Diversifying STEM
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Diversifying STEM
Boston University joined the Women’s High Tech Coalition and Bloomberg Government to host a Capitol Hill briefing describing how an all-female hackathon provided a pathway for young women to enter technology fields. Find out how
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
BU researchers are discovering why black women face more health risks before, during, and after pregnancy. See what they’re doing about it
FACULTY EXPERT
Treating Gulf War Illness
Kimberly Sullivan of the BU School of Public Health is one of the country’s foremost experts on veterans’ illnesses caused by chemical exposure during the Gulf War, and she is determined to find effective treatments. Learn what she knows
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
The BU Global Development Policy Center released a report last week on Rethinking Trade Treaties and Access to Medicines…. Laura Lewis of the BU College of Engineering explains how sleep cleans up the brain to Reuters… Spencer Piston and Luisa Godinez Puig of the BU College of Arts & Sciences say white Trump voters are richer than they appear in The Washington Post… Henrik Selin of the BU Pardee School of Global Studies examines whether the Paris climate agreement can succeed without U.S. participation in The Conversation… Jeanne Kelley of BU Global Programs speaks with WBUR about how delays in international student visa processing are impacting Massachusetts.