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    • Government & Law
    • History
    • Linguistics & Language Sciences
    • Social Science

    African Studies Center

    The African Studies Center is one of the nation’s oldest leaders in promoting African language and area studies since its founding in 1953. As a center for excellence for researching, learning, and teaching about Africa, the ASC provides opportunities for students and scholars across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to pursue rigorous […]
    • Geriatrics & Gerontology
    • Medicine
    • Neuroscience
    • Pharmacology & Toxicology
    • Psychiatry & Psychology

    Alzheimer’s Disease Center

    The Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center is a National Institute on Aging Center focused on research aimed at reducing the human and economic costs of Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of knowledge. Established in 1996, the BU ADRC  is one of 33 AD Research Centers in the US funded by the National Institutes of […]
    • Government & Law
    • History
    • Linguistics & Language Sciences

    American Institute of Afghanistan Studies

    The American Institute for Afghanistan Studies at BU is a private, scholarly institution founded in 2003 to support research on all aspects of Afghanistan’s history and culture and to promote scholarly ties between Afghanistan and the United States.
    • Government & Law
    • History

    American Political History Institute

    An internationally recognized center for the study of America’s political past, the American Political History Institute is Boston University’s intellectual hub for research, teaching, and scholarly exchange in the field of US political history.
    • Biology
    • Medicine

    Amyloidosis Center

    The Amyloidosis Center at the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center is recognized internationally as a leader in basic and clinical research on amyloidosis and related diseases. Its mission is to serve as a referral center for evaluation and treatment of patients with amyloid diseases, coordinating center for clinical trials and laboratory research on systemic […]
    • Religion

    Anna Howard Shaw Center

    The Anna Howard Shaw Center at Boston University School of Theology promotes structures and practices that empower women and honor diversity. The Center is named after the Reverend Doctor Anna Howard Shaw, a Methodist minister, medical doctor, and suffragist. Ten years after its founding in 1978, the Shaw Center was designated as the women’s center […]
    • Linguistics & Language Sciences
    • Psychiatry & Psychology

    Aphasia Resource Center

    The Aphasia Resource Center is one of the nation’s preeminent aphasia clinical research and rehabilitation centers. The goals of its research are to systematically implement assessment and rehabilitation practices to enhance the communication skills of individuals with aphasia, develop a systematic, evidence-based protocol in diagnosing and rehabilitating patients with aphasia, facilitate effective translation of research […]
    • Geriatrics & Gerontology
    • Medicine

    Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Center

    The Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Center was established in 1983 to advance basic and translational research in rheumatology and to translate laboratory findings into new therapeutic strategies for rheumatic diseases. A broad research focus in the AADC is related to mechanisms of fibrosis and vasculopathy, as well as mechanisms of dysregulation of innate and adaptive […]
    • Dentistry
    • Psychiatry & Psychology
    • Public Health

    Behavioral Science Research, Center for

    The mission of the Center for Behavioral Science Research is to conduct state-of-the-art research and training in behavioral science and health behavior change using clinical and public health approaches to improve health among diverse populations, across the lifespan. Specifically, its focus is to: investigate methods of motivating health behavior change, investigate new technologies and channels […]
    • Biology
    • Geosciences

    Biogeoscience, Interdisciplinary Program in

    The Biogeoscience Program is a community of students, postdocs, and faculty whose research interests converge at the boundaries of traditional natural science disciplines. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary research and coursework, focusing on the biogeochemistry and biogeophysics of natural and managed ecosystems, with faculty and students drawn from the departments of biology and earth & environment. Research and […]

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