Boston University

Social Sciences

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

International Relations

Pardee Prof Named Public Intellectuals Fellow

October 28, 2014

Boston University BU, Farouk El-Baz

Archaeology

Farouk El-Baz Tapped by Egypt President

October 6, 2014

Deborah Kelemen, associate professor of psychology, Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, children and complex science, child understanding of complex scientific concepts, evolution, adaptation by natural selection

Psychology

Can Young Children Understand Complex Science?

July 10, 2014

Can Young Children Understand Complex Science?