Anti-Trans Laws, Noisy Drones, BU Innovates
FACULTY EXPERTS
How Will Anti-Trans Laws Impact Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Mental Health?
As states ban gender-affirming care and participation in sports, a BU study finds more than half of trans and gender-diverse kids report depression and self-harm — but that peer and school supports can help.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy
With support from NASA, BU researchers will lead a multi-million dollar, multi-institution project to help develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles.
ON THE CHARLES RIVER
BU Appoints New Executive Director of Innovates@BU
Siobhan Dullea (CAS ’91), who formerly served as president and CEO of MassChallenge, will lead BU’s training hub for future entrepreneurs.
THOUGHT LEADERS
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During the 12th annual Boston Scholars Recognition event, Mayor Michelle Wu congratulated the City of Boston employees enrolled in BU Metropolitan College graduate programs… Renée Spencer of the BU School of Social Work celebrated Big Sisters Boston with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)… The 2023 Economic Report of the President cited research from Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Olivia Chi, and Alexis Orellana of the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development on staffing shortages in K-12 education… Scientists confirmed a theory by BU art historian Jonathan Ribner that artist Claude Monet may have been inspired by air pollution says CNN.