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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Six BU Researchers and Scholars

April 17, 2025

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Microbes

Microbes Reveal Clues About Extraterrestrial Life

April 16, 2025

Aphasia

Aphasia Robs Millions of Communication. Boston University Is Helping Them Regain Their Voice

April 7, 2025

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Mental Health

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

March 28, 2025

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Accolades

BU’s Kenneth Lutchen Named AAAS Fellow

March 27, 2025

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Pandemics

Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? 5 Reasons to Feel Confident—and 5 to Be Worried

March 11, 2025

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Research

What Is Convergent Research and Why Is BU Embracing It?

March 6, 2025

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Research News

Brink Bites: Studying Cigarette Restrictions, the Life of a Famed Poet, and Shifting Attitudes Toward Capitalism

March 4, 2025

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LGBTQ Health

BU Study Finds Increased Rates of Burnout in LGBTQ+ Physicians

February 26, 2025

Bobby Hull, 18-year-old player on the Chicago Blackhawks, is photographed in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1957. Hull, who is from Point Ann, Ont., Canada, is the youngest member of the team and the National Hockey League as he plays his first season as a pro. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)

CTE

BU Researchers Confirm Former NHL Legend Bobby Hull Had CTE

February 20, 2025

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Excess Deaths

More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why

February 5, 2025

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Awards

Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers

February 4, 2025

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Diabetes

Bionic Pancreas Company Cofounded by BU Researcher Hits the Nasdaq Stock Market

January 30, 2025

Awards

Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?

January 29, 2025

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Expert Take

Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation

January 28, 2025

Ph.D Candidate, Ariane Garrett demonstrates how to use a cuff-less blood pressure monitor

Photonics

What If You Could Use Light to Monitor Blood Pressure?

January 8, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Photonics

Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?

December 10, 2024

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CTE and Ice Hockey

BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE

December 6, 2024

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Religion and Ukraine

BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine

December 5, 2024

BU Student Researched How Russian Religion Fuels War in Ukraine