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Federal Reserve Governor, and Alum, Stephen Miran, in Visit to BU, Says Inflation Is Under Control

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Economist explained his dissent from other governors in a WBUR CitySpace podcast interview Monday.

Tagged: alumni, BU alumni, CAS, economics, economy, News, politics, Questrom

As It Turns 90, Social Security Is Showing Its Age. Boston University Economist Has a Fix

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Laurence Kotlikoff discusses how to avoid insolvency and keep “essential” program afloat.

Tagged: CAS, economy, faculty, News, politics, social security, voices & opinion

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, a Boston University Alum, Shot and Killed Along with Her Husband

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She is remembered for her “grace and compassion.” BU president says the University community grieves the loss of a “beloved and respected public servant.”

Tagged: alum, BU alumni, BUalum, Minnesota, News, obituaries, politics

You’ve Heard of Red States and Blue States. But What About Red and Blue Neighborhoods?

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Research by BU political scientist and Andrew Carnegie Fellowship winner Jacob Brown shows that where you live might have a lot of influence on partisan divides and how you vote.

Tagged: accolades, awards, CAS, faculty, funding, new, partisan, policy, political science, politics, research

BU Joins 23 Universities in Backing Harvard’s Court Case Over Research Funding and Government Control

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Joint filing says research cuts may prevent cures for cancer, heart disease, or Alzheimer’s from ever happening.

Tagged: administration, education, funding, government & law, international students, News, politics, public policy, University

BU Historian’s New Book Traces the Rise of Today’s Far-Right Movement

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The New York Times calls Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian a “riveting read” and “illuminating history”.

Tagged: faculty, News, politics, research

How Could the SAVE Act Impact Young Voters and Married People Who’ve Changed Their Name?

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BU political scientist Christine Slaughter says that changing the electoral process can deter people from the polls.

Tagged: CAS, Congress, election, faculty, government, government & law, laws, News, politics, research

Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? Five Reasons to Feel Confident—and Five to Be Worried

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Five years after COVID-19 lockdowns, BU experts find some glimmers of hope, but say new US policies could put the world at greater risk of a coronavirus-like outbreak.

Tagged: BUMC, CAMED, COM, communications, convergence, coronavirus, disease, ebola, ecology, environment, faculty, global health, health, News, pandemic, politics, public health, public policy, research, SPH

Groundbreaking Journalist Dorothy Gilliam Gives BU a Gift of History

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The mother of Boston University’s president, and the first Black woman journalist at the Washington Post, donates her papers to Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.

Tagged: COM, diversity, Gotlieb, Howard Thurman, HTC, journalism, media, Melissa Gilliam, MLK, Mugar, News, politics, race, racism, social justice, WashingtonPost

BU’s Initiative on Cities Builds a Tool for Fighting Displacement

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Keeping people in their neighborhoods in Louisville, Ky., by assessing proposed developments.

Tagged: CAS, housing, IoC, News, politics, race, racism, research

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