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  • On Saturday, June 6, people carried signs protesting police brutality at the University of Massachusetts in Boston after the death of George Floyd.
    Policing and Racial Injustice

    Tapping into the Lived Experiences of People in Black Communities Is Key to Police Reform Efforts

  • A photo of fishing boats out for skrei cod in the arctic sea
    Sustainable Oceans

    How the Past Can Guide Our Stewardship of Tomorrow's Sustainable Oceans

  • Structural Racism

    Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”

  • A portrait photo of Ann McKee in her office
    CTE and Alzheimer's Disease

    We Know Repeated Head Hits Contribute to CTE—but What about Alzheimer’s Disease?

  • A portrait photo of Gloria Waters
    COVID-19 Shutdown

    After Major Exodus From Campus Labs, BU Research Plans For a Post-Pandemic Return

  • A photo of a spiral galaxy
    Astrophysics

    Could the Distribution of Galaxies Reveal the Universe’s Invisible Web of Dark Matter?

  • Biomedical engineers in BU professor Allyson Sgro’s lab participated in a workshop to develop individualized action plans and then joined up in person with other members of the community. Together, they met up with a #ShutDownSTEM/Black Lives Matter march walking from Roxbury’s Nubian Square to Boston City Hall.
    STEM ON STRIKE

    BU Researchers #ShutDownSTEM to Combat Racism

  • A photo of the Rio Grande river
    Coronavirus on the Border

    As Coronavirus Exploded in Boston, BU Class Trip to US-Mexico Border Grappled with Evolving Ethics

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