Balancing Budgets by Emptying Bellies: WIC Cuts Would Harm Our Youngest Children
A federal nutrition program that helps millions access healthy food is being threatened by congressional Republicans—here’s why it’s worth saving
Could Dunkin’s New Alcoholic Drinks Encourage Underage Drinking?
BU substance use prevention researcher David Jernigan says the chain’s boozy coffees and teas, Dunkin’ Spiked, might provide youth “too easy an entry point” into alcohol
The World Is Going Bust: What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?
BU’s Global Development Policy Center has released a plan to save nations from what a UN secretary-general has called one of “the biggest threats to global peace”
A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Survivors for Answers
New study concludes it’s time to rethink sobriety requirements for housing and offer more harm-reduction options
After a Year in the White House, BU Infectious Diseases Expert Shares Lessons about Pandemic Response
Nahid Bhadelia has returned to BU after helping lead the Biden administration’s COVID-19 pandemic response and advising on preparing the world for future outbreaks
Rural Mortality Rose during Year Two of Pandemic, despite Vaccines, New Study Finds
BU research highlights how healthcare inequities between urban and rural areas, and vaccine skepticism, played a role in deaths related to COVID
BU’s Carl Streed Is Recognized by the AMA for Outstanding LGBTQ+ Healthcare
“Political and economic barriers remain some of the greatest obstacles to transgender folks accessing competent and compassionate care,” says American Medical Association award winner
Should You Use Threads, Meta’s New Twitter Rival, or Is It a “Privacy Nightmare”?
BU online advertising expert on how tech companies use our data and sensitive information, and whether the US should better protect our privacy
BU’s 5 NSF Grant Winners Are Changing Conversations in Robotics, Computing, Mass Incarceration, Neurology, and More
The National Science Foundation CAREER award winners will advance research and expand educational opportunities for underrepresented groups in science
COVID-19 Is No Longer an Official Emergency. Is That the Right Call?
The US COVID-19 public health emergency declaration is ending. Is the COVID pandemic finally over? Is the decision premature? And who will it affect the most?