Boston University is no small operation: it has over 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 140 countries, 10,000 faculty and staff, 16 schools and colleges, and 250 fields of study. BU was founded in 1839.
Boston University offers bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through eighteen schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston’s Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston’s South End neighborhood. BU also operates 75 study abroad programs in more than 33 cities in over twenty countries and has internship opportunities in ten different countries (including the United States).
The university counts seven Nobel Laureates including Martin Luther King, Jr. (PhD ‘55) and Elie Wiesel, 35 Pulitzer Prize winners, nine Academy Award winners, Emmy and Tony Award winners among its faculty and alumni. BU also has MacArthur, Sloan, and Guggenheim Fellowship holders as well as American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences members among its past and present graduates and faculty.
Por una mayoría de 6 a 3, el Tribunal Supremo estadounidense ha decidido anular la histórica sentencia Roe y poner fin a casi 50 años en los que el acceso al aborto era un derecho constitucional.
A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court.
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By a 6 to 3 majority, the Supreme Court decided to overrule the landmark Roe decision and end almost 50 years of access to abortion being a constitution right.
Many cities, such as New York, returned to hosting big public displays in 2021 after skipping 2020 due to the pandemic.
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The latest data shows imports of bottle rockets, sparklers and other fireworks at a record pace, even as consumer demand appears likely to wane. That could create opportunities for patient revelers.
Gas prices are at record highs.
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With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine what’s going on and what it may mean for education.
Educators get little to no training in how to deal with traumatic events.
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The UK is set to spend four days celebrating the very long monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II. But as the Platinum Jubilee is marked, why do so many Americans also fawn over the British royal family?
Keeping families that are enduring hard times together is hard but usually benefits children.
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Despite a series of federal measures requiring greater efforts to preserve family unity, many policies make life harder for people swept up in the system.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters ahead of a vote on abortion rights.
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A new study adds up the potential legal and financial risk countries could face from hundreds of agreements, like those under the Energy Charter Treaty.
President Joe Biden has called on Congress to codify Roe.
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President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to act over abortion rights following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But is there a route to legislation?
Stain-resistance can mean questionable chemicals in children’s clothes.
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Tests found PFAS in school uniforms, pillows, upholstered furniture and several other items that are often next to children’s skin and near their noses and mouths.
The body of a serviceman near a destroyed Russian military vehicle.
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Estimates of casualties from the war in Ukraine have varied widely. Some of this is due to genuine difficulty counting the dead, but there are also strategic reasons to put out misleading death tolls.
Bruce Willis has announced he is stepping away from acting.
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The ‘Die Hard’ actor is suffering from a communications disorder that affects 2 million Americans.
The high and persistent prevalence of depression suggests that mental illness increased for all social classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Consumers are feeling pain at the pump and demanding solutions. Some politicians are pushing gasoline tax waivers – but that means less money to fix roads, and often not much economic relief.
The vagina is a muscular tube that can maintain itself and be beneficial to babies.
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Pernahkah Anda bertanya-tanya mengapa kucing begitu gesit dan tampak sangat cocok dengan cangkir, kotak, dan tempat kecil lainnya? Atau bagaimana kucing berkomunikasi dengan manusia?
Teachers across the U.S. have been under stress throughout the pandemic.
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3D printers got a lot of attention when DIYers leapt to action to address equipment shortages early in the pandemic, but some everyday items found in hardware stores played a big role, too.