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American and New England Studies

What a Southern Plantation’s Paper Trail Can Reveal About the Lasting Legacies of Slavery

September 5, 2024

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Youth Anxiety

Why Are Kids Struggling with Anxiety More than Ever?

September 5, 2024

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Undergraduate Research

Getting Their Hands Dirty in the Lab—and in the Charles River

August 26, 2024

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Innovation Awards

2024 Ignition Awards Aim to Bring BU Science and Tech to Market

August 22, 2024

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Awards

BU Team Wins Major National Science Foundation Grant to Help PhD Students Attack Climate Change

August 22, 2024

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Music

Liberation through Rhythm: BU Ethnomusicologist Studies History and Present of African Beats

August 20, 2024

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Marine Science

Oxygen Produced in the Deep Sea Raises Questions about Extraterrestrial Life

August 15, 2024

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Bioarchaeology

The Histories of Enslaved People Were Written by Slavers. A BU Researcher Is Working to Change That

August 13, 2024

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MRI

Making MRI More Globally Accessible: How Metamaterials Offer Affordable, High-Impact Solutions

August 9, 2024

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Religion

“I Love This Work, but It’s Killing Me”: The Unique Toll of Being a Spiritual Leader Today

August 6, 2024

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Aging and Climate

Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger

August 1, 2024

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Boston History

What the History of Boston’s Harbor Can Teach Us about Its Uncertain Future

July 29, 2024

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Awards

ENG’s Mark Grinstaff One of Six Researchers to Receive NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Awards

July 25, 2024

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Housing Crisis

How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers

July 25, 2024

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Arms Control

Missile Defense Won’t Save Us from Growing Nuclear Arsenals

July 22, 2024

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Dementia

This AI Software Can Make Diagnosing Dementia Easier and Faster for Doctors

July 17, 2024

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

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Abortion Rights

State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues

July 11, 2024

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Scientific Diving

Scuba Diving Safely for Marine Biology Research

July 9, 2024

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Heat Waves

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?

July 1, 2024

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?