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Heat Illness

How Does Heat Exposure Affect the Body and Mind?

July 6, 2021

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Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

June 25, 2021

Portrait of Graham Wilson, Founding Codirector of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, as he walks out of a brick building with a white door and trim with a bag over his shoulder. He wears a black bomber jacket and blue pants. On the left, a red plaque on the building reads “Boston University, Initiative on Cities, 75”

University News

Graham Wilson, Founding Codirector of BU’s Initiative on Cities, Will Retire

June 8, 2021

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University News

BU to Require All Employees to Disclose Vaccination Status or Plan

June 1, 2021

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Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

May 27, 2021

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Infectious Diseases

Nahid Bhadelia to Head New BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research

May 18, 2021

Aerial photo of a crowding gathers next to the spot where George Floyd was murdered at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. In the photo, many people are seen from above, as well as a mural painted on the ground that says “I Can’t Breathe, I Can’t Breathe” below a blue painting of Floyd as an angel. At the top, painting on the street reads “Justice for Daunte Wright”

Voices & Opinion

POV: With Chauvin Found Guilty, “We Must Keep Our Eyes on the Prize”

April 21, 2021

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Mental Health

Majority of US Faculty Members Help Students Deal with Mental Health Issues—but Few Are Trained for It

April 15, 2021

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Biden's gun control executive order in the White House Rose Garden, April 8, 2021

Gun Control

POV: Biden’s Gun Control Executive Orders Are a Step in the Right Direction

April 8, 2021

Two runners jogging along the Boston Esplanade

Urban Health

Pandemic Introduced Americans to Parks and Open Spaces and Trend Will Continue, Say US Mayors

April 7, 2021

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Science Leadership

From the Broad Institute to the White House: Eric Lander Makes Science Exciting

March 2, 2021

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Alumni in Politics

Meet 16 BU Alums in the Biden Administration

March 2, 2021

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Environmental Health

In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars

February 25, 2021

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Public Health

New BU Lab Studies Medicaid, Where Racism, Poverty, and COVID-19 Meet

February 17, 2021

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Mental Health

Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness Are Peaking in College Students

February 17, 2021

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Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

January 29, 2021

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Police

IoC Survey Reveals Mayors’ Thoughts on Last Year’s Protests against Police Brutality

January 27, 2021

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Climate Change

The State’s Most Ambitious-Ever Climate Bill Is Still on the Table—Here’s What’s at Stake

January 26, 2021

Photo taken outside of the US Supreme Court on June. In the image, DACA recipients and their supporters hold a painted cloth sign that reads “HERE TO STAY” that is decorated with a floral pattern. One of the people present wears a pair of monarch butterfly wings.

Law & Immigration

President Biden Reverses Some of Trump’s Anti-immigration Policies. Now What?

January 25, 2021

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts, as Jill Biden and their children Ashley and Hunter look on on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Photo by Andrew Harnik - Pool

Inauguration Day

President Biden’s Inaugural Address Gave America Reassurance and Hope

January 20, 2021

President Biden’s Inaugural Address Gave America Reassurance and Hope