Alumni+ Big Shot Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox Video
On Campus+ Bricks of Life Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life Video
Alumni10 Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him. Video
Books+ Exploring Endurance Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
June 18, 2019Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial IntelligenceData and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a ShotGreg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
June 10, 2019A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersDid noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
June 10, 2019Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
June 6, 2019Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-DayFounder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
June 4, 2019Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & SciencesAfter nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
September 1, 2017 MED Neuroscience Program Gives Undergrads Experience and Insight Integrates research, hands-on neuroanatomy, and neurosurgery
July 26, 2017 CTE Found in 99 Percent of Former NFL Players Studied Data suggest disease may be more common in football players than previously thought
July 26, 2017 BU’s Howard Eichenbaum Dies at 69 CAS professor conducted groundbreaking research in the science of memory
May 9, 2017 Neurophotonics Center Aims to Advance Understanding of the Brain David Boas to be founding director
April 28, 2017 Science Coalition: Federal Funding Sparks Innovation A trio of BU start-ups among 102 cited as fruits of government research grants
April 21, 2017 Is Soda Bad for Your Brain? (And Is Diet Soda Worse?) Both sugary and diet drinks correlated with accelerated brain aging
April 3, 2017 Mind Reader To treat language disorders, Tyler Perrachione investigates what makes dyslexic brains different
February 23, 2017 BU Names Kilachand Honors College Associate Directors Linda Doerrer, Paul Lipton lend scientific thought to “visionary” curriculum
January 27, 2017 The Dyslexia Paradox Differences in how the brain adapts to sights and sounds could be at the root of reading disorder