BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts
The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON) is slated to become a global hub for critical information about emerging outbreaks.
BU Sociologist and Her Students Train as Doulas to Help Inform Research on Pregnancy and Childbirth
Celeste Curington argues these care workers play an important advocacy role, especially in BIPOC communities where “birth is literally a battle.”
Brink Bites: A Super Jupiter, the Ethics of BU’s Lobster Night, the Toll of Boston’s Traffic
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a fresh look at a gas giant, calculating deaths caused by vehicle emissions, and an undergraduate’s study of a campus dining tradition.
BU Researcher Teams Up with Boston’s Fathers’ UpLift to Support Black Men’s Mental Health
Trauma expert Daniel Jacobson López will help reduce mental health care stigma and train culturally competent clinicians.
“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.
Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried
Five years after COVID-19 lockdowns, BU experts find some glimmers of hope, but say new US policies could put the world at greater risk of a coronavirus-like outbreak.
Dismantling USAID and Withdrawing from World Health Organization “Will Cost Lives and Destroy Critical Infrastructure,” Writes BU Global Nutrition Expert
Lindsey Locks argues that, in a world with an abundance of food, these decisions will cause millions of children and families to go hungry.
BU’s Initiative on Cities Builds a Tool for Fighting Displacement
Keeping people in their neighborhoods in Louisville, Ky., by assessing proposed developments.
Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a study of drinking harms, rethinking obesity diagnoses, and researchers on film.
How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers
Legislation could curtail ability of strict local zoning regulations and outspoken “not in my backyard” residents to block multifamily housing