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”
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
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
Tweets, Ads, and Lies: Researchers Are Fighting against Climate Misinformation
Massachusetts’ deputy climate chief joins BU symposium on research aiming to track—and fight back against—climate lies
The Science of Attraction: Why Do We Fall for Certain People?
We’re attracted to people who like the same things as us—politics, music, books. But why? And could it mean we’re judging those who aren’t like us too harshly?