Engineering & Computing

Synthetic Biology

BU Engineer Builds Next-Gen Sensors with Mix of Living Cells and Tiny Electronics

Accolades

BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Innovation

Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”

NASA Telescope Launch

NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Launches into Space—with a Device Created by BU Students on Board

Student Research

Research Program Helps Bridge the Opportunity Gap for Young Engineers

University News

Boston University Appoints Kenneth Lutchen to Top Research Job

Space Sciences

The Moon Landing That Made Boston University History

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Slowing Climate Progress? It’s Complicated

Health & Medicine

Curing Heart Attacks, Replacing Diseased Organs—Christopher Chen Is Engineering a Healthier Future

Encryption

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

AI and Stolen Art

Using AI to Identify Plundered Antiquities

Campus Climate Lab

BU Students Win Janetos Climate Action Prize for Uncovering Air Quality Gaps Between Old and New Campus Buildings

Research News

Brink Bites: Tracking Endangered Frogs, Why Concentration Wanders, Studying Kids’ Beliefs

Innovator of the Year

Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

Global Health

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

Hearing Loss

Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places and Crowded Spaces? Researchers Say New BU-Developed Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Users

Accolades

BU’s Kenneth Lutchen Named AAAS Fellow

Social Work

BU School of Social Work Makes a “Transformative” Hire for Childhood Equity

Global Health

“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts

Microplastics

Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, BU Study Finds