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06/04/2026

What does it take to find your voice, and turn a childhood dream into a career on the world stage? In this installment of Leaders Among Us, Boston University President Melissa Gilliam sits down with BU alum and award-winning Singaporean news anchor Glenda Chong (COM'97) for an intimate conversation about purpose, trust, and what it truly means to lead.

Recorded in March 2026 at the 20th Annual Asia Alumni Forum in Singapore, the conversation begins with a vivid origin story: at 13 years old, Glenda stood in front of her family's TV, pointed at the news anchor on screen, and told her parents, "I'm going to be her." She never wavered from that goal.

Glenda credits her time at Boston University as a turning point, not just academically, but personally. Growing up in Singapore, where speaking out wasn't the norm, BU challenged her to find her voice. Her standout resume, built on a BU education and key internships, helped her land a role at Singapore's only media company, and she never looked back.

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37 students. 200+ municipalities. One shared vision: an equitable clean energy future.Boston University students are on ...
06/03/2026

37 students. 200+ municipalities. One shared vision: an equitable clean energy future.

Boston University students are on the front lines of Massachusetts' energy transition, supporting real clean energy work through the Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative. And they're armed with powerful new tools: the CELT Energy Transition Atlas and Massachusetts Energy Explorer, platforms that centralize years of scattered data and make it actionable for communities across the Commonwealth.

Developed by Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, these tools represent what happens when students, faculty, and public agencies collaborate to solve climate challenges. As one student noted, "We have an unparalleled window into the state's clean energy future, and we're learning how to drive it forward."

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Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Zepbound have taken the world by storm, helping millions shed pounds quickly. But as wai...
06/02/2026

Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Zepbound have taken the world by storm, helping millions shed pounds quickly.

But as waistlines shrink, researchers are asking a deeper question: What are these drugs doing to our brains?

Boston University researchers are studying how GLP-1 medications may affect dopamine, motivation, and the brain’s reward system. Their work aims to uncover the long-term neurological effects of these increasingly popular drugs and better understand how they may influence behavior, cravings, and decision-making.

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Happy Pride Month, Terriers 🏳️‍🌈Boston is celebrating with events that honor the LGBTQ+ community through creativity, co...
06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month, Terriers 🏳️‍🌈

Boston is celebrating with events that honor the LGBTQ+ community through creativity, connection, and community. From campus programs to citywide celebrations, parades, performances, and gatherings throughout June offer opportunities to reflect on LGBTQ+ history, celebrate progress, and come together in support of inclusion and belonging.

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From measles and cholera to mpox and emerging diseases, Boston University’s BEACON outbreak tracker is helping public he...
06/01/2026

From measles and cholera to mpox and emerging diseases, Boston University’s BEACON outbreak tracker is helping public health officials monitor infectious disease threats around the world in real time🔬

In its first year, the platform tracked 181 pathogens across 169 countries and territories, providing critical information to governments, healthcare providers, researchers, and the public. The initiative is designed to make outbreak data more accessible and actionable, helping communities respond more quickly to emerging health threats.

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05/31/2026

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There's a chance you might not be carrying the right safety gear when you hike. A new study from Boston University resea...
05/29/2026

There's a chance you might not be carrying the right safety gear when you hike.

A new study from Boston University researcher John Lambert found that many hikers and trail runners may be heading into the wilderness less prepared than they think. After surveying more than 600 visitors at Rocky Mountain National Park, Lambert found that only a small percentage carried the recommended emergency gear and safety essentials needed for wilderness preparedness.

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Boston University’s Online MBA program is helping working professionals grow their careers without stepping away from th...
05/28/2026

Boston University’s Online MBA program is helping working professionals grow their careers without stepping away from them. For graduates Amy Graff (Questrom’25) and Raymond Makharadze Ortiz (Questrom’25), the program offered more than business fundamentals—it provided real-world collaboration, leadership skills, and a global professional network. Designed for mid-career professionals, Questrom’s OMBA combines flexible online learning with an innovative curriculum built around real business challenges.

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Boston University’s men’s and women’s lightweight rowing teams are heading to California 🌊🌴☀️This weekend, they will pa...
05/28/2026

Boston University’s men’s and women’s lightweight rowing teams are heading to California 🌊🌴☀️

This weekend, they will participate in the IRA National Championship Regatta, the largest event of the season. After months of preparation, both teams aim to perform well against some of the leading rowing programs in the nation.

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An Ebola outbreak in Central Africa that has already claimed more than 130 lives has become a “public health emergency o...
05/27/2026

An Ebola outbreak in Central Africa that has already claimed more than 130 lives has become a “public health emergency of international concern,” according to the World Health Organization. Although the outbreak hasn’t yet reached pandemic levels, the WHO’s director general has said he is “deeply concerned about the scale and speed” of its spread.

The Boston University–led global infectious diseases tracker, BEACON, first flagged an uptick in Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri Province in mid-May, noting the possible presence of a virus species—Bundibugyo ebolavirus—that currently has no vaccine. In subsequent reports, the BEACON team monitored the disease’s rapid spread, including across the border to Uganda; the tracker is based at BU’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

To find out how concerned we should be about the current outbreak and to get the latest on research to slow or halt its progress, we spoke with Robert Davey, NEIDL’s interim director and a BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine professor of virology, immunology, and microbiology.

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