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Education

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Digital Health

Can This Free Mobile App Help Autistic Children Develop Better Language Skills?

April 2, 2021

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University News

David Chard, BU Wheelock’s Interim Leader, Appointed Permanent Dean

March 23, 2021

Deaf Studies

World’s Largest American Sign Language Database Makes ASL Even More Accessible

March 22, 2021

A composite of all 11 illustrations that appear below. From left to right -- Top Row: an illustration showing a man wearing a mask on his computer video chatting with a doctor. Crutches are seen leaning against a wall. Two orange prescription bottles are sitting on the desk next to the man. They are are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of a woman sitting a cubicle with yellow and pink colored post it notes. The notes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Behind the woman's cubicle appears her kitchen; an illustration of an outdoor cafe dining area with several tables of people eating and conversing. The yellow table tops are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of four people working on a mural. One of them is on a lift working higher up on the wall. The word "Justice" appears in red on the mural and is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Second Row: An illustration of someone filling out a ballot with the word "Vote" printed at the top. Their phone and a cup of coffee next to the ballot indicate they are filling the ballot out at home. A red and blue stripe on the ballot are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration;an illustration of a woman holding a child in her lap while working at a laptop. The child is holding a brown teddy bear, which is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two vehicles driving past a field that has wind turbines in it. The greenish yellow color of the vehicles is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of two children completing schoolwork at a laptop computer. The blue color of the computer screen is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Third Row: An illustration of hands with different skin tones with fingers open and palms facing forward. An equal sign appears in front of the hands. The different skin tones are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of a group of cyclists. The green wheels on their bikes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two hands holding a bowl with a fork in it. Behind the hands appear a house, factory, and trucks -- illustrating the food supply chain. The skin tone of the hands is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two people facing one another with transparent heads. Lines are drawn connecting the inside of their heads illustrating empathy. Yellow circles in the center of each head are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration.

Essay Collection

What if Real Change—for a Better World—Came from the Pandemic?

March 17, 2021

Photo of a student in a red shirt and black shorts wearing a black backpack opening the door to Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development at 2 Silber Way.

Education

New Wheelock Educational Policy Center Will Put Research in the Hands of Policymakers, Drive National Conversations

March 10, 2021

Screenshot of Mothers in Academia Zoom meeting. Mothers are all with their children.

Addressing Inequalities

“Let Us Be the Architects of a New World”: Moms in Academia Speak Out to Address Workplace Inequalities

March 9, 2021

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Education

A Vision for a More Equitable Future

March 4, 2021

A photo of the clinical testing lab at BU. A woman stands in protective gear handling testtubes.

COVID CONTROL

BU Publishes Public Health Data from Its Fall 2020 COVID Surveillance Efforts

February 26, 2021

Photo of students in Sargent’s occupational therapy program in full blue PPE gowns, face shields and masks, during a training session. One student lays on the bed while the other attends to mock-patient.

Admissions

Applications Up for BU Graduate Programs Leading to Socially Conscious “Helper” Careers

February 18, 2021

Image of a studtent studying at the Mugar Library during the campus quarantine on March 2020. There is a green couch in the foreground, and colorful bookshelves on either side of the student.

Humanities

New BU Center for the Humanities Summer Program for Local High Schoolers Launches with $300K Grant

February 1, 2021

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Mental Health

Help for Anxious Times

December 16, 2020

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Education

The Advocate

December 15, 2020

Science Rehashed co-hosts Shen Ning and Mehdi Jorfi pose for a photo sitting on a rock

Science Communication

Science Podcast Cohosted by BU Neuroscientist Brings Research to Listeners around the World

December 14, 2020

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Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: A Digital Platform in India That Connects Students with Tutors

November 17, 2020

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Talking to Kids about Race

If Babies and Toddlers Can Detect Race, Why Do So Many Parents Avoid Talking about It?

November 9, 2020

Stephanie Joseph measures the elastic properties of Jello while her lab mate watches virtually during their Physics of Food lab at Boston University.

Academics

BU Students: Zoom vs In-Person Classes? It’s Complicated

November 9, 2020

A collage of different ideas, images and situations that relate to the humanities and the ways it improves peoples live. From top left, to the right, a photo of a food bank box of cans labeled “donation,” a photo of a Black Lives Matter protest, Diego Rivera mural at the PALACIO NACIONAL, a photo of a foot during a Southeast Asian dance, a photo of the UN, a photo of a person winnowing rice, a photo of a bike lane, hokusai’s internationally iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a photo of a social worker playing with a child, a black and white photo of new york city in the 1930s/40s, a photo of people praying in a mosque, a photo of the stock market. A blue overlay ties the images in together.

Humanities

Funding the Quiet Good: Gifts That Support the Humanities and Social Sciences

November 6, 2020

Members of Boston University administration and former trustees of Newbury College cut the ribbon to officially open the Newbury Center at Boston University which will support first generation students

First-Generation Students

BU to Open New Center to Support First-Generation Students

October 27, 2020

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University News

BU’s Ongoing Commitment to “the Kids from Boston”

October 7, 2020

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Parenting

How to Parent during a Pandemic

September 29, 2020

How to Parent during a Pandemic