The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health
How a lifetime of poverty and discrimination leads to unequal aging, and what will help us take care of the most vulnerable.
BU to Conduct Student Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct
Going out to a random sampling of students, the survey will help the University get a clear picture of the campus environment and will inform policy and resource decisions.
New Career Development Director Plans to Expand Initiatives to Graduate Students
Stefan Koppi assumes role ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Career Fair.
Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Can Make Generational Change
BU researchers argue a permanent expansion would protect families against economic shocks.
Researchers Are One Step Closer to Diagnosing CTE during Life, Rather Than after Death
A new BU CTE Center paper connects cognitive and behavioral symptoms to protein buildup in the brain that marks the disease.
Professor Receives NIH Grant to Study Impact of Extreme Heat on Mental Health
With the new award, Amruta Nori-Sarma and colleagues aim to better understand the social, behavioral, and environmental factors that influence vulnerability to adverse mental health impacts of extreme heat.
For BU Custodian Victor Cabral, “This Job Is Never Done”
In our video, the 73-year old employee demonstrates what it takes to keep West Campus looking its best.
Accidental Death Rates among US Soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq Wars Differ by Age, Gender, and Time Since Deployment
A new study found that car accidents and accidental overdose accounted for the majority of these deaths. Car accidents were highest among military members immediately following their return from deployment, while the highest rates of fatal accidental overdoses occurred later in post-deployment life.
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.
The Race to a Battery-Powered Future
Engineers at BU are figuring out how to make better, more sustainable batteries—a technology that is essential for clean energy.