A sci-fi looking illustration in deep blue, purple and green colors. It features what looks like an eye at center, with butterflies bottom left and top right, and a hand holding a bright orb. A moon, circuit board, and clouds are also seen.
SPECIAL ISSUE: BU RESEARCH

IMAGINE A FUTURE…

where science helps us sleep and flourish, where plants revolutionize computing, and where technology and humanity blur. It’s closer than you think. Our special issue on BU research explores these ideas, starting with an introductory essay by acclaimed science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson (GRS’75).

Editor’s Note

Bostonia magazine is experiencing a printing delay due to ongoing paper shortages.

We hope this issue will arrive in homes by late June/early July. In the meantime, please enjoy Bostonia online!

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Spring-Summer 2022

The cover of the Bostonia Spring-Summer issue that reads "Bostonia" "Special Issue: BU Research" and "Imagine" in large text. There are multiple long paragrahs of much smaller text.
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