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Faculty

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Racism & Cognitive Health

Experiencing Racism May Damage Memory, Cognition

July 23, 2020

Climate Action

Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan? BU Scientists Weigh In

July 21, 2020

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Trump vs. WHO

Why Withdrawing the United States from the WHO “Is a Terrible Decision”

July 17, 2020

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Social Justice

Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations

July 17, 2020

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Antiracism

Striking Out Racist Terminology in Engineering

July 16, 2020

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Gun Culture

New Gun Subculture Is on the Rise in Liberal States with Stricter Gun Laws

July 15, 2020

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Gender

Kecia Ali to Examine Gender Bias in Academia

July 15, 2020

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Politics

Religion versus Other Rights: The Supreme Court Weighs In

July 10, 2020

Mental Health

In College Students, COVID-19 Has Increased Depression Rate and Raised New Barriers to Mental Health Care

July 9, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Should Go Fully Online This Fall

July 9, 2020

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Politics

Can Algorithms Lick Politicians’ Gerrymandering?

July 7, 2020

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University News

Alum Endows Scholarship, Professorship

July 7, 2020

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Endowments

Three New Professorships Endowed

July 7, 2020

Deepfakes

Protective Filter Defends Images and Video against Deepfake Manipulation

July 1, 2020

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Environmental Health

Do Air Pollution and Ambient Noise Raise Dementia Risk?

June 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Photographing Boston under COVID-19: A Personal Vision in Black-and-White

June 29, 2020

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Reflections

A Transformational Leader Looks Back

June 29, 2020

Images of Boston University campus on June 7, 2019. Light and shadow along the CAS building and Commonwealth Ave. The yard and trees are bright green.

Promotions

Nearly Two Dozen Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Associate Professor

June 25, 2020

Photo of a computer with speakers from Boston University's Day of Collective Engagement to Reflect on American Racism, hosted on Zoom. On screen, Ibram X. Kendi, Paula Austin, Louis Chude-Sokei, and Saida Grundy as they speak during the opening plenary.

Racism

Pain, Anger, and Hope as BU Comes Together to Talk Race and Racism

June 24, 2020

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Neuroscience

How a Memory Game Could Help Us Understand Brain Injury

June 23, 2020

How a Memory Game Could Help Us Understand Brain Injury