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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Eating healthy should not be an financial decision
July 15, 2009 at 10:21 am
Convenient and inexpensive health foods like the potato and canned veggies are making a comeback in the current economic climate. Public Health Officials here in the US are encouraging people to lo0k for cheaper alternatives to the mixed green-based diet people maintained before the recession. Registered Dietition and nutrition professor Joan Salge Blake can offer […]
House Dems stake out healthcare reform
July 15, 2009 at 9:52 am
With senators still wrangling over theirs, House Democrats have unveiled their healthcare reform bill that now heads to votes in three committees. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can assess the various proposals as they percolate on Capitol Hill. Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, […]
“Bolder” financial reg overhaul?
July 15, 2009 at 9:13 am
Two former SEC chairman are proposing an overhaul of U.S. financial regulation that is significantly “bolder” than that recently proposed by the Treasury Department. School of Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law and former counsel to the Fed Board of Governors, can compare the proposals. Contact Cornelius […]
Sotomayor hearings resume
July 15, 2009 at 8:58 am
After testifying that her Hispanic identity would not distort her judicial decision making, Sonia Sotomayor is back before the Senate Judiciary Committee defending her fitness to serve on the Supreme Court. School of Law Professor James Fleming, a Constitutional scholar, can discuss how these hearings compare with those in the past. Contact James Fleming, 617-353-2942, jfleming@bu.edu
Microsoft targets Web
July 14, 2009 at 11:06 am
By offering details of its Web-based, free version of its Office software, Microsoft continues its strategy of profiting both from boxed software and online distribution. And it marks the latest battle in the business war between Microsoft and Internet-based rivals like Google. School of Management Professor N. Venkat Venkatraman, head of the Information Systems Department, […]
Taylor’s war-crimes trial defense
July 14, 2009 at 9:56 am
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president and first African leader to be tried for war crimes, took the stand in his defense today in the Hague. He denied commanding rebels who slaughtered 500,000 in neighboring Sierra Leone. International Relations Professor Charles Stith, a former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania and now director of BU’s African Presidential […]
Secret CIA anti-terrorist plan exposed
July 13, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Controversy is erupting over the fact that Congressional leaders weren’t briefed on a capture-or-kill al Qaeda operatives plan the CIA mulled on and off since the 9/11 attacks (now officially cancelled by current CIA Director Panetta). School of Law lecturer Philip O’Neill, Jr., who teaches national security law, can discuss what it all might mean. […]
EU, Turkey sign gas pipeline deal
July 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Aimed at cutting Europe’s reliance on energy from Russia, Turkey and five European Union nations today signed a landmark agreement to run a gas pipeline from the Caspian Sea area to Europe via Turkey. Energy risk-management expert Mark T. Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Management, can discuss what this could mean for […]
