How War and Displacement Impact Women
Social work researcher Margaret Lombe studies the impacts of war, poverty, and food insecurity on vulnerable communities and says the world could do more to protect civilians from conflict
Are Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Helping Workers—or Dividing Them?
BU researchers find few workplace DEI programs robustly track their impact, but that successful efforts have a handful of elements in common
The Postdoc-Mentor Relationship Is Key to Advancing Research. Here’s How to Make It Better
This National Postdoc Appreciation Week, BU research finds postdocs want more from their faculty mentors and better career development opportunities
Colleges Are Already Unequal—Will Ending Affirmative Action Make It Worse?
BU sociologist Jonathan Mijs writes that diversity on college campuses is crucial for shaping beliefs and learning about peers in a divided nation
How to Talk to Kids about Race and Help Them Make More Interracial Friendships
How to Help Kids Become Better Readers
How Will Anti-Trans Laws Impact Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Mental Health?
POV: Black Youth and Families Are Being Left Behind as We Return to Normal: A Call for Action
Centering families living with permanent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic can create a new normal
Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories
COVID-19 headlines dominate (again), but articles on AI dementia diagnoses, city trees, student mental health, and an action movie star’s brain disorder also prove big hits
Seven BU Latinx Researchers Making a Difference
From social work to astronomy to the law, these leaders are pushing scientific and scholarly boundaries—and lifting up the next generation of Latinx academics