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Natural Sciences

A photo of a sign that reads "Warning Tick Infested Area" near a beach

Climate Change and Health

Ticks and Mosquitoes, Infectious Disease Carriers, Are Expanding Their Range

June 16, 2020

Biomedical engineers in BU professor Allyson Sgro’s lab participated in a workshop to develop individualized action plans and then joined up in person with other members of the community. Together, they met up with a #ShutDownSTEM/Black Lives Matter march walking from Roxbury’s Nubian Square to Boston City Hall.

STEM ON STRIKE

BU Researchers #ShutDownSTEM to Combat Racism

June 12, 2020

A photo of a spiral galaxy

Astrophysics

Could the Distribution of Galaxies Reveal the Universe’s Invisible Web of Dark Matter?

June 4, 2020

A photo of fishing boats out for skrei cod in the arctic sea

Sustainable Oceans

How the Past Can Guide Our Stewardship of Tomorrow’s Sustainable Oceans

May 28, 2020

A photo of an empty lab in BU’s Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering

Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

A photo of Dorchester including a wind turbine

Climate Change & Coronavirus

In Boston, COVID-19 and Climate Change Are Hitting the Same Communities the Hardest

April 22, 2020

A photo of a COVID-19 patient lying prone on a hospital bed

Lowtech Lifesaver

For COVID-19 Patients, Could Breathing Easier Be as Simple as Flipping Over?

April 17, 2020

A sketch of a respiratory isolation box

Problem Solvers

BU Engineers Are Taking on the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 17, 2020

An aerial photo of Boston

Air Pollution & COVID-19

No, it’s Not Your Imagination, the Air in Boston is Cleaner

April 16, 2020

A photo of smokestacks spouting smoke

Sustainable Energy & COVID-19

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Slow The Global Shift to Renewable Energy?

April 2, 2020

Dr. Judy Platt, Boston University Director of Student Health Services, and Dr. Ann Zaia, Boston University Director of Occupational Health Services, and Kat McAlpine, Editor of The Brink, participate in a Facebook Live conversation about COVID-19

COVID-19

Watch BU’s Facebook Live Video Answering COVID-19 Questions

March 27, 2020

Center for Regenerative Medicine researchers Aditya Mithal, Claire Burgess, and Andrew McCracken prepare samples collected from Boston Medical Center patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 Testing

Facing Dire Shortages, 50 Boston Collaborators Develop Their Own FDA-Approved Coronavirus Test

March 26, 2020

A photo of Wiley Hundertmark (CAS’20) with his research equipment

Sustainable Landscaping

Making Green Space Even Greener at BU

March 18, 2020

A photo of a woman smelling flowers

Memory

It’s True, Scent Really Does Have Power over Memory

March 16, 2020

An illustration of the heliosphere

Space Physics

Reimagining Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble, the Heliosphere

March 16, 2020

Lindsey Parietti holds a video camera.

Media

Into the Wild: Documenting Former Lab Chimps

March 11, 2020

A photo of Cheryl Knott and her family

Anthropology

Up Close, and Up High, with Orangutans

February 24, 2020

A photo of coral and a dropper.

Natural Sciences

How This New England Coral Is Weathering Climate Change

February 24, 2020

A portrait photo of Merav Opher, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of astronomy.

Space Sciences

Visualizing the Heliosphere, Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

February 21, 2020

2020 Democratic Presidential candidates Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar on stage during the Iowa Democratic Debate.

Climate Change

Climate Policy and Presidential Politics: How Candidates Rank

February 14, 2020

Climate Policy and Presidential Politics: How Candidates Rank