{"id":17197,"date":"2025-05-19T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=17197"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:42:52","slug":"rep-pressley-autism-cte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2025\/05\/19\/rep-pressley-autism-cte\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Pressley, Autism, CTE"},"content":{"rendered":"

ON THE CHARLES RIVER<\/h4>\n
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“You Have Made the Right Choice”<\/h4>\n

At the 2025 BU School of Public Health Convocation, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA, Hon ’21) told graduates to stand for truth and justice as they navigate this challenging, but important, moment for the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

See what she had to say<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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FACULTY EXPERT<\/h4>\n
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Photo via iStock\/vejaa<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What Causes Autism? And Is There an Autism Epidemic, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says?<\/h4>\n

BU researcher Helen Tager-Flusberg founded the Coalition of Autism Scientists to advocate for robust research on the disorder\u2014and counter myths and misinformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn from an expert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT<\/h4>\n
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Photo via AP\/AJ Mast<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NIH Awards $15 Million to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) During Life<\/h4>\n

The new study will look for potential biomarkers of progressive brain disease. Former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is among the first to sign up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Case You Missed It…<\/h2>\n

Michael\u00a0Dennehy<\/strong> (CAS ’92, Wheelock ’01), executive director for college access and student success at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, talked to\u00a0The Boston Globe<\/em> about Congressional support for Upward Bound<\/a><\/strong>…\u00a0BU\u00a0supports<\/span> a lawsuit to block cuts to National Science Foundation-funded research<\/a><\/strong>… Marshall van Alstyne<\/strong> of the BU Questrom School of Business explains his online misinformation research project that was terminated by the Trump Administration<\/a><\/strong> in The New York Times<\/em>… <\/span>Mark Williams<\/strong>\u00a0(Questrom ’93) of the BU Questrom School of Business quantified the economic impact of the Trump Administration’s policies on Massachusetts<\/a><\/strong>… BU School of Public Health Professor Jennifer Schlezinger <\/strong>tells The Guardian<\/em> about her new study that suggests eating\u00a0more fiber could reduce\u00a0PFAS or “forever chemicals” in the body<\/a><\/strong>… BU health policy scholar Alan Sager<\/strong>\u00a0explains to BBC News<\/em> what President Trump’s executive order could mean for drug prices<\/a><\/strong> in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

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