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Fungus

A New Drug-Resistant Fungus Is Spreading in Hospitals. Is It The Last of Us in Real Life?

Candida auris isn’t going to “cause a zombie apocalypse tomorrow,” says CARB-X director Kevin Outterson—but researchers do need to take it seriously

March 28, 2023

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Education

How to Help Kids Become Better Readers

BU researchers identify solutions to improve reading and literacy skills and help children struggling with reading

2 March 27, 2023

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Mental Health

How Will Anti-Trans Laws Impact Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Mental Health?

As states ban gender-affirming care and participation in sports, BU study finds more than half of trans and gender-diverse kids report depression and self-harm—but that peer and school supports can help

1 March 24, 2023

Latest Headlines

How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women

BU-led study used video games to test ways of balancing agriculture and conservation—and found getting more women involved in decision-making may boost productivity and the planet’s health

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March 16, 2023
Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy

BU researchers with NASA funding will lead a multimillion-dollar, multi-institution project to help develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles

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March 14, 2023
Skiers and Snowboarders Could Be Exposing Themselves to Harmful “Forever Chemicals” Without Realizing

A new BU study finds that routine gear maintenance raises risk of being exposed to PFAS and other chemicals

March 14, 2023
New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses

BU engineers find why some particles—like microplastics—get concentrated and aerosolized by bursting bubbles, while others don’t

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March 9, 2023

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Climate Resilience

Climate Change Is Threatening the Mystic River Watershed—Can It Be Saved?

Researchers at BU’s School of Public Health use geospatial data and mapping tools to support community climate resilience efforts

March 7, 2023

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Football

New BU Study Finds Tackle Football at Young Age Raises Risk for Brain Decline Later

Researchers discover playing football for more than 11 years is tied to less white matter in the brain, could lead to poor impulse control and thinking problems

4 March 6, 2023

More Stories

Experiencing Racism Increases Black Women’s Heart Disease Risk, BU Research Finds

New study shows perceived racism in employment, housing, and interactions with the police associated with 26 percent higher risk of coronary heart disease

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March 1, 2023
BU Researchers Join $100 Million Effort to Fight Future Deadly Pathogens

Scientists from NEIDL and medical and dental schools part of Howard Hughes Medical Institute push to get ahead of pandemics like COVID-19

February 17, 2023
What Now for Bruce Willis after Actor’s Recent Dementia Diagnosis?

Neurologist Andrew Budson of the BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center explains frontotemporal dementia and its connection to Hollywood star’s original aphasia diagnosis

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February 17, 2023
Algorithms Were Supposed to Reduce Bias in Criminal Justice—Do They?

Data can discriminate, says BU’s Ngozi Okidegbe, the first dual-appointed professor to the School of Law and the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

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February 23, 2023

Don’t Miss

BU’s “Ant Man” Studies Ant Brains

For nearly five decades, BU biologist James Traniello has worked with ants to untangle some of biology’s biggest questions about brain evolution

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February 16, 2023
Why We Swipe: Looking for Love in Online Places

COM’s Katy Coduto researches how people use dating apps and what they expect of them

February 13, 2023
Why Were the Two Earthquakes That Struck Turkey and Syria So Catastrophic—and Could They Have Been Predicted?

BU earthquake expert says that safer infrastructure can help prevent catastrophic destruction and quake-safe reconstruction could save lives in the future

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February 9, 2023
Can We Trust ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence to Do Humans’ Work?

OpenAI’s new AI chatbot is making (and writing) headlines, but research by BU behavioral scientist Chiara Longoni suggests we’re still skeptical of machine learning

February 8, 2023

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