Public Policy

Student Life

Interning at City Hall: Making an Impact Where It Matters Most

Radicalization

How Do Social Movements Emerge—and Why Do Some Radicalize?

Clean Energy

Boston University Researchers Team Up with Massachusetts to Launch New Clean Energy Tools

Urban Geography

Boston University’s Loretta Lees honored by UK’s Royal Geographical Society

Opioids

How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis

Initiative on Cities

BU’s Initiative on Cities Latest Menino Survey of Mayors Focuses on Housing Affordability Crisis

Gambling

Boston University Researchers to Examine Impact of Legalized Gambling in $2.5M Study

Literacy

Why Do So Many Kids Struggle with Reading? BU Researcher’s Study Finds Literacy Screening Programs Failing Young Learners

Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

Education

Fewer Students Are Enrolled in Public School Than Before the Pandemic

University News

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

Autism

What Causes Autism? And Is There an Autism Epidemic, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says?

Research News

Brink Bites: Tracking Endangered Frogs, Why Concentration Wanders, Studying Kids’ Beliefs

Business & Law

Is the United States Heading for an Economic Crisis?

Global Health

“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts

Pandemics

Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried

Research News

Brink Bites: Studying Cigarette Restrictions, the Life of a Famed Poet, and Shifting Attitudes Toward Capitalism

Expert Take

Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation

Climate Change

Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?

Expert Take

Cycling Can Make Older Adults Healthier and More Independent. Here’s How to Design Bikes and Networks That Meet Their Needs