Battle for Reproductive Rights
Following a historic Supreme Court decision on abortion, alum Shwetika Baijal is organizing a national response for the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.