{"id":331,"date":"2019-10-04T10:59:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T14:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/advance-knowledge\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:28:54","slug":"knowledge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/giving\/why\/knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance research that helps the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In a remarkably short time\u2014less than 50 years\u2014BU has taken its place in the ranks of the world\u2019s great research universities.<\/h2>\n<h3>Your gift can sustain and build momentum in this critical area.<\/h3>\n<p>How will we build momentum? By supporting and building our world-class faculty, providing research support for people thinking and working \u201coutside the box,\u201d and facilitating collaborations across international boundaries. In today\u2019s world, a biologist and an engineer working together\u2014from starting points anywhere in the world\u2014are more likely to tackle and solve pressing problems than they would be working alone.<\/p>\n<p>BU\u2019s recent remarkable successes in interdisciplinary realms like infectious diseases, neuroscience, bioinformatics, and biomedical engineering point the way. With continued support, we can build upon these successes and generate new ideas in fields across the University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are many ways to build knowledge at BU:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/giving\/where\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Designate your annual gift<\/a> to your favorite school or college to support research there. Or give to a center that focuses on critical issues, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/22\/form.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=412&amp;cid=1044&amp;dids=354&amp;bledit=1&amp;appealcode=WEBIGS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Institute for Global Sustainability<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/aphasiaresearch\/how-you-can-help\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Brain Recovery<\/a>, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/about-us\/giving\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BU Center for the Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Support undergraduate research with a gift to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/urop\/about\/giving\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/giving\/ways-to-give\/endow\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Endow a professorship<\/a>, career development professorship, or visiting professorship in an area of study that\u2019s meaningful to you<\/li>\n<li>Support fellowships for deserving doctoral students, whose energy and fresh ideas help strengthen both existing and new areas of inquiry<\/li>\n<li>Support a specific research project that matters to you or advances the agenda of your corporation or foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"dar-line\"><\/div>\n<h3>Support research for the real world<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/YouAreWHY_logo_blackBackground-636x582.png\" alt=\"You Are Why logo that has a black background and red and white letters\" width=\"149\" height=\"136\" class=\"wp-image-27748 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/YouAreWHY_logo_blackBackground-636x582.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/YouAreWHY_logo_blackBackground-768x703.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/09\/YouAreWHY_logo_blackBackground.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>Your support helps drive Boston University\u2019s pioneering convergent research, where collaboration across disciplines fuels breakthroughs in technology, biomedical science, data science, the humanities, health, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><span>By uniting diverse expertise, we amplify our impact to transform lives\u2014bringing hope and progress to those affected by disease, climate change, a lack of social opportunity, and countless other challenges. Together, we can accelerate discovery and make meaningful change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.bu.edu\/campaigns\/69013\/donations\/new?designation_id=9300012949&amp;a=11188572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkably short time\u2014less than 50 years\u2014BU has taken its place in the ranks of the world\u2019s great research universities. Your gift can sustain and build momentum in this critical area. How will we build momentum? 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