Boston

Environmental Health

Bringing Cleaner Air to Boston Homes—One Stove at a Time

Cancer Series

Living with Cancer: How BU Programs Help Patients, Students Stay Resilient in the Face of a Life-Changing Diagnosis

Research News

Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

City Trees

Living in a City Can Impact a Tree’s Health—BU Researchers Aim to Figure Out Why

Undergraduate Research

Bee Research at the Arnold Arboretum Aims to Protect Native Pollinators

NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

Mental Health

BU Researcher Teams Up with Boston’s Fathers’ UpLift to Support Black Men’s Mental Health

Expert Take

Cycling Can Make Older Adults Healthier and More Independent. Here’s How to Design Bikes and Networks That Meet Their Needs

Fall

Boston’s Rain-Free Month May Mean Fall Foliage Will Come Early This Year

Undergraduate Research

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

Boston History

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

Housing Crisis

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

Heat Waves

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

Air Quality

Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to a Bicycle Near You

Pharmacies

It’s Not Just a Pharmacy—Walgreens and CVS Closures Can Exacerbate Health Inequities

Misinformation

How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?

Air Quality

Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?

Climate Change

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

MacArthur Fellowship

BU Ecologist Lucy Hutyra Wins a 2023 MacArthur “Genius Grant”

Forest Edges

Cutting Up Forests Disrupts an Essential Bond between Trees and Fungi