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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.
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Abortion rights were on the ballot in five states during the midterm elections – all broke in favor of abortion-rights advocates.
Squandering all that money is easier than it seems.
Journals, museum collections and other historical sources can provide valuable data for modern ecological studies. But just because a source is old doesn’t make it useful.
A lot of federal money is now available for making school buildings healthier. Two environmental health experts explain how school districts can best use it.
The number of bank robberies is at about the lowest since the 1960s. A researcher investigates why.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. But will his authoritarian rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, accept the result if he loses?
Despite the highest inflation rates in 40 years, Apple chose not to raise prices on its gadgets. More bizarre, the consumer price index suggests smartphones are 20% cheaper than a year ago.
Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.
Judge Reed O'Connor ruled in a case that coverage for HIV prevention medicine PrEP violated the religious freedom of the plaintiffs. It is unclear whether the order will extend nationwide.
The new queen was a subversive model for American women of the 1950s, and many traveled to London for her coronation. Their daughters and granddaughters will be among those mourning the monarch’s death.
Early on, public health messaging focused on the need for vaccines to combat COVID-19. But far less attention has been given to the role of boosters in preventing deaths and reducing inequities.
Inflation is soaring, but prices for typical back-to-school gear like backpacks, computers and new clothes are rising less than average – or even falling.
Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
Par une majorité de 6 contre 3, la Cour suprême a choisi d’annuler l’arrêt historique Roe et de mettre fin à près de 50 ans d’accès à l’avortement en tant que droit constitutionnel.
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.
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.
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.
We asked four experts to explain what gas taxes are used for and whether waiving them will make much of a difference to American households.
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.
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Professor of Marketing, Boston University
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Lecturer of History, Boston University
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Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University
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Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations/Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University
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Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics, Boston University School of Theology
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Lecturer in Strategy and Innovation, Boston University
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Master Lecturer of Rhetoric, Boston University
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Professor of Biology, Boston University
