{"id":14502,"date":"2022-07-25T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=14502"},"modified":"2022-07-25T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:49:13","slug":"14502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2022\/07\/25\/14502\/","title":{"rendered":"White House COVID Response, Urban Heat Islands, BU Astronaut"},"content":{"rendered":"

BU IN DC<\/h4>\n
\"Nahid
Photo by Jackie Ricciardi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID-19 Response Team<\/h4>\n

Bhadelia, an infectious diseases physician and global leader in pandemic preparedness, was named senior policy advisor for global COVID response.<\/p>\n

See what she will be doing<\/a><\/p>\n

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FACULTY EXPERT<\/h4>\n
\"Madeleine
Photo by Michael D. Spencer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amid Climate Change, BU Researchers Study Chelsea’s “Heat Island”<\/h4>\n

BU environmental health scholars Madeleine Scammell and Patricia Fabian study ways to cool down one of the hottest spots in Massachusetts, where temperatures can reach 140 degrees.<\/p>\n

Learn how to turn down the heat<\/a><\/p>\n

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ON THE CHARLES RIVER<\/h4>\n
\"NASA
Photo by Cyndey Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Live From Space, BU Alum and Astronaut Bob Hines Talks Gravity, Lasagna, and NASA Careers<\/h4>\n

The university hosted a live downlink on campus that allowed Boston high school students to ask questions of the astronauts on the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Get the answers<\/a><\/p>\n

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THOUGHT LEADERS<\/h4>\n

In Case You Missed It…<\/h4>\n

President Joe Biden nominated Martha Guzman<\/strong> (LAW ’92) to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts<\/a>; she would be the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Court… Joshua Goodman<\/strong> of the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development\u00a0 hopes schools rethink their COVID\u00a0protocols this school year<\/a> in The Boston Globe<\/em>… Deborah\u00a0Carr<\/strong> of the BU College of Arts & Sciences explains how women decide whether to change their last names when they marry<\/a> in CNN<\/em>… Hyeouk Chris Hahm<\/strong> of the BU School of Social Work discusses the pressures Asian American women face<\/a>\u00a0on NPR<\/em>…\u00a0Kevin Gallagher<\/strong> of the BU Global Development Policy Center says the world economy is in a “rudderless moment”<\/a> in Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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