Cancer Series

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  “Science Saved My Life”: Cancer Survivor and BU Alum Joy Huber on Why Research Matters

  Listen: Diagnosed with cancer as a young adult, Huber tells her story of endurance, survival, hope, and happiness

  November 14, 2025

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  With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

  Boston University researchers are leading the fight against cancer with tests that detect the disease earlier, effective medicines that extend patients’ lives, and other breakthroughs that help more people get lifesaving care

  November 14, 2025

• Living with Cancer: How BU Programs Help Patients, Students Stay Resilient in the Face of a Life-Changing Diagnosis

  From support groups to a scholarship for patients and survivors, Boston University provides aid during uncertain times

  November 14, 2025

• Video: Her Grandmother’s Brain Tumor Treatment Inspired This BU Doctor’s Career

  BU and BMC radiation oncologist Minh T. Truong is on a mission to balance science and humanity in cancer care

  November 14, 2025

• How to Help Someone After a Cancer Diagnosis

  What to say, and not say, when a friend, child, or family member receives the difficult news

  November 14, 2025

• 10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

  Researchers across Boston University are working on innovative and potentially lifesaving projects that could transform cancer prevention, treatment, and care. We picked 10 that bring hope for the future.

  November 14, 2025

Latest Headlines

• BU Researcher Helps Women Veterans Find Their Place After Serving Their Country

  Tara Galovski started the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN) in 2017 with six participants. Now, 6,500 women have joined from all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

  November 6, 2025

• Meet PEARL, a Mobile Research Lab Studying Oysters and Their Habitats

  BU researcher and her family customized a van to study how oysters filter water pollutants—and took science on the road

  November 4, 2025

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

  Funding from Massachusetts Gaming Commission will drive research on social and economic impacts, including student behavior

  November 3, 2025

• New BU Research Project Aims to Shift Mental Health Focus Beyond Symptoms to Meaning and Well-Being

  With multimillion dollar funding from the John Templeton Foundation, initiative will train clinicians to focus more on relational values and clients’ strengths

  November 3, 2025

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• Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

  Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including big funding wins, opposition to deepfakes, and studying LGBTQ+ suicide risk factors

  October 31, 2025

• Living in a City Can Impact a Tree’s Health—BU Researchers Aim to Figure Out Why

  Biologist Jennifer Bhatnagar and her team hope their findings can help cities, including Boston, maintain green areas in urban environments

  October 30, 2025

• National BU-Led Study Finds College Student Mental Health Continues to Improve

  BU public health researcher Sarah K. Lipson on decrease in students experiencing depression—and what you can do to support your own well-being

  October 27, 2025

• WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

  CARB-X, an antibiotics research accelerator, is helping bring new medicines, vaccines, and tests to clinics worldwide

  October 24, 2025

Top Stories

• BU Engineer Builds Next-Gen Sensors with Mix of Living Cells and Tiny Electronics

  Biomedical engineer Miguel Jimenez blends engineering fields to develop devices to monitor environmental and human health

  October 23, 2025

• Is a News and Social Media Overload Negatively Affecting Your Mental Health?

  BU researchers worry consuming a deluge of harrowing news could leave many with “vicarious trauma”

  October 17, 2025

• BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine

  Prestigious honor for pioneering researcher’s work that could herald heart attack cures and repairs for diseased organs

  October 20, 2025

• From Better Batteries to Improved Cartilage Repair, BU Ignition Award Winners Aim for Real-World Impact

  Annual honors support innovative Boston University research projects preparing to leap from lab to commercialization

  October 15, 2025

Featured Articles

• NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science

  The prestigious Director’s Awards will support work studying sexual health and stopping mosquito bites

  October 9, 2025

• Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”

  Fast Company list recognizes projects “driving meaningful change”

  October 2, 2025

• Should You—and Can You—Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall?

  As BU announces COVID and flu vaccination clinics, we help you make sense of shifting federal and state guidelines

  September 24, 2025

• BU Autism Expert Says Research Hasn’t Confirmed Tylenol Link

  White House had urged pregnant women to avoid the pain medicine acetaminophen for themselves, children

  September 25, 2025