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Biology

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Conservation

River Herring in Martha’s Vineyard Are Disappearing. A BU Marine Biologist Is Trying to Help Save Them

June 12, 2025

Marine Biology

Protecting Maine’s Coastal Heritage—and Her Own

June 10, 2025

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NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

May 27, 2025

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Carbon Credits

Do Forest Carbon Credits Work and Actually Help the Environment?

May 15, 2025

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Microbes

Microbes Reveal Clues About Extraterrestrial Life

April 16, 2025

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Accolades

BU Biologist Receives 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 18, 2025

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Awards

Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers

February 4, 2025

Awards

Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?

January 29, 2025

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Deep Sea

See the First Detailed Illustration of an Ancient Deep-Sea Mountain

January 17, 2025

Research

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

December 13, 2024

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NEIDL

West Nile, Zika, Coronavirus: This BU Researcher Is Taking On Some of the World’s Most Serious Viruses—and He Plans to Win

November 21, 2024

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Plant Lab

Studying Plant Genomics Can Bring Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering Breakthroughs

October 17, 2024

Professorship Awards

Career Development Professorships Awarded to Five BU Researchers

September 26, 2024

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 2024

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Fall

Boston’s Rain-Free Month May Mean Fall Foliage Will Come Early This Year

September 18, 2024

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Self-Amplifying RNA

A New Type of RNA Could Revolutionize Vaccines and Cancer Treatments

September 9, 2024

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Undergraduate Research

Getting Their Hands Dirty in the Lab—and in the Charles River

August 26, 2024

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Marine Science

Oxygen Produced in the Deep Sea Raises Questions about Extraterrestrial Life

August 15, 2024

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Scientific Diving

Scuba Diving Safely for Marine Biology Research

July 9, 2024

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NSF CAREER Awards

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

June 27, 2024

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