The Boston University Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being, which will research and develop new approaches to sustain young children’s health, well-being and education, is set to officially launch at a two-hour Zoom event for staff and faculty Thursday.

Musk and Bezos, with their wealth and influence, have the power to be major players in humanity’s fight against climate change. They should use their resources for good rather than to tackle the next frontier.

From his office at the State House, Baker began the speech by acknowledging the damage of, and lives lost to, COVID-19 — what he called “the worst public health crisis of the last 100 years.”