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Culture

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Gambling

Boston University Researchers to Examine Impact of Legalized Gambling in $2.5M Study

November 3, 2025

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Opera

Recording of Long-Lost Opera Rediscovered by BU Researcher Now Available to Stream and Buy

September 11, 2025

True Crime

Why We’re So Fascinated with True Crime Stories, and How It May Be Impacting Our Well-Being

August 11, 2025

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Art History

From Wedding Attire to Living Room Curtains: A BU Scholar Is Unraveling the History of Brocade Weaving in Morocco

May 31, 2025

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Forced Displacement

BU Center on Forced Displacement Magazine Highlights Plight of Millions Compelled to Flee Their Homes

November 12, 2024

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 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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Expert Take

Not Having Job Flexibility or Security Can Leave Workers Feeling Depressed, Anxious, and Hopeless

April 11, 2024

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Mechanical Engineering

How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?

April 3, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

February 21, 2024

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

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2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

December 11, 2023

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Education

How Dickens and Other Authors Shaped Attitudes to Education—with Lasting Impacts

December 5, 2023

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Comedy

How Comedians in Turkey Are Pushing Boundaries

November 15, 2023

Book History

Video: Why the UK and US have Different Titles for the same Book

November 6, 2023

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Zombies

Meet the BU Professor Building an Online Zombie Movie Archive

October 27, 2023

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Archaeology

Archaeology Student Trevor Lamb Found Some of Alaska’s Oldest Woven Textiles on Kodiak Island

October 26, 2023

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Gentrification

Can We Stop the Gentrification of Cities?

October 24, 2023

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Expert Take

Rebuilding Public Trust in Science

October 19, 2023

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art and science

Video: Screen Printing with Melanin

September 28, 2023

Video: Screen Printing with Melanin