Social Sciences

Children & Coronavirus

Don’t Undersell the Facts: Why Kids Deserve Accurate Coronavirus Information

CAREER PLANNING

Postdoc Academy Launches Remote Professional Development Course

STEM ON STRIKE

BU Researchers #ShutDownSTEM to Combat Racism

Policing and Racial Injustice

Tapping into the Lived Experiences of People in Black Communities Is Key to Police Reform Efforts

Public Opinion & COVID

In National Survey, Americans Say Chinese People Are Blameless for Coronavirus Spread, but Their Government May Owe Us

Structural Racism

Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”

Battling Bigotry

How Bigotry Has Shaped Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, and Now the Coronavirus Pandemic

Sustainable Oceans

How the Past Can Guide Our Stewardship of Tomorrow’s Sustainable Oceans

COVID-19 Relief

Pandemic Relief for Renters and Homeowners Is Still Lagging

Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

Research Accolades

Two BU Scholars of African American History Elected to AAAS

COVID-19 "Ick" Factor

Ew, Gross! Four Ways Disgust Is Shaping the Coronavirus Pandemic

Cognitive Development

How Children Play With Others Can Reveal Their Risk for Antisocial Behavior

Children and Poverty

Why Are “Some Kids Worth Less”?

Data

How Data Science Could Revolutionize Population Health

Relationships

Is Love “Blind”?

Election Prediction

What Voters’ Sweat Levels, Facial Expressions, Reveal about Their Feelings for Candidates

Privacy At A Price

Is There a Hidden Cost to Opting Out of Internet Cookies?

Anthropology

Up Close, and Up High, with Orangutans

Opioid Crisis

Tracking the Path of the Opioid Crisis