{"id":17257,"date":"2025-06-09T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=17257"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:01:01","slug":"wage-equity-breaking-encryption-usaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2025\/06\/09\/wage-equity-breaking-encryption-usaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Wage Equity, Breaking Encryption, USAID"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMMUNITY RESOURCE<\/h4>\n
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BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps<\/h4>\n

BU researchers will extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston. The platform was developed with support from the National Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

See how data is driving policy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT<\/h4>\n
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Photo provided by Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our Online World Relies on Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?<\/h4>\n

Quantum computers will make traditional data encryption techniques obsolete; with support from the National Science Foundation, BU researchers have turned to physics to come up with better defenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlock the answers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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FACULTY EXPERT<\/h4>\n
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Policymakers Discuss BU Professor\u2019s Work Tracking the Impact of USAID Cuts<\/h4>\n

The Washington Post<\/em> Fact Checker<\/a> <\/strong>featured a tracking tool developed by BU School of Public Health Professor Brooke Nichols, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that people have died due to the Administration’s foreign aid cuts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn how the tracker works<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THOUGHT LEADERS<\/h4>\n

In Case You Missed It…<\/p>\n

BU President Melissa Gilliam<\/strong>\u00a0spoke with Washington-area alumni in May as part of her\u00a0Presidential Welcome Series<\/a><\/strong>… BU infectious disease researcher Nahid Bhadelia<\/strong> discusses the recent changes in\u00a0COVID vaccine guidance<\/a><\/strong> and who will be eligible for a shot this fall…\u00a0In\u00a0The New Republic<\/em>, Professor Madison Condon<\/strong> of BU School of Law shares how\u00a0losing federal\u00a0global climate data could mean higher homeowner insurance costs<\/a><\/strong>… Professor\u00a0Jennifer Greif Green<\/strong> of the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development\u00a0weighs in on the possible reasons behind student violence against teachers \u2014 and possible remedies<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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