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Mindfulness and Meditation

Can Meditation and Mindfulness Help Cancer Patients Thrive?

March 29, 2022

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ASL and AI

Can Artificial Intelligence Reveal Why Languages Change Over Time?

March 29, 2022

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March 24, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

BU to End Asymptomatic Testing in May, but Keeps Masks in Classrooms for Now

March 24, 2022

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March 18, 2022

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Long COVID

Researchers Race to Understand Long COVID in National Study

March 18, 2022

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March 17, 2022

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Mental Health

Why Are So Many Religious Leaders Facing Stress and Burnout?

March 17, 2022

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March 15, 2022

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Sustainability and Climate Change

BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight

March 15, 2022

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Animal Conservation

POV: The Secret to Wildlife Conservation Might Be the “Animal Agency” Approach—Giving Creatures a Role in Their Own Preservation

March 9, 2022

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March 9, 2022

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Blue Carbon

Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands

March 3, 2022

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March 1, 2022

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Mental Health

Summer Heat Can Drain Mental Health

March 1, 2022

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February 28, 2022

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International Relations

Why the World Monetary System Needs a New Set of Rules

February 28, 2022

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February 25, 2022

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Bullying

Bullying Fell during the Pandemic: Could Changes to the School Day Protect More Kids from Bullies?

February 25, 2022

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February 18, 2022