Undergraduate Research

Opioids

Testing a New Approach to Solving the Opioid Epidemic

Student Research

Research Program Helps Bridge the Opportunity Gap for Young Engineers

Undergraduate Research

Bee Research at the Arnold Arboretum Aims to Protect Native Pollinators

Conservation

River Herring in Martha’s Vineyard Are Disappearing. A BU Marine Biologist Is Trying to Help Save Them

Campus Climate Lab

BU Students Win Janetos Climate Action Prize for Uncovering Air Quality Gaps Between Old and New Campus Buildings

Research News

Brink Bites: Tracking Endangered Frogs, Why Concentration Wanders, Studying Kids’ Beliefs

Undergraduate Research

Written in the Stars: How a BU Undergrad Rediscovered Her Passion for Space Science

Internship

The Brink, BU’s Award-Winning Research News Site, Is Hiring a Science Writing Intern

Undergraduate Research

For BU Undergrad, Meal Leftovers Aren’t Trash—They’re Glimpses into the Past

Soft Robots

Just How Safe Are Soft Robots?

Undergraduate Research

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

Air Quality

Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to a Bicycle Near You

Awards

BU Researcher Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow; Award Honors “Innovators with the Greatest Potential”

Archaeology

Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Nile Valley Settlements Found in Forgotten Treasure

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Communicating Science and Research—through Puppets

Climate Science

On Alaska’s Glaciers, Life Is Harsh—and So Is the Reality of Climate Change

STEM OUTREACH

Jump-starting Biotechnology Careers for Boston High School Students

Supernova Shrapnel

Why Is This Weird, Metallic Star Hurtling Out of the Milky Way?

Culture of Science

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

Sustainable Tech

Could Technology Inspired by Beetles and Underground Fungi Solve the Water Scarcity Problem in Morocco’s Rural Villages?