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Convergence

Can AI Help Predict the Earth’s Climate a Decade from Now?

March 4, 2026

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Pediatric Health

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Emergency Responders Save Children?

February 5, 2026

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Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

December 16, 2025

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Research

Best of The Brink 2025: A Selection of BU’s 10 Most-Read, Liked, and Shared Science and Research Stories

December 16, 2025

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Cancer Series

10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

November 14, 2025

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Semiconductors

BU Engineers Are Helping to Bring Semiconductor Production Back to the US

November 12, 2025

Accolades

National Science Foundation Honors 6 BU Researchers with CAREER Awards

November 12, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Slowing Climate Progress? It’s Complicated

July 31, 2025

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Encryption

Our Online World Relies on Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?

June 2, 2025

AI and Stolen Art

Using AI to Identify Plundered Antiquities

May 27, 2025

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Global Health

BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts

April 23, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Vaping

E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules About Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds

September 13, 2024

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NSF CAREER Awards

Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work

June 27, 2024

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Alzheimer’s

New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease

June 25, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Biased against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views?

May 23, 2024

Photo: Keith Brown, an ENG associate professor of mechanical engineering, stands with autonomous researching robot, MAMA BEAR, in his lab at BU. Structures like these inform the robot’s search for efficiency, and contribute to the larger mission of autonomous research.

Engineering

3D Printing Robot Uses AI Machine Learning for US Army Research

May 21, 2024

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Bias/AI

Can the Bias in Algorithms Help Us See Our Own?

April 8, 2024

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Skin Cancer

Innocent Mole or Skin Cancer? FDA Clears Device with BU-Developed Technology That Makes Detection Easier

February 8, 2024

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers