Boston University

College of Communication

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 2024

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Vaping

E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules About Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds

September 13, 2024

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Misinformation

How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?

March 21, 2024

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Climate Change

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

January 31, 2024

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Disinformation

Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Israel-Hamas War

October 23, 2023

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Earth & Environment

As Climate Change Gets Worse, Science Provides Hope and Possibility

April 21, 2022

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Climate Change

Is It Worth Trying to Sway the Most Staunch Climate Deniers?

September 29, 2021

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Communicating COVID-19

Comparing How Media around the World Frames Coronavirus News

June 25, 2020

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Public Opinion & COVID

In National Survey, Americans Say Chinese People Are Blameless for Coronavirus Spread, but Their Government May Owe Us

June 5, 2020

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Media

Into the Wild: Documenting Former Lab Chimps

March 11, 2020

Into the Wild: Documenting Former Lab Chimps