His latest – and possibly last – book tackles America’s foreign policy before and after 9/11. Could it also serve as an antidote to the fragmented attention and political duplicity of our current moment?
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The university counts seven Nobel Laureates including Martin Luther King, Jr. (PhD ‘55) and Elie Wiesel, 35 Pulitzer Prize winners, nine Academy Award winners, Emmy and Tony Award winners among its faculty and alumni. BU also has MacArthur, Sloan, and Guggenheim Fellowship holders as well as American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences members among its past and present graduates and faculty.
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The real ‘secret’ of their success lies in a complex network of social mobility and connection with local communities.
Many Americans still write checks, even if you no longer do.
The government is kicking in $1,000 for babies born in calendar years 2025 through 2028.
Catchy rhythms like the tresillo are examples of how our musical perception and preference negotiate between simplicity and complexity.
The rapidly growing popularity of prediction markets is sparking worries about the markets’ effects on US politics, where campaign staff has bet on its candidate’s electoral performance.
Chaque ville est différente, mais elles peuvent s'inspirer les unes des autres.
Every city is different but they can learn from each other.
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease, doctors and scientists explain. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.
The ideology named after former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez became more authoritarian under Nicolás Maduro. Can the country’s new leader steer it back toward democracy?
From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.
Lancé en 1925 par un dandy, Harold Ross, le « New Yorker » a imposé un ton, un style et une exigence littéraire qui ont redéfini la presse américaine.
Écouter les demandes des salariés et négocier semble être la meilleure voie dans une entreprise. Mais les directions sont-elles toujours sincères dans leur volonté d’aboutir ?
Aux États-Unis, Halloween n’est plus une simple fête de fantômes et de citrouilles : c’est un business de plusieurs milliards de dollars. Les décorations s’installent dès l’été, les ventes de costumes explosent, et les dépenses par foyer ont doublé en vingt ans.
Once a modest fall festivity, Halloween has transformed into a monthslong commercial phenomenon. You can hardly blame retailers.
Short-term renewals of policies such as the ACA subsidies set up repeated battles in Congress.
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
In 2024, seven times more Americans were struck by lightning than were convicted of federal mortgage fraud.
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Assistant Professor of History, Boston University
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Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Boston University
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Master Lecturer in Humanities, Boston University
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University
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Professor of Information Systems, Boston University
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Professor of Business Analytics, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Distinguished Professor & Chair of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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PhD candidate, Statistics, Boston University
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Professor of Management and Organizations & Sociology at Questrom School of Business & College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Boston University
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Master Lecturer and Interim Director of Latin American Studies, Boston University