The Ingredients of Unequal Aging: Housing, Income, and Health
How a lifetime of poverty and discrimination lead to unequal aging, and what will help us take care of the most vulnerable
10 Things to Do in Your 20s to Help Ensure You’ll Enjoy Your 80s
Tips to help you age well and live your happiest, healthiest life for years to come, courtesy of BU experts and researchers
Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”
With baby boomers hitting their golden years, older adults are everywhere—including reality TV’s The Golden Bachelor. Here’s what we all need to know about our aging society
Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Can Make Generational Change
BU researchers argue a permanent expansion would protect families against economic shocks
How War and Displacement Impact Women
Social work researcher Margaret Lombe studies the impacts of war, poverty, and food insecurity on vulnerable communities and says the world could do more to protect civilians from conflict
Why Is the US So Unprepared for Natural Disasters?
New BU School of Social Work researcher Darien Alexander Williams studies how climate change, disaster response, and urban planning intertwine with social justice and racism
How Comedians in Turkey Are Pushing Boundaries
BU anthropologist is studying a booming stand-up comedy scene in Istanbul to explore how humor makes marginalized communities visible
Workplace Loneliness Is Real. In-Person Work Alone Will Not Cure It, Questrom Researcher Says
Organizational psychologist Constance Hadley on a problem that can be as deadly as smoking
The World Is Going Bust: What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?
BU’s Global Development Policy Center has released a plan to save nations from what a UN secretary-general has called one of “the biggest threats to global peace”
Colleges Are Already Unequal—Will Ending Affirmative Action Make It Worse?
BU sociologist Jonathan Mijs writes that diversity on college campuses is crucial for shaping beliefs and learning about peers in a divided nation