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Rise of the Right, Disaster Season, International Students
FACULTY EXPERT Loss of NOAA, FEMA Expertise "Will Be Really Difficult to Rebuild" BU environmental epidemiologist Gregory Wellenius discusses how recent funding and staff cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency will affect disaster response ahead of what is expected to be an “above-normal” 2025 hurricane... More
Wage Equity, Breaking Encryption, USAID
COMMUNITY RESOURCE BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps BU researchers will extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston. The platform was developed with support from the National Science Foundation and the... More
Rep. Pressley, Autism, CTE
ON THE CHARLES RIVER "You Have Made the Right Choice" At the 2025 BU School of Public Health Convocation, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA, Hon '21) told graduates to stand for truth and justice as they navigate this challenging, but important, moment for the field. See what she had to say FACULTY EXPERT What Causes Autism?... More
Gilliam in DC, AOC & Finland, BEACON
BU IN DC BU President Melissa Gilliam Meets with Lawmakers on Capitol Hill President Melissa Gilliam discussed the importance of federal investments in research and student aid with Massachusetts Representatives Stephen Lynch, Richard Neal, and Lori Trahan on Tuesday, April 29th. Learn more NOTABLE ALUMNI The Rise of a Powerhouse BU Department: Economics Notable alums—from Representative... More
Investing in Students, First Generation, Boston Medical Center
BU IN DC BU Urges Lawmakers to Invest in Students and Research Boston University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tufts University urge lawmakers to invest in student aid, research, and the humanities as they craft spending bills this year. Read the letter STUDENT LIFE How BU Became a National Model and Destination for... More
USAID Tracker, Pandemic, Microplastics
COMMUNITY RESOURCE BU Scholar Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts The impact trackers developed by BU School of Public Health Professor Brooke Nichols update in real time based on the loss of international aid programs combating HIV and tuberculosis. Follow along FACULTY EXPERTS Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? Five... More
NIH Cuts, Constitutional Crisis, Displacement
ON THE CHARLES RIVER How National Institutes of Health Investments Lead to Life-Changing Medical Research What's at stake when lawmakers propose cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget? Explore some of the research that investments in NIH make possible at BU. See what's at stake FACULTY EXPERT Is the United States in a... More
Dying Young, Star Scientists, Liberty Mutual’s Doug
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why. BU researcher Andrew Stokes co-leads a study supported by the National Institutes of Health that finds a sharp increase in excess deaths is largely due to drug overdoses, alcohol use, traffic accidents, and homicides. What's the solution? ON... More
H5N1, Fluoridated Water, Education Influencers
FACULTY EXPERTS The Rapidly Evolving Avian Flu BU Professors David Hamer and Jessica Leibler weigh in on what we should be doing to minimize the rapidly growing threat of H5N1 virus in the year ahead. Stop the spread RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Making Sense of the Fluoridated Water Debate It would be a mistake to eliminate fluoride from public... More
Going to the Moon, By the Numbers, Digital Currency
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Countdown Begins: NASA to Blast BU Telescope to the Moon in Historic First NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission will carry the first Boston University-engineered device to land on a celestial body—the LEXI telescope that will image Earth’s protective shield. Launch into the details ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU by the Numbers Curious about BU's students?... More