Faculty

Opinion

From the Dalkon Shield to Britney Spears’ IUD: Why Diverse Teams Need to Be Involved in Contraceptive Design

NSF CAREER Awards

5 Projects That Push the Limits of Physics, Fabrication Techniques, Algorithm Design

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

Neuroscience

How Sleep Is Impacted by Brain Circuitry and Aging

Culture of Science

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything

CORONAVIRUS VACCINES

Study Reveals Recipe for Even More Powerful COVID-19 Vaccines

Breast Cancer

Does Using Hair Relaxers Cause Higher Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women?

Alzheimer’s Disease

FDA Approves First Alzheimer’s Treatment in 18 Years. Now What?

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

Microbiomes

“Synthetic Ecology” Seeks to Boost Health by Engineering the Environment

COVID On Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: May 6 to 12

Soft Robotics

These Soft Robotic Grippers Were Inspired by an Ancient Japanese Art Form

Performance Arts

How Puppeteers Use Performance to Communicate Research

Soil Microbiome

Why Scientists Want to Solve an Underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live

COVID On Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: April 28 to May 4

Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change

COVID On Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: April 21 to 27

Noise Pollution

Without Commuter Traffic, Pandemic-Era Boston Drivers Are Speeding Up, Increasing Noise Pollution

COVID on Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: April 14 to 20

Mental Health

Majority of US Faculty Members Help Students Deal with Mental Health Issues—but Few Are Trained for It