Photo: A close-up on Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy

How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis

BU historian Benjamin R. Siegel’s Markets of Pain charts opium from a commodity in colonial India to fuel for a drug crisis in modern-day America

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Convergent Research

Boston University Announces New Convergent Research Programs

Photo: Scanning electron microscopic images of presolar silicon carbide grains extracted from the Murchison meteorite, which landed in Australia in 1969. Images courtesy of Nan Liu 
Astrophysics

Tiny Flecks of Ancient Stardust Offer Clues to Solar System Origins

CLASS SELECTION

Student Creates AI-Powered Tool to Analyze Classroom Space Usage on Charles River Campus