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Economy

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Midterms 2022

Is DeSantis the New Trump? And Other Thoughts from the Midterms

November 9, 2022

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Politics

What Issues Will Decide the 2022 Midterm Elections?

November 1, 2022

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Computational Science

Beyond Bitcoin: Why Interest in Blockchain Is Surging at BU

October 25, 2022

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Finance

What Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Means for BU Students

August 31, 2022

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Immigration

Why Is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others

August 1, 2022

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Business & Finance

Interest Rates Are Up, Stocks Are Down. What’s Next for the Economy?

June 20, 2022

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Politics

We’re Paying More at the Pump. How Long Will That, and High Inflation, Last?

March 21, 2022

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Supreme Court

LAW Dean’s Letter Urges Confirmation of Biden’s Historic SCOTUS Pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson

February 25, 2022

Listen Now

How Much Did US Insurers Waste on Ivermectin for COVID?

January 31, 2022

Photo of Julian Burlando Salazar (2L), from left, Clinical associate professor of law Naomi Mann, Director, A2J Clinic, from left, Associate Dean for Experimental Education Karen Pita Loor, lecturer and clinical instructor in the civil litigation justice program Jade Brown, and Marie Tashima (2L) watching LAW Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig speak during the White House hosted eviction crisis summit Jan 28. The small group gathered to watch Onwuachi-Willig (on a projector screen, at the back right of the room) from the Alumni Boardroom at LAW.

Government & Law

White House Honors Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Other Law School Deans for Helping to Avert Eviction Crisis

January 28, 2022

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Politics

One Year after Joe Biden’s Inauguration, BU Experts Give Him a Mixed Review

January 19, 2022

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Social Sciences

Automation is Driving Inequality

December 7, 2021

Photo of gas prices in Gibraltar, PA on September 20, 2021. The gasoline price sign and fuel pumps for the Turkey Hill gas station on route 724 in Gibraltar, PA are as follows: $3.35 for unleaded, $4.15 for premium, and $3.59 for diesel. Cars are seen filling up in the background.

Economics

Prepare to Keep Spending More: BU Economist Predicts Inflation to Last Two More Years

October 19, 2021

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Government & Law

BU School of Law Joins Fight in Eviction Moratorium Crisis

September 8, 2021

Student Life

How’s Job Hunting Going for the Class of 2021? We Checked In with Some Soon-to-Be Grads

April 21, 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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Student Voices

BU Seniors, How Is Your Job Search Going?

March 23, 2021

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Research

Trump Trade Wars Worsened COVID-19, Racial Inequity, BU Study Reveals

February 2, 2021

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Finance

What’s Behind the GameStop Craze?

January 29, 2021

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Politics

Biden’s Top Four Priorities, Explained by Leading BU Experts

January 19, 2021

Biden’s Top Four Priorities, Explained by Leading BU Experts