Big Move on Socioeconomic Diversity

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Big Move on Socioeconomic Diversity

Inside Higher Ed highlights the increased number of BU students from low-income households, thanks to the University’s commitment to meet the full financial need of federal Pell Grant recipients.

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BU Leaders Oppose Shutdown of DACA

BU President Robert A. Brown says ending a program that allows undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children to stay in the country is not “consistent with our highest ideals and national history.”

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Move Over, Iron Man

BU researchers have developed a soft, wearable robot that can help people walk after a stroke, with support from the National Institutes of Health.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

BU Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam opines on how the Trump Administration’s Afghanistan policies will affect South Asia in The Hill… Jacob Bor of the BU School of Public Health talks about his research into the correlation between voting choices and life expectancy with Reuters… William DeJong of the BU School of Public Health weighs in on increasing the smoking age to 21in Vox… Karen Lasser of the BU School of Medicine discusses opioid over-prescribing with Reuters.