{"id":17355,"date":"2025-09-02T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?p=17355"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:48:11","slug":"first-gen-students-pfas-social-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/2025\/09\/02\/first-gen-students-pfas-social-security\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Gen Students, PFAS, Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

STUDENT LIFE<\/h4>\n
\"Boston,<\/a>
Photo by Ally Schmaling for Boston University Photography<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Newbury Center Supports First-Generation Students of All Levels<\/h4>\n

Inside Higher Ed<\/em>\u00a0highlights BU’s support and resources for first-gen undergraduate students, as well as graduate students and postdoctoral associates who are the first in their families to pursue higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn how BU is leading the way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT<\/h4>\n
\"PFAS,<\/a>
Photo via iStock\/<\/em>nonstick<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies?<\/h4>\n

BU study suggests a common dietary supplement could decrease levels of the forever chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out the study<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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FACULTY EXPERT<\/h4>\n
\"President<\/a>
Photo via AP Photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As It Turns 90, Social Security Is Showing Its Age. Boston University Economist Has a Fix<\/h4>\n

Laurence Kotlikoff discusses how to avoid insolvency and keep the \u201cessential\u201d program afloat.<\/span><\/p>\n

See the solution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THOUGHT LEADERS<\/p>\n

In Case You Missed It…<\/h4>\n

Global health scholar Adnan Hyder<\/strong> is the new dean of the BU School of Public Health<\/strong><\/a>… mechanical and biomedical engineer Elise Morgan<\/strong> was named dean of the BU College of Engineering<\/a><\/strong>… Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) cited research by Professor\u00a0Michelle Amazeen<\/strong> of the BU College of Communication in her\u00a0New York Times<\/em> opinion piece on the need to regulate deepfakes<\/a><\/strong>… BU Questrom School of Business Professor Jay Zagorsky<\/strong>\u00a0explains\u00a0how artificial intelligence\u00a0is\u00a0changing the game\u00a0with plane ticket\u00a0pricing<\/a><\/strong> on PBS NewsHour<\/em>…The Today Show<\/em>\u00a0interviewed BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Professor Christine Crawford<\/strong> about how to get children to put down devices and make\u00a0real-world\u00a0connections<\/a><\/strong>… BU political scientist\u00a0Maxwell Palmer <\/strong>published an op-ed in Time<\/em> about the dangers of gerrymandering and how to fix it<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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