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Whip Clark, Drug Pricing, Nicotine Warnings
BU IN DC BU President Gilliam Visits Capitol Hill BU President Melissa L. Gilliam met with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), and Rep. Lois Frankel (CAS’70) (D-FL) during a visit to Washington earlier this month. Learn more FACULTY EXPERT Conti Testifies on Prescription Drug Pricing Reform BU Questrom School of Business... More
Senator Markey, Future of NIH, Space Race
BU IN DC BU President Gilliam Meets with Senator Markey President Melissa Gilliam and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA, Hon.’04) met at his Capitol Hill office in July for a wide-ranging conversation. Learn more ADVOCACY RESOURCE BU Responds to Congressional Requests for Input on the Future of the National Institutes of Health The University urged lawmakers to... More
Biden, Conventions, CAREER Award
FACULTY EXPERTS Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race—What It Means, and What Comes Next BU political scientists and historians with deep knowledge of US presidential politics react to Sunday’s “earthquake.” See what they have to say RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Presidential Nominating Conventions Still Matter, BU Scholar Says Professor Tammy Vigil, author of an upcoming book on 2020... More
New President, AI & Alzheimer’s, Heat Islands
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Boston University President Melissa L. Gilliam on First Impressions, Challenges, and Ambitions Taking office as the University’s 11th president, she says BU’s opportunities are boundless, and it must remain laser-focused on what it does best. Hear her first impressions RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of... More
Robot On a Mission, Air Quality, Womanist Ethicist
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to A Bicycle Near You A team of BU undergraduates have a vision: creating a mobile network of air monitors that automatically collect valuable air quality data as people on bicycles pedal through different neighborhoods. Hop on RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT A Robot On a Mision With funding... More
AI Bias, How to Save, Life Journey
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Is AI Biased Against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views? BU computer scientists will use support from a first-of-its-kind federal artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program to scrutinize AI for “socially undesirable behavior." Learn about the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource FACULTY EXPERTS How to Save for Retirement—and Why Most of Us... More
Biden-Trump, Climate Policies, Rethinking Old Age
FACULTY EXPERT Does The Biden-Trump Rematch Mark the End of an Era? BU historian Bruce J. Schulman asserts that “Presidential rematches have signaled momentous political upheavals by revealing instabilities in the electoral system." Check out his point of view RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT How High-Level Lawsuits Are Disrupting Climate Change Policies BU researchers are pushing for changes to... More
Immigration & the Economy, Prison Education, Alzheimer’s Cure
FACULTY EXPERT Do Immigrants and Immigration Help the Economy? With immigration dominating politics and voter concerns, BU economist Tarek Hassan's research shows immigration boosts local wages and that having neighbors of foreign descent can reduce prejudice. Check out his research ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU Marks 50 Years of Changing Lives Behind Bars The University's Prison... More
First-Gen Students, Framingham Heart Study, Classroom Air
YOU'RE INVITED Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price Join Boston University Professor Anthony Jack and officials from the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans and The Education Trust for a conversation about first-generation student success at the Library of... More
Living to 100, Inflation Reduction Act, Pandemic Preparedness
FACULTY EXPERT The Secrets of Living to 100 BU’s New England Centenarian Study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, delves into the lives of superagers to better understand why some people make it to their centennial—and to maybe help the rest of us do the same. Learn their secrets RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT US Mayors Cite... More