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Natural Sciences

High school student Lauren Strong talks to Boston University mechanical engineering professor Helen Fawcett while participating in a new program to promote diversity in the STEM fields

STEM

Photonics Center Programs Promote Diversity in STEM Fields

August 7, 2015

Steve Grossberg, Boston University Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems, in his home office

Neuroscience

Steve Grossberg’s Long Walk Toward the Light

August 6, 2015

Alexander Sergienko, Boston University College of Engineering professor of electrical and computer engineering

Engineering

Quantum Code Master

July 30, 2015

Samuel Hammer, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Boston University College of General Studies, and Meg Tyler, poet and associate professor of humanities at Boston University College of General Studies

Accolades

Two CGS Professors Win Fulbright Awards

July 30, 2015

Computer Engineering

Gut Reactions

July 28, 2015

SpaceX Dragon private cargo spacecraft in space during its first mission to the International Space Station

Dentistry

Space Science for SDM Biologists

July 21, 2015

Forensic Science

Dubious DNA

July 21, 2015

Kevin Outterson Thumb

Government & Law

Preventing an Antibiotic Apocalypse

July 15, 2015

Associate Professors Jennifer Luebke and Tarik Haydar

Neuroscience

Building Brain Complexity

July 9, 2015

PerceptaTM early lung cancer detection device

Cancer

Detecting Lung Cancer Early

June 25, 2015

Dr. Jay Mizgerd - pulmonary researcher and principal investigator who runs a lab and is considered a leader on campus and in his field

Global Health

$1.6 NIH Grant for Pneumonia Research

June 22, 2015

Rachel Fearns, associate professor at Boston University School of Medicine

Infectious Diseases

Fighting a Deadly Virus

June 22, 2015

Mark Kramer, associate professor of mathematical neuroscience CAS

Neuroscience

CAS Prof Wins NSF CAREER Award

June 18, 2015

Beaver holding log in water

Biology

Beavers vs. Humans

June 15, 2015

The fellowships received by Xin Zhang (left) and James C. Bird (right) pair BU graduate students with Schlumberger researchers to pursue early-stage research

Earth & Environment

Faculty Receive First Schlumberger-BU Research Grants

June 2, 2015

Drawing a molecule on a chalkboard at the Boston University Center for Molecular Discovery

Chemistry

Molecule Makers

June 1, 2015

Searle Scholar professor Neil Ganem and assistants from the Boston University Laboratory of Cancer Cell Biology

Biology

Medical Professor Named Searle Scholar

May 7, 2015

Chemistry

Photonic Forensics

May 5, 2015

Sarah Hokanson, the new director of BU’s Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs office, wants to help the University’s postdocs launch successful careers.

Postdoctoral Affairs

Helping Postdocs Take Charge of Their Lives

May 4, 2015

Inna Afasizheva, assistant professor, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Biology

RNA Rising

April 30, 2015

RNA Rising