YouTube Is the Latest Media Platform to Loosen Content Moderation. What Does That Mean for Users?
BU communications researcher Michelle Amazeen on what we lose when we stop regulating information as closely.
You’ve Heard of Red States and Blue States. But What About Red and Blue Neighborhoods?
Research by BU political scientist and Andrew Carnegie Fellowship winner Jacob Brown shows that where you live might have a lot of influence on partisan divides and how you vote
Through Instagram, BU Deaf Studies Empowers the Deaf Community
Accounts focus on research, student life, and public outreach; “All of the posts have impacted someone who is in need.”
BU Historian’s New Book Traces the Rise of Today’s Far-Right Movement
The New York Times calls Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian a “riveting read” and “illuminating history”
BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps
CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston
“Everyday Discrimination” Linked to Increased Anxiety and Depression Across All Groups of Americans
BU public health expert says that discrimination isn’t just an unpleasant experience, but has real health consequences.
Native Ads Are Shaping Climate Opinions. BU Researchers Say There’s a Way to Resist
A new BU study examines how fossil fuel ads can masquerade as news stories, and the techniques being used to recognize them.
After Five Years of Planning, Pardee’s New Home Will Unite Global Studies School
The school houses eight research centers, each dedicated to advancing human progress.
“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts
The impact trackers update in real time based on the loss of international aid programs combating HIV and tuberculosis.
BU School of Social Work Makes a “Transformative” Hire for Childhood Equity
Nationally renowned researcher Dolores Acevedo-Garcia launches Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development.