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Photo: To the far left, Andrew Reid Bell, a white man wearing a green cap, looks on as a small group of dark-skinned Black women and men look to tablets on a multi-colored, checkered long table. They are in a small wooden dwelling with an open doorway and cross-patterned open windows letting light in.

Conservation

How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women

March 16, 2023

Photo: Closeup of two hands applying wax to black skis. Blurry background shows a snowy scene.

Environmental Health

Skiers and Snowboarders Could Be Exposing Themselves to Harmful “Forever Chemicals” Without Realizing

March 14, 2023

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March 14, 2023

Image: Concept illustration of Advanced Air Mobility, with its many vehicle concepts and potential uses in both local and intraregional applications. Mockup of multiple types of aircrafts are depicted flying over urban, suburban and rural areas.

NASA

Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy

March 14, 2023

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March 9, 2023

From left, Oliver McRae, Lena Dubitsky and James "Jacy" Bird, an ENG associate professor have been studying what bubbles can teach us about how microplastics, viruses, and bacteria aerosolize. Bird just put out a paper on his findings. The team worked in the lab, Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Photo by Jake Belcher. Three people stand in a lab setting with highspeed cameras and other technical equipment setup nearby.

Bubbles

New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses

March 9, 2023

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March 7, 2023

Photo: The Tobin Bridge is shown over the Mystic River in Massachusetts. A large, cantilever truss bridge is shown over a slightly foggy body of water with a small line of boats docked underneath. The city of Boston can be seen in the distant skyline.

Climate Resilience

Climate Change Is Threatening the Mystic River Watershed—Can It Be Saved?

March 7, 2023

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March 6, 2023

Photo: Young American football player in the running back position and wearing a black and white uniform is shown breaking away from an attempted tackle from another young player wearing a blue and white uniform. A third young player is shown in the same blue and white uniform to the right running alongside them.

Football

New BU Study Finds Tackle Football at Young Age Raises Risk for Brain Decline Later

March 6, 2023

Photo: A senor, Black woman wearing a light blue shirt, tan cardigan, and black pants, has a look of pain on her face as she clutches her chest in her kitchen.

Racism

Experiencing Racism Increases Black Women’s Heart Disease Risk, BU Research Finds

March 1, 2023

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March 1, 2023

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February 23, 2023

Ngozi Okidegbe , associate professor of law and an assistant professor of computing and data sciences, poses for a photo on January 10, 2023. She is the first person at BU to hold such a joint position. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

AI & Law

Algorithms Were Supposed to Reduce Bias in Criminal Justice—Do They?

February 23, 2023

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February 17, 2023

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, Bruce Willis attends the "Motherless Brooklyn" premiere during the 57th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, in New York. People in Mississippi’s capital city are being told to expect downtown street closures and explosions for the filming of an action movie that stars Willis. A bank heist movie called “A Day to Die” has been filming in Jackson in April 2021, with Willis shooting scenes in several places, including a street outside the Governor’s Mansion. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Dementia

What Now for Bruce Willis after Actor’s Recent Dementia Diagnosis?

February 17, 2023

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February 17, 2023

Nipah viruses binding receptors on human cells, an initial stage of Nipah infection. A newly emerging bat-borne virus that causes acute respiratory illness and severe encephalitis, 3D illustration. Large orange balls with spikes surrounding them attach to tree-like structures sticking up off of a large sphere.

Emerging Pathogens

BU Researchers Join $100 Million Effort to Fight Future Deadly Pathogens

February 17, 2023

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February 16, 2023

Photo: Zoomed in macro shot of brown ants on a green leaf in front of a bright white background.

Ants

BU’s “Ant Man” Studies Ant Brains

February 16, 2023

BU’s “Ant Man” Studies Ant Brains