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July 16, 2009 at 10:40 am
Boston’s only newspaper aimed specifically at the African-American community, the Bay State Banner, was to have been shut down last week for lack of finances. But a group of a dozen investors have been tapped to keep the 44-year-old paper in business. College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler, a former executive editor of the Miami Herald, can discuss the impact of newspapers on communities of color.
Contact Tom Fiedler, 617-353-3488, tfiedler@bu.edu
July 16, 2009 at 10:29 am
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July 16, 2009 at 9:56 am
If you learned from a genetic test that your risk for Alzheimer's disease increased, how would you feel? A study of 162 healthy adult children of patients with Alzheimer's found that people who inherited a key gene showed no more test-related stress, depression, or anxiety than those who did not, according to Dr. Robert Green, lead author of the School of Medicine study, that examined the psychological reprecussions.
Contact Dr. Robert Green, (617) 638-5426, rcgreen@bu.edu
July 16, 2009 at 9:36 am
A debate is under way as to whether the Federal Reserve should be given more oversight powers to monitor risk in the U.S. banking system, as the Treasury secretary has proposed. Former Fed examiner Mark T. Williams, who teaches finance in the School of Management, says the Fed doesn't deserve and can't handle any new responsibilities. In a Reuters commentary, Williams says creating an independent Systematic Risk Oversight Board would be a smarter move.
Contact Mark T. Williams, 617-358-2789, williams@bu.edu
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 healthy, inexpensive recipes and tips and can be contacted at salgeblake@comcast.net or (978) 436-0341.
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, sdavidso@bu.edu
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 Hurley, 617-353-5427, ckhurley@bu.edu
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
