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Boston University Appoints Kenneth Lutchen to Top Research Job
Renowned biomedical engineer, influential researcher, and transformative higher education leader is new vice president and […]
Recording of Long-Lost Opera Rediscovered by BU Researcher Now Available to Stream and Buy
El Caminante, a forgotten Latin American opera, was performed at BU for the first time […]
Brink Bites: Using AI to Spot Alzheimer’s; NIH Backs BU COPD research
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including projects using AI to track […]
Four BU Medical Students Help Make Drinking Water Safer in African Nation
The group traveled to Malawi as part of BU’s Global Health Summer Scholarship program.
This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise—Without Blocking Air
Building on their 2019 breakthrough, researchers unveil a new ultra-open metamaterial that silences a broader […]
Death Count for 2025 LA County Wildfires Likely Higher than Records Show, BU Research Finds
A new study estimates 440 deaths are attributable to the wildfires that set the area […]
Why We’re So Fascinated with True Crime Stories, and How It May Be Impacting Our Well-Being
BU researcher Kathryn D. Coduto has studied why it’s hard to disconnect from cases like […]
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Interning at NASA Fulfills a Lifetime Ambition for This CAS Student
Aashi Parikh participated in the agency’s Student Airborne Research Program, learning how NASA scientists conduct research—and performing fieldwork of her own
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Boston University, Boston Medical Center Researchers Work with High School Students to Build Peer-Led Overdose Prevention Program
Building a curriculum for teens, by teens: students from a Roxbury school met with researchers all summer to learn about opioid overdose prevention