Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship supports Pardee study of deportation in Latin America
For Rachel Nolan, assistant professor of international history, the fellowship will support training in the Indigenous languages spoken by some deportees and in the complex legal landscape impacting asylum seekers.
Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health, to study GLP-1 impact on cardiovascular health
Dr. Stokes’s project is among seven GLP-1 studies selected for funding by the American Heart Association, and will investigate whether GLP-1 use reduces heart problems, particularly in communities facing health disparities.
Meg Younger, assistant professor of biology, receives Wellcome Discovery Award
The project, led by researchers at Cambridge University, includes a plan by the Younger Lab to map mosquito brains with a goal of understanding how they select their prey.
Kathleen Corriveau, professor of applied human development, to lead $2 million Templeton World Charity Foundation project
The project, an international study leveraging over 25 researchers, will investigate how children’s beliefs are formed and changed.
Chad Williams, professor of African American and Black diaspora studies, elected to Society of American Historians
Membership reflects outstanding achievements in the compelling and vivid presentation of history. Dr. Williams works on African and African American diasporic intellectual history.
Rebecca Copeland, assistant professor of theology, receives Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers
The grant will support Dr. Copeland’s work on her forthcoming book, which offers a new approach to biblical interpretation through an agricultural and ecological lens.
Six BU scholars receive Guggenheim Fellowships
Jacob Brown, assistant professor of political science, announced as Carnegie Fellow
Dr. Brown’s work focuses on the influence of living in politically segregated places on voters’ partisanship and political participation.
Edward Avedisian professor and chair of pharmacology receives Distinguished Investigator Award
Dr. Zachariou’s research focuses on protein signaling complexes involved in pain perception. The $100,000 award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will support the study of therapeutic targets for chronic pain.