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University News

BU Joins 23 Universities in Backing Harvard’s Court Case Over Research Funding and Government Control

June 11, 2025

Business & Law

How Are Government Audits Supposed to Work?

April 25, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: There Are Ways to Make Life Easier for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Caregivers

April 23, 2025

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Elections

How Could the SAVE Act Impact Young Voters and Married People Who’ve Changed Their Name?

April 18, 2025

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Business & Law

Is the United States Heading for an Economic Crisis?

April 16, 2025

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LAw

SCOTUS Upholds Biden-Era Ghost Gun Regulations

March 28, 2025

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Expert Take

Dismantling USAID and Withdrawing from World Health Organization “Will Cost Lives and Destroy Critical Infrastructure,” Writes BU Global Nutrition Expert

March 6, 2025

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Business & Law

Seven Things to Know About Getting Your REAL ID

March 4, 2025

Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as President Donald Trump, center, listens in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)

Politics

POV: Trump Showdown with Zelensky: What Happened? What’s Next?

March 3, 2025

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Government & Law

Is the United States in a Constitutional Crisis?

February 20, 2025

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Politics

What Have We Learned So Far from the Start of Trump’s First 100 Days?

January 29, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Distrusting Election Results? We’ve Been Here Before

October 24, 2024

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Antimicrobial Resistance

Italian Government Gives $21 Million to BU-Led Effort to Develop New Antibiotics, Vaccines, Diagnostics

October 22, 2024

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University News

BUPD Joins National Effort to Increase Women in Policing

September 11, 2024

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Politics

The First Presidential Debate Led to Biden’s Exit. Now It’s Harris vs Trump

September 9, 2024

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Politics

Is Our Democracy at Risk? Americans Think So. BU Experts Talk about Why—and the Way Forward

August 7, 2024

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Space

Space Force General B. Chance Saltzman Is a BU Alum

August 7, 2024

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Housing Crisis

How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers

July 25, 2024

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Politics

Trump Survived an Assassination Attempt. Will Our Politics?

July 14, 2024

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Abortion Rights

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues

July 11, 2024

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues