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September 9, 2009 at 12:54 pm
President Obama makes his latest (final?) pitch for significant healthcare reform in a joint session of Congress tonight. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of ” In Urgent Need of Reform: the U.S Health Care System,” can discuss what’s at stake.
Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu
September 9, 2009 at 12:04 pm
According to Nutrition Professor and healthy eating expert Joan Salge Blake, September (National Food Safety Month) is a good time to take a look in your fridge to determine what's safe. Salge Blake also encourages consumers to take this brief food safety quiz administered by the FDA. She can be reached at (978) 436-0341 or salgeblake@comcast.net.
September 3, 2009 at 10:15 am
New York City is well prepared for the potential outbreak of swine flu, even ahead of other major metropolitan centers. But that's not enough said Al Ozonoff, School of Public Health associate professor of biostatistics.
I believe that New York City has done a very good job of planning and preparation. That being said, nobody really knows what to expect coming into this flu season. We don't know exactly what to prepare for.
Contact Al Ozonoff, 617-638-5866, aozonoff@bu.edu
September 3, 2009 at 9:09 am
AAA is reporting that labor day travel is going to slump this year not because of the economy but, rather, due to it's placement on the calendar: September 7. Dean of BU's School of Hospitality Jim Stamas is available to comment on school year travel and the hospitality industry's reaction to a later-than-usual Labor Day weekend. He can be contacted at stamas@bu.edu or 617-353-6327.
September 3, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Women's Studies Program is hosting a panel discussion entitled "Three Perspectives on Technology and Childbirth in America" today beginning at 4 PM in the lower level of the Women's Resource Center at 775 Commonwealth Ave. Professors Claudia Olivetti, Christina Michaud and Eugene Declercq will offer an overview of the economic, mental, and health implications of technologically assisted birth. Contact 617 358 2370 for more information. EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
September 2, 2009 at 12:28 pm
The world's biggest drug maker, Pfizer, pleaded guilty to a criminal charge to settle allegations of improperly marketing 13 medicines "off label" -- paying a record $2.3 billion fine. School of Law Professor Kevin Outterson, director of the Health Law Program and an authority on drug marketing law, says "off-label" promotion is a signficant problem for public health and the FDA.
"If companies can bypass the FDA and market drugs for unapproved uses, then our drug safety system has been seriously compromises."
Contact Kevin Outterson, 617-353-3103, mko@bu.edu
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, 617-353-2577, beermann@bu.edu
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 of many women's lives." She makes the case in a two-part series of columns on the FindLaw legal Website, the first dealing with the persistence of inequality in the United States, and the second addressing global inequality.
Contact Linda McClain, 617-358-4635, lmcclain@bu.edu
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 Venkatraman, 617-353-7117, venkat@bu.edu
