Supporting Undocumented Students

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Supporting Undocumented Students

Boston University President Robert A. Brown joined more than 250 higher education leaders to urge the nation to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  Learn more

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On the Trail of Boston’s Missing Rs

Students in Professor Neil Myler’s linguistics class learn how different English dialects spread across the New World, including the classic Boston accent.  Find those Rs

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Why Fungi Rule the World

With support from the U.S. Department of Energy, BU biologist Jennifer Talbot studies the surprising role that molds and mushrooms play in climate change.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

BU alumna and Chief Medical Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kathryn Brinsfield was given the Distinguished Alumni Award from the BU School of Public Health… Jay Wexler of the BU School of Law explains the legal underpinnings of the Constitution’s prohibition on foreign gifts to federal officials to Politico… Ziming Xuan of the BU School of Public Health discusses the potential impact of tax laws on suicide rates with The Huffington PostThomas Perls of the BU School of Medicine talks about the aging secrets of people who live past age 110 with TodayDon Thea of the School of Public Health identifies new concerns about children born to HIV-infected mothers.