Boston University

Social Sciences

Lucy Hutyra, Conor Gately, and Ian Sue Wing, from the GRS department of earth and environment, developed a new way to measure CO2 emissions from cars. The new system, called DARTE, could help cities combat climate change. Photo by Michael D. Spencer

Climate Change

A New Map for Greenhouse Gas

April 21, 2015

Darrel Kotton, Andrew Wilson, and Finn Hawkins in the Center for Regenerative Medicine's Kotton-Wilson-Ikonomou lab

Labs

Cracking the NIH Code

April 21, 2015

Georgios Zervas, professor of marketing at Boston University School of Management

Marketing

At Airbnb, Where Every Stay Is Above Average

April 16, 2015

Business & Social Sciences

Latin American Studies Grad Student Wins Carter Center Fellowship

April 15, 2015

Virginia Sapiro

Government & Law

Dean Sapiro Wins Harold Lasswell Award

April 15, 2015

Kristi Lewton, assistant professor in the anatomy and neurobiology department at BU School of Medicine. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Anatomy

In Defense of Wide Hips

April 15, 2015

Economics Prof. Laurence Kotlikoff

Business & Social Sciences

Higher Pay for Workers?

April 14, 2015

Marine Science

Truths and Half-truths

April 13, 2015

Metal basket and paper ball

Earth & Environment

Recycling and the Brain

March 30, 2015

Data Science

Mapmaker/Matchmaker

March 26, 2015

Jack Ammerman, Robert Hudson, and Vika Zafrin

Data Science

BU Adopts Opt-Out Open Access Policy

March 25, 2015

Woman using her cellphone

Global Health

Testing the Effectiveness of mHealth Apps in Training Health Workers

March 2, 2015

Bullying stock image, two boys in locker room

Psychiatry & Psychology

Bully Victims and Bullies at High Risk for Suicidal Thoughts

March 2, 2015

Anthony Janetos led the team designing the National Climate Indicators System.

Climate Change

Building a Better Barometer

February 13, 2015

Binge Drinking, Drinking, Alcohol

Public Health

Higher Alcohol Taxes Lead to Less Binge Drinking

February 4, 2015

Andrea Digiorgio Cornell Tree Climbing Institute, Borneo orangutan research

Anthropology

Chasing Orangutans

January 26, 2015

In a study at the Boston Museum of Science, Kathleen Corriveau had children drop a marble into one of two tubes to assess their preference for written or oral instructions to guide their actions

Cognitive Development

Want Children to Listen? Write It Down

December 8, 2014

education research, Boston University School of Education, SED

education

Breakthroughs in the Making

November 10, 2014

Language Analysis, Fallou Ngom

Linguistics & Language Sciences

Crossing Borders

November 6, 2014

Boston University BU, Wendy Mariner, School of Law LAW, forced quarantine legality

Ebola

Can Maine Enforce Quarantine for Ebola Nurse?

October 30, 2014

Can Maine Enforce Quarantine for Ebola Nurse?