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Supreme Court to Hear Case about Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth on Wednesday

Dec 3, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan

One of the term’s highest profile cases, U.S. v. Skrmetti could have broad implications nationwide, say BU LAW professors Supreme Court One of the term’s highest profile cases, U.S. v.
West Nile, Zika, Coronavirus: This BU Researcher is Taking on Some of the World’s Most Serious Viruses-And He Plans to Win

Nov 21, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan |Cydney Scott

Virologist Mohsan Saeed’s research has the potential to save thousands of lives.
Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door

Nov 15, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan |Cydney Scott

Science & Technology The University’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences has been uniquely successful in recruiting—and retaining—women in the field Twitter Facebook Across the United States, women make up roughly half the workforce and roughly half the population. But, zoom in on the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math), and it’s a starkly different story. In data science, for example, only about 15 to 20 percent of professionals in the field are women. It’s a trend...
“Too Many Balls” Had Too Little Foresight

Oct 18, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan

BU advertising expert Doug Gould on what went wrong with that spectacularly disastrous ad campaign from Boston’s new professional women’s soccer club Social Media BU advertising expert Doug Gould on what went wrong with that spectacularly disastrous ad campaign from Boston’s new professional women’s soccer club Twitter Facebook When the ownership group behind Boston’s new professional women’s soccer team announced the team’s name, BOS Nation Football Club, the public reaction was muted. But...
“Too Many Balls” Had Too Little Foresight

Oct 18, 2024 | publicnow.com | Molly Callahan

"Too Many Balls" Had Too Little ForesightBU advertising expert Doug Gould on what went wrong with that spectacularly disastrous ad campaign from Boston's new professional women's soccer clubThe name of Boston's new National Women's Soccer League team was revealed in mid-October with a marketing campaign that focused on the city's men's sports teams, including this cheeky slogan: "There are too many balls in this town." BU advertising expert Doug Gould analyzes the swift backlash.
Searching for Answers-One Brain at a Time

Oct 11, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan

Searching for Answers—One Brain at a Time The BU CTE Center, which is directed by neuropathologist Ann McKee, is a global leader in the study of the neurodegenerative disease—which is why so many families turn to it for answers about their loved ones’ fractured lives.
Psychedelics, MCAS, Rideshare Unions, and More: What You Need to Know about This Year’s Ballot Questions

Oct 10, 2024 | bu.edu | Rich Barlow |Molly Callahan

Massachusetts voters will decide five measures, pick a president and state leaders Politics Massachusetts voters will decide five measures, pick a president and state leaders Twitter Facebook This Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, Massachusetts voters will face the largest slate of ballot questions in decades. Voters in the commonwealth will be asked to weigh in on five issues: the use of the MCAS as a graduation requirement, the legalization of psychedelics, unionization for rideshare...
What Is the Role of Universities after October 7?

Oct 9, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan |Jackie Ricciardi

"Exactly what it was before October 7," scholar Wendy Pearlman said Tuesday at an event hosted by BU faculty Higher Education “Exactly what it was before October 7,” scholar Wendy Pearlman said Tuesday at an event hosted by BU faculty Twitter Facebook In the year after the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, college campuses have roiled with protests and encampments about the initial attack and about the ongoing, expanding war in the region. But university-as-testing-ground-for-debate...
New Supreme Court Term Kicks Off with “Ghost Guns” Case

Oct 4, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan

Garland v. VanDerStok could open a massive loophole in the country’s gun laws: BU LAW’s Michael Ulrich explains the stakes Supreme Court Garland v.
Grab Your Popcorn: Here’s What to Expect in the Walz-Vance VP Debate

Sep 30, 2024 | bu.edu | Molly Callahan

Lauren Mattioli: We shouldn’t expect the VP debate to move opinion enough to influence the election outcome on its own, but we can consider debates alongside broader campaign phenomena, which can have small but distinguishable effects on voters’ preferences and turnout. Andrew David: VP debates rarely have the impact that presidential debates do.