Ecological Forecasting
Photonics
Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?
BU engineer Siddharth Ramachandran is developing a technology that could cut the power needed to transmit data—and maybe one day improve brain imaging
Religion and Ukraine
BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine
Undergraduate project catalogued Vladimir Putin’s use of iconography to support invasion
CTE and Ice Hockey
BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE
Largest study of its kind also found 18 of 19 NHL players whose brains were studied had the neurodegenerative disease
Opera
How a BU Researcher Found and Revived a Long-Lost Operatic Masterpiece
Cuban composer Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes’ opera El Caminante, rediscovered after more than a century, had its world (re)premiere at Boston University
Research News
Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including navigating dating apps, expanding sign language research, and awards from Time and the White House
Undergraduate Research
Written in the Stars: How a BU Undergrad Rediscovered Her Passion for Space Science
Astrophysics student Ariyana Bonab has studied the composition of 54,000 white dwarf stars—but she almost gave up on the subject
NEIDL
West Nile, Zika, Coronavirus: This BU Researcher Is Taking On Some of the World’s Most Serious Viruses—and He Plans to Win
Virologist Mohsan Saeed’s research has the potential to save thousands of lives. His next focus: stopping mosquitoes from spreading disease
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What Could Donald Trump’s Second Presidential Term Mean for Science, Scientists, and Research?
“Investments in science are not going away, period. The nation values the work of researchers,” says BU Federal Relations head
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BU Center on Forced Displacement Magazine Highlights Plight of Millions Compelled to Flee Their Homes
Critical Forced Displacement brings together academics, artists, and displaced people to offer different views of the global issue
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Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias?
With help from a $29 million grant, a BU researcher is coleading a national project to determine whether addressing key lifestyle and risk factors could reduce dementia risk
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2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Interdisciplinary research fund was established to tackle biggest challenges in the life sciences
November 13, 2024
Veterans
How Can We Better Support the Mental Well-Being of Veterans Returning from Service?
BU researchers Casey Taft and Dawne Vogt are tackling the trauma-related challenges veterans often face with the goal of helping those who’ve sacrificed so much
Reproductive Health
Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward
Catherine M. Klapperich and Joyce Y. Wong are pioneering research into reproductive health issues, from uterine fibroids to preeclampsia to hormone monitoring
Latest Headlines
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Using Light to Monitor Blood Pressure and Track Cancer Treatment Progress
Understanding how light interacts with living cells and tissues is the foundation of BU engineer Darren Roblyer’s medical device inventions, which can open up a whole new way of monitoring health
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BU’s Leading Home for Infectious Diseases Research to Get Major Upgrade with NIH Grant
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) will use $7.5 million to update facilities and increase research capacity
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Brink Bites: From Microscopic Worlds to Cancer Disparities
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a glimpse inside a songbird’s brain and a study tracking a cancer trial equity decline
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For BU Undergrad, Meal Leftovers Aren’t Trash—They’re Glimpses into the Past
Student archaeologist Jessica Buckley pieces together human history by looking at old shellfish remains
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Funding Health Research
How ARPA-H Is Accelerating Funding in Biomedical, Medicine, and Health Research—and How BU’s Scientists Can Benefit
A deputy director from the President Biden–founded Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is visiting BU to discuss support for “high-risk, high-payoff” projects
Antimicrobial Resistance
Italian Government Gives $21 Million to BU-Led Effort to Develop New Antibiotics, Vaccines, Diagnostics
Nonprofit research and product accelerator CARB-X will use funding in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Lung Disease
Global Biopharma Giant GSK and BU Announce Collaboration to Pioneer New Lung Disease Treatments
Linkup aims to drive research into pulmonary fibrosis, a disease with no existing cure
CTE Series: Part 1
Searching for Answers—One Brain at a Time
Families who donate their loved one’s brain to BU’s CTE Center are helping researchers such as Ann McKee push the boundary of what we know about neurodegenerative diseases
CTE Series: Part 2
“It Will Make CTE a Treatable Disease”: The Race for a Diagnosis in Life
CTE can only be diagnosed after death, but BU researchers are pushing closer to a breakthrough—one that could give patients answers before it’s too late
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CTE Series: Part 3
Research on CTE and Concussions Changed the NFL. Experts Say That’s Not Enough
New equipment, new rules, new attitudes won’t matter unless they trickle down to college, high school, and youth football
CTE Series: Part 4
10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us about the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service
From amateur athletes’ brain injury risk to how sports hits change the brain’s white matter, here are some of the latest findings from BU researchers
CTE Series: Part 5
What Is CTE?
BU student Natalie Lett explains the progressive brain disease—chronic traumatic encephalopathy—that’s been found in hundreds of former contact sports athletes
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Arts & Humanities
- BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine
- How a BU Researcher Found and Revived a Long-Lost Operatic Masterpiece
- Career Development Professorships Awarded to Five BU Researchers
Business
- Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
- The Brink, BU’s Award-Winning Research News Site, Is Hiring a Science Writing Intern
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Engineering & Computing
- Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
- 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
- Using Light to Monitor Blood Pressure and Track Cancer Treatment Progress
Health & Medicine
- BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE
- West Nile, Zika, Coronavirus: This BU Researcher Is Taking On Some of the World’s Most Serious Viruses—and He Plans to Win
- 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Innovation
- Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
- 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
- Using Light to Monitor Blood Pressure and Track Cancer Treatment Progress
Natural Sciences
- West Nile, Zika, Coronavirus: This BU Researcher Is Taking On Some of the World’s Most Serious Viruses—and He Plans to Win
- Written in the Stars: How a BU Undergrad Rediscovered Her Passion for Space Science
- 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Research Accolades
- Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
- 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
- Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias?
Social Sciences
- BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine
- Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
- What Could Donald Trump’s Second Presidential Term Mean for Science, Scientists, and Research?