Thomas "Danny" Boston, professor in the School of Economics, has been invited to serve as the primary data analyst and researcher to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship by Senator and Chair of the committee Mary Landrieu (D-LA). 

In the past, Boston has assisted Senate and House small business committees in evaluating and drafting legislation affecting small businesses, particularly those owned by owned by minorities and women which account for more than half of the sector.