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Stopping Moles from Turning into the Deadliest Type of Skin Cancer
New research from BU’s School of Medicine shows that activating proteins that regulate growth in cells helps prevent moles from mutating into melanoma
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Making Psychedelic Therapy Accessible to Underserved Communities
Deidra Somerville (SSW’95) tackles inequality at the frontiers of therapy
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Live from Space, BU Alum and Astronaut Bob Hines Talks Gravity, Lasagna, NASA Careers
University event lets high school students and others ask questions of astronauts on the International Space Station
2July 20, 2022 -
Can WhatsApp Messages Be Secure and Encrypted—but Traceable at the Same Time?
A new program could strengthen the security and privacy of WhatsApp, Signal, and other end-to-end encrypted messaging apps and help them better moderate online abuse
1August 10, 2022
Current Issue
Spring-Summer 2022
Alumni
Words on Labor, Writ Large at the ICA Watershed
Alum Joe Wardwell’s monumental two-wall work on view through September 5
Visual Arts
From Art School Star to Art World’s Rising Star
Oscar Morel (CFA’22) is gaining recognition for his collages depicting his Bronx neighborhood
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Entrepreneurial AlumThe Beer to Have When You’re Having More Than One…Curry
Issues
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Fall 2021
- Data Science Jobs Are Hot—and with a State-of-the-Art Building, New Faculty, and a New Major, BU Is Ready
- Priest Shortage? Why a Surprising Number of BU Alums Are Entering the Catholic Priesthood
- How Scientists Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87) and Katalin Karikó Developed the Revolutionary mRNA Technology inside COVID Vaccines
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Browse Sections
Arts & Culture
- Introducing Young Readers to the Beauty and Wonder of Our National Parks
- In Alum Stewart O’Nan’s Ocean State, Teenage Passion Turns Deadly
- Words on Labor, Writ Large at the ICA Watershed
Business & Economics
- My Big Idea: Helping Parents Avoid Repeated Trips to the Pediatrician’s Office
- Meet the Four Alums Who Made the Forbes “30 Under 30” and New “50 Over 50” Lists
- Opening Doors: Roger Wellington (SHA’94)
Education & Social Service
- Should Women Be Ordained Catholic Deacons?
- 11 History-Making, History-Shaping Women from Boston University
- Data Science Jobs Are Hot—and with a State-of-the-Art Building, New Faculty, and a New Major, BU Is Ready
Feedback
- Feedback: Terriers and the Priesthood; More Thoughts on Ibram X. Kendi; Alum George Wein Remembered; and More
- Feedback: Readers Weigh In on Ibram X. Kendi, Howard Zinn, and the BU of the 1970s
- Feedback: Readers Weigh In on a Changing BU, the Legacy of Travis Roy, the Health Effects of Alcohol, and More
Government & Law
- The Battle for Reproductive Rights
- 11 History-Making, History-Shaping Women from Boston University
- Forced to Evacuate Ukraine, Nicole Jepeal (CAS’11) Worries about Those Left Behind
Health & Medicine
- Making Psychedelic Therapy Accessible to Underserved Communities
- The Battle for Reproductive Rights
- Opening Doors: David Waters (GRS’89)
Science & Technology
- Live from Space, BU Alum and Astronaut Bob Hines Talks Gravity, Lasagna, NASA Careers
- Kim Stanley Robinson on the Importance of Imagination
- Understanding Sleep and Future Sleep Disorder Treatments
Sports
- How the Paralympics Are Helping Society Become More Inclusive
- 11 History-Making, History-Shaping Women from Boston University
- Dream Role for Alum Michael Chiklis: Celtics Legend Red Auerbach
Tributes
- From Art School Star to Art World’s Rising Star
- CAS’ Seymour M. “Mike” Miller Was an Influential Sociologist
- Remembering Three Alums and a Pardee Professor Emeritus
University News
- Frederick S. Pardee (Questrom’54,’54, Hon.’06) Remembered for His Generosity and Vision
- Two Alums Make Time’s List of Most Influential People of 2022
- These 10 Asian American and Pacific Islander Alums Are Changing the World