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Intellectual Disabilities

Including People with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities in Research That Affects Them

Environmental Health

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

Pediatric Health

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Emergency Responders Save Children?

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

Awards

Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?

Earthquakes

Did Monday’s Earthquake Rattle You?

Expert Take

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

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

COVID-19

Is It COVID-19, a Cold, or the Flu? What to Do When COVID and Flu Cases Surge

MacArthur Fellowship

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