As health officials prepare for the return of the H1N1 flu virus this fall, after stockpiling antiviral medications, recent staff cuts in public health departments raise concerns over having sufficient resources to carry out rapid vaccination plans. Alexander Ozonoff, assistant professor of biostatistics at the School of Public Health, can discuss the issues facing public […]
The SEC will propose that companies disclose, for the first time, how they compensate nonexecutives — not just their top five executives. School of Law Professor Tamar Frankel, author of “Trust and Honesty: America’s Business Culture at a Crossroads,” says this makes sense. “If the highest rewarded sales focus are on highest dollars, we ought to […]
In becoming the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, New Hampshire’s strategy was to extend marriage equality while affirming religious freedom. School of Law Professor Linda McClain, a family law authority, asks: “Will this message from New Hampshire and other New England states — that separate is not equal in terms if dignity, respect, and […]
The most ambitious lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1992 is set for June 17, when NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) embarks on a year-long exploration — a key first step toward returning humans to the Moon. Harlan Spence, professor of astronomy is leading a team that will study how the lunar radiation environment will […]
With major healthcare-reform bills expected to be introduced this month, President Obama is ratcheting up the public heat on Congress to agree on a measure to both expand coverage and cut costs. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of the upcoming “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can put the […]
After revelations of overblown expense accounts by members of Parliment and the resignations of several top cabinet ministers from P.M. Gordon Brown’s Labor government, Britain’s political system is hurting on election day today. College of Communication Associate Dean Tobe Berkovitz, a political communications expert teaching in BU’s London program, can put the English mess into […]
According to a February study, 68% of people in Bulgaria like the taste of fast food too much to give it up, versus only 44% of Americans. For commentary on this study’s findings, and America’s “love/hate” relationship with fast food, contact Joan Salge Blake at salgeblake@comcast.net or (978) 436-0341 (cell).
For Michael Siegel, MD, a long time anti-smoking advocate and professor of social and behavioral sciences, the proposed Food and Drug Administration regulation of cigarettes is really a smoke screen for Big Tobacco. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, he states that the legislation was crafted, in part, by Philip Morris in a deal with […]
General Motors is launching a post-bankruptcy advertising campaign targeting network TV, the Web, and Facebook, with the hook: “We’re not witnessing the end of the American Car. We’re witnessing the rebirth of the American Car.” College of Communication Professor Christopher Cakebread, an expert on controversial ads, can discuss GM’s gambit. Contact Christopher Cakebread, 617-353-3476, ccakebre@bu.edu
Newspapers are in a quandry. Print advertising revenues are dropping but Web ads can’t make up the difference, and the industry is reluctant to ask for a bailout from the government it covers. In the latest move, the Sunday Times of London reportedly plans to launch a standalone Website and is considering charging readers for it. College of Communication […]
