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Social Sciences

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Higher Education

What Is the Role of Universities after October 7?

October 9, 2024

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Academics

Many BU Students Study with ChatGPT. A Few Admit Cheating with It

March 18, 2024

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Communications

How to Talk to Kids about the Israel-Hamas War

October 24, 2023

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Linguistics

How and Why Language is Weaponized

October 23, 2023

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Business & Law

LAW’s Jay Wexler Fires Up Arguments to Normalize Pot in New Book

April 14, 2023

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SCHOOL SHOOTING

Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths

March 28, 2023

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Politics

What Issues Will Decide the 2022 Midterm Elections?

November 1, 2022

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Public Policy

Greater Boston Housing Earns “Failing Grade” in Annual Report Card

October 26, 2022

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Social Sciences

Automation is Driving Inequality

December 7, 2021

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Facebook’s Change to Meta Blurs Lines Even Further

November 29, 2021

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Social Sciences

New BU Center for Innovation in Social Science Will Promote Collaborative Research and Teaching

October 13, 2021

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Urban Health

Pandemic Introduced Americans to Parks and Open Spaces and Trend Will Continue, Say US Mayors

April 7, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence

Can an Ancient African Philosophy Save Us from AI Bias?

February 11, 2021

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Coronavirus

#WorldAfterCorona—Adil Najam’s Crash Course on the Future

July 1, 2020

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Anthropology

Up Close, and Up High, with Orangutans

February 24, 2020

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Politics

BU Expert: Trump’s Acquittal by US Senate Has Shredded Constitution’s Separation of Powers

February 6, 2020

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UROP

Undergrad’s UROP Project: Local Abortion Protesters Rely on Restraint, and Unexpected Help

December 16, 2019

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Politics

We Say Quid Pro Quo a Lot. But What Does It Mean?

October 29, 2019

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Social Sciences

Occupational Justice

August 6, 2019

Jobs

What Makes Employees Happy?

June 28, 2019

What Makes Employees Happy?