This article was originally published on May 4, 2022. It was updated on June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today. Our School’s previous statement reaffirms our commitment to fight for reproductive justice: Nearly 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a person’s liberty to […]
Recent dual degree alum Phil Reason (MSW’21, MPH’22) took 2nd place in the social impact track of Innovate@BU’s 2022 New Venture Competition, receiving an $8,000 award towards his venture, Daily Living. Daily Living will be a Black-owned and led nonprofit recovery house that provides safe, affordable and equitable housing to Black individuals experiencing housing instability […]
As the medical community continues to learn more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 at the scientific level, it is crucial that social workers have a seat at the table to analyze the virus’s social and health care policy implications. To this end, Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez spoke at a Harvard University press conference with […]
The voices of teens and young adults are crucial to improving health outcomes, but their opinions are not often considered. BUSSW Professor Astraea Augsberger, Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD, from BU School of Medicine/BMC, and student Osasenaga Idahor are working to change this. They spoke with WGBH’s Liz Neisloss on Greater Boston about their yearlong research […]