September 2, 2009 at 10:30 am
Speculation is rumbling that liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 89, may retire — because he has hired fewer law clerks than usual — giving President Obama another chance to nominate a new justice. Law Professor Jack Beermann, an authority on the high court, can offer thoughts on what may be coming. Contact Jack Beermann, […]
September 1, 2009 at 4:39 pm
In this post-identity age when one’s sex, race, or ethnicity should not matter, why still speak about gender? School of Law Professor Linda McClain, co-author of “Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women’s Equal Citizenship,” says gender still matters because “there is still a gap between ideals of sex equality and of equal citizenship in the reality […]
September 1, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Four years after outbidding Google to buy it for more than $3 billion, eBay has now sold the majority interest in the online calling service Skype to a group of private investors for $2.75 billion. School of Management Professor N. Venkat Venkatraman, who chairs the Information Systems Department, can discuss winners and losers. Contact N. Venkat […]
September 1, 2009 at 3:36 pm
After eight years of diminishment, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is being reshaped and emboldened by new Attorney General Eric Holder. Law Professor Robert Volk, an authority on the law and sexual minorities, can discuss what this reemphasis on civil rights could mean. Contact Robert Volk, 617-353-3156, rvolk@bu.edu
September 1, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Nutrition professor and healthy eating expert Joan Salge Blake suggests that research to support the “Freshman 15” is minimal, and that a 15 pound weight-gain is not inevitable for college freshman. Salge Blake says “Some research suggests that the Freshman 15 is a myth as weight gain didn’t occur at all or didn’t occur in […]
August 31, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men are joining forces with Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto. Walt Disney Company’s $4 billion agreement to buy Marvel Entertainment will bring 5,000 Marvel characters under the Disney umbrella. Professor Bill Linsman, director of the BU-in-LA program, can talk about what the blending might mean. Contact Bill Linsman, 323-571-4535, linsman@bu.edu
August 31, 2009 at 10:57 am
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank plans legislation to subject the Federal Reserve to a “complete audit” without encroaching on the central bank’s monetary policy independence. He’s teaming with Texas Republican Ron Paul in the effort. Former Federal Reserve Bank examiner Mark T. Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Managment, can comment. […]
August 31, 2009 at 10:13 am
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August 28, 2009 at 11:36 am
Even as the economy improves, the state of America’s banks is looking more precarious, with the FDIC adding 111 new lenders in the last quarter to its “sick list” of endangered banks. Robert R. Bench, a former deputy Comptroller of the Currency and now senior fellow at the BU School of Law’s Morin Center for Banking […]
August 28, 2009 at 9:54 am
An agreement in which Abbott Laboratories will develop a specific genetic test to screen non-small cell lung cancer tumors to identify potential patients for a proposed oral cancer drug being developed by Pfizer, was hailed as an important development in the new era of personalized genomic medicine, by Avi Spira, MD. He is Associate Professor of […]
