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The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

Brink 5-27-2025

May 27, 2025

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NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

May 27, 2025

AI and Stolen Art

Using AI to Identify Plundered Antiquities

May 27, 2025

Brink 5-22-2025

May 22, 2025

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Campus Climate Lab

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

May 22, 2025

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May 21, 2025

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Low Back Pain

Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain

May 21, 2025

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Carbon Credits

Do Forest Carbon Credits Work and Actually Help the Environment?

May 15, 2025

Brink 5-15-2025

May 14, 2025

Infectious Diseases

What’s It Like to Be an Infectious Diseases Outbreak Responder?

May 14, 2025

Brink 5-13-2025

May 13, 2025

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Autism

What Causes Autism? And Is There an Autism Epidemic, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says?

May 13, 2025

Brink 5-8-2025

May 8, 2025

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CTE

NIH Awards $15M to BU-Led Effort to Diagnose CTE During Life

May 8, 2025

Brink 5-6-2025

May 6, 2025

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Research News

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

May 6, 2025

Brink 5-2-2025

May 2, 2025

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Economy

Massachusetts Could See Drastic, Cascading Economic Downturn from New Policies, BU Study Finds

May 2, 2025

Innovator of the Year

Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

May 1, 2025

Brink 04-30-2025

April 30, 2025