Boston University

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Pioneering Research from Boston University

Brink 01-27-2020

January 28, 2020

Arthur Lupia, assistant director of the National Science Foundation

SCIENCE & SOCIETY

National Science Foundation’s Arthur Lupia Talks Scientific Credibility in an Era of Misinformation

January 28, 2020

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January 27, 2020

Chinese health workers in white suits, check the temperatures of Chinese residents

Coronavirus Outbreak

Outbreak Experts: What to Expect Next from Coronavirus

January 27, 2020

Brink 01-23-2020

January 23, 2020

Fallou Ngom sits in the home of an Ajami manuscript owner in Belfort, Ziguinchor, Senegal.

Anthropology

Digitizing Ajami, a Centuries-Old African Script

January 23, 2020

Brink 01-21-2020

January 21, 2020

A portrait of Ayanna Pressley where she reveals her bald head as a result of Alopecia Areata

Hair Loss

Ayanna Pressley Opens Up about Hair Loss from Alopecia Areata

January 21, 2020

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January 16, 2020

An Easter Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly flies through greenery

Autonomous Vehicles

Aerial Drones Get Schooled in Navigation by Moths

January 16, 2020

Trump Administration Science Advisor Kelvin K. Droegemeier talks to Boston research officials at the Harvard Law School.

Academic Research

Trump Science Advisor Meets with Top Boston Academic Research Officials

January 16, 2020

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January 14, 2020

A firefighter watches wildfires burn a patch of forest in Australia.

Climate Change

How Global Warming Helped Ignite One of Australia’s Worst Fire Seasons

January 14, 2020

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January 14, 2020

Terry Ellis poses for a portrait with a tablet.

Rehabilitation Sciences

Making a Habit of Exercise

January 14, 2020

Mannequin parts laying on a white background

Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

Brink 12-19-2019

December 19, 2019

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

Brink 12-17-2019

December 17, 2019

Detail photo of a clear sustainable adhesive substance dripping onto a fingewr

Chemistry

Sustainable Adhesives of the Future Won’t Stick Around

December 17, 2019

Sustainable Adhesives of the Future Won’t Stick Around