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April 14, 2022

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Space Physics

NASA Gives Boost to BU-led Effort to Model Solar System’s Protective Bubble

April 14, 2022

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April 12, 2022

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COVID-19

Is Five Days of COVID Isolation Enough? New BU Study Has Some Answers

April 12, 2022

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Awards & Accolades

BU Sloan Fellowship Winner Mark Bun on Data Privacy, Embracing Failure, Baking Cakes

April 6, 2022

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April 5, 2022

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Mosquitoes and Disease

Video: Inside the Insectary: How BU Scientists Study Diseases from Mosquitoes—without Getting Bitten

April 4, 2022

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Understanding Aphasia

What Will Bruce Willis’ Aphasia Diagnosis Mean for the Veteran Actor?

April 4, 2022

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March 29, 2022

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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

Photo of Steven Sandage, a Boston University School of Theology professor of psychology of religion and theology. He stands smiling in a white collared shirt, burgundy tie, and brown blazer. Blurred background shows a spacious office on a sunny day.

Mental Health

Why Are So Many Religious Leaders Facing Stress and Burnout?

March 17, 2022

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March 15, 2022

Photo of Benjamin Sovacool. A middle-aged white man wearing glasses and a light pink plaid shirt and jeans poses next to an open window and lightly smiles at the camera.

Sustainability and Climate Change

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

March 15, 2022

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March 9, 2022