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Opioid Crisis, Polarization, Pomelos
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis BU historian Benjamin R. Siegel charts opium from a commodity in colonial India to fuel for a drug crisis in modern-day America. Understand the history FACULTY EXPERT BU Scholar Studies How Online Images Feed Polarization BU Professor Ayse Lokmanoglu aims to... More
Online Speech, Student Launchpad, Cocktail Party Problem
FACULTY EXPERT Communication Law Scholar Urges a Reconsideration of Online Speech BU Professor Morgan Weiland wants to prevent making the same deregulatory mistakes with AI as we made with social media. Consider it STUDENT LIFE BU Launches Next Phase of You Are Why Initiative Focused on Student Experience You Are Why: Students in Action will help... More
Boston’s University, Antimicrobial Resistance, Dating Advice
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Being Boston's University BU is more than a hub of learning, teaching, and research. It’s firmly rooted in—and engaged with—the city of Boston, partnering with its government, schools, nonprofits, and neighborhoods in so many ways. Partner with us RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT WHO Joins Forces with BU to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk... More
New Provost, Convergent Research, Rude Customers
ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU Names New Provost, a Renowned Scholar and Scientist from Duke Colin Duckett, who assumes the role July 1, says he was drawn to BU by President Melissa Gilliam’s “ambitious vision.” Learn more about him RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT BU Task Force on Convergence Outlines New Strategy to Boost the Impact of the... More
AI & Climate, Leadership Qualities, Tariffs
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Can AI Help Predict the Earth’s Climate a Decade from Now? For BU’s Elizabeth A. Barnes, integrating AI and Earth sciences is the next step toward solving some of the biggest, most complex challenges we face. See what she predicts ON THE CHARLES RIVER Noted Astronomer Merav Opher On The Qualities of a... More
Federal Reserve, Hockey Gold, Heart Health
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Stephen Miran, Federal Reserve Governor and Alum, Says Inflation Is Under Control During a Visit to BU The economist explained his dissent from other governors in a WBUR CitySpace podcast interview. Listen in NOTABLE ALUMNI Five Terrier Skaters Lead United States to Olympic Gold Medal Five former Boston University men's ice hockey standouts... More
North Star Vision, Football Lessons, CTE and Dementia
ON THE CHARLES RIVER President Melissa Gilliam Outlines Bold “North Star” Vision for Boston University’s Future During her first Presidential Address, Gilliam called for BU to become a “global destination of discovery, education, and human connection” through convergent research and external partnerships. Chart the future FACULTY EXPERTS The Patriots Went from Worst to First. Can... More
Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, Edu-Influencers, Davos
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT More Than 46 Million in the US Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure New Boston University study suggests urban residents are disproportionately exposed to potentially harmful energy supply chain infrastructure. Understand the risks COMMUNITY RESOURCE Four Faculty Rated Top Educational Policy Influencers BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development faculty Joshua... More
Down Syndrome, Rural Hospitals, Miracle on Ice
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT How BU Research Is Helping Infants with Down Syndrome Take Steps Toward Independence With investment from the National Institutes of Health, Professor Jana Iverson of BU's Infant Communication Lab is using a mobility aid to support children’s early development. Watch how her work is changing lives FACULTY EXPERTS "The Loss of a Rural... More
Sen. Warnock, Cancer Research, Semiconductor Production
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Senator and Reverend Raphael Warnock Preaches Against Inequality at Marsh Chapel's 75th Anniversary Service Warnock, a Baptist pastor, condemned economic inequality, saying, “We live in a political moment when the poor have been maligned.” See what else he had to say RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer... More