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.

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“This Is My Stepping-stone.” 553 BU First-Generation Students Welcomed into Honor Society

BU Newbury Center ceremony celebrates inaugural members, their determination, contributions blazing new trails Meet six first-generation college students at Boston University and hear their stories. They were among 553 students, faculty, and staff inducted April 26 as the inaugural members of BU’s Alpha Alpha Alpha honor society for first-gen students. They didn’t grow up assuming […]

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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 Michael Siegel, an SPH professor of community health sciences and a physician, testified before Congress Wednesday about proposed legislation to curb the rise of adolescent vaping. Photo by Dave Scavone. As of October 11, 2019, 1,299 cases of […]

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SPH Forum: Commonwealth Leaders, Advocates Tackle Gun Violence

Success of bipartisan gun safety legislation, policy changes needed to create safer communities discussed Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (left) and Attorney General Maura Healey, two speakers at the SPH Dean’s Forum Tackling Gun Violence on March 11 at WBUR’s CitySpace. Photos by Cydney Scott. The data are clear: gun violence remains a uniquely American epidemic. […]

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