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Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

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Election Prediction

What Voters’ Sweat Levels, Facial Expressions, Reveal about Their Feelings for Candidates

March 2, 2020

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Privacy At A Price

Is There a Hidden Cost to Opting Out of Internet Cookies?

February 27, 2020

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Climate Change

How to Deal with Climate Skeptics at Thanksgiving Dinner

November 22, 2019

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Vaping

CDC Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives At Risk, Says BU Researcher

August 28, 2019

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Economics

Could Taxes Deter the Spread of Harmful Fake News?

May 17, 2019

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Communications

In the Fake News Era, Native Ads Are Muddying the Waters

March 18, 2019

Communications

Does Binge-Watching Netflix Warp Your View of the World?

March 6, 2019

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Marketing

In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death

January 23, 2019

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Computer Science

What If You Could Manage Information Overload?

November 27, 2018

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Communications

What Hospitals Can Teach the Police

May 1, 2018

Ran Canetti, a CAS professor of computer science, has won one of the top awards in cryptography. Photo by Cydney Scott

Computer Science

CAS Computer Scientist Honored for Cryptography Innovation

April 30, 2018

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Communications

Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News

February 20, 2018

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History

The Women’s March and Its Impact, One Year Later

January 22, 2018

Communications

How to Convince a Climate Change Skeptic

November 28, 2017

Monic Sun

Marketing

Coupons That Track Your Phone

October 11, 2017

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Business & Social Sciences

Stop the Meeting Madness

July 18, 2017

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Communications

Fake News Influences Real News

June 22, 2017

Global Health

Just Don’t Call It Edutainment

May 30, 2017

Social Sciences

How to Live in a Divided Nation

May 22, 2017

How to Live in a Divided Nation