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Expert Take

Being Open about LGBTQ+ Identities in the Classroom Creates Positive Learning Environments

School Discipline

Should Schools Struggling with Classroom Management Clamp Down with More Suspensions or Turn to Restorative Justice?

Implicit Bias

Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training

Heliosphere

The Solar System May Have Passed through Dense Interstellar Cloud 2 Million Years Ago, Altering Earth’s Climate

Air Quality

Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to a Bicycle Near You

Public Health

Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health

Awards

BU Researcher Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow; Award Honors “Innovators with the Greatest Potential”

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Biased against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views?

Engineering

3D Printing Robot Uses AI Machine Learning for US Army Research

Abortion

Permanent Birth Control—Vasectomies and Tubal Ligations—Up following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

LISTEN NOW

Explain This! How Do Planets Form?

Awards

BU’s Innovator of the Year Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams

Dermatology

BU Study Shows a Correlation between Social Media Use and Desire for Cosmetic Procedures

COVID-19

COVID-19 Photo Contest Winners Capture Moments of Joy, Sorrow, Meaning in Crisis

Climate Change

How High-Level Lawsuits Are Disrupting Climate Change Policies

Bird Flu

The H5N1 Bird Flu Is a Growing Threat for Farm Animals and Humans—How Serious Is It?

Evolutionary Development

Why Is a BU Researcher So Fascinated with the Diets of Dung Beetles?

Expert Take

We Are Underestimating the Health Harms of Climate Disasters

Awards

Three BU Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

Expert Take

Should People Be Fined for Sleeping Outside?