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The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

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Public Health

SPH Report: Many Study Abroad Students Return with Preventable Diseases

December 3, 2018

sea urchin embryo

Engineering Biology

Unfolding Nature’s Patterns

November 29, 2018

NASA artistic rendering of the InSight Lander vehicle on the Mars surface.

Mars

Another Mars Landing! But What Now?

November 29, 2018

Photo of Lei Guo, from left, Prakash Ishwar, Derry Wijaya, and Margrit Betke in front of computer monitors.

Computer Science

What If You Could Manage Information Overload?

November 27, 2018

Robert Davey, infectious diseases researcher at the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), poses for a portrait in front of hazmat suits like the ones he wears while conducting Biosafety Level 4 research in the NEIDL laboratory.

Ebola

Old Drug, New Tricks

November 19, 2018

Portrait of Christopher Chen, Boston University Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Boston University Biological Design Center

Accolades

ENG’s Chris Chen Receives Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award

November 13, 2018

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Computer Science

A Better Way to Predict Election Outcomes

November 6, 2018

Microscopic image of high accumulations of p-tau in the brain tissue of a deceased person with the "major" genetic variation of the TMEM106B protein.

CTE

Why Some People’s CTE Symptoms Are More Severe Than Others

November 3, 2018

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Computer Science

Making Artificial Intelligence Intelligible

November 1, 2018

Monica L. Wang, assistant professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health smiles for a photo as she receives an Outstanding Young Leaders award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Boston

Accolades

BU researcher named one of 2018’s Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by Boston Chamber of Commerce

October 30, 2018

Antiretroviral drugs can prevent transmission of HIV from mother to unborn child, but we don’t yet fully understand how exposure to HIV affects a baby's health later on.

HIV-AIDS

How Does HIV Exposure Impact Uninfected Babies?

October 24, 2018

Portrait of Jerry Chen, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor of biology, leaning against windows outside a building so that his reflection can be seen to the left.

Accolades

Two NIH Awards Push BU’s Brain Research Forward

October 23, 2018

Portrait of Mark Scatamachhia

Administration

New Industry Engagement Leader a Matchmaker for BU and Businesses

October 23, 2018

Tightly cropped photo of a young man vaping with an e-cigarette and vapor streaming out his mouth.

Medicine

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

October 19, 2018

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Biomedical Engineering

New Self-Lubricating Condom Would Revolutionize Safe Sex

October 18, 2018

BU biomedical engineers Ji-Xin Cheng (left) and Lu Lan (right) monitor a tablet that displays AcouStar breast cancer tumor lumpectomy guidance to surgeons.

Biomedical Engineering

Breast Cancer Beacon

October 16, 2018

Center for the Humanities panel on Humanities Approaches to the Opioid Crisis

Addiction

Changing the Narrative on Opioids

October 15, 2018

Masha Kamenetska, assistant professor of Physics at Boston University

Accolades

Masha Kamenetska

October 5, 2018

A diver reels in a line near a bleached colony of Boulder Star Coral at East Flower Garden Bank.

Marine Biology

Inside the Search for a Coral Killer

October 1, 2018

In the Classroom Asian Student Raises Hand and Asks Lecturer a Question. Multi Ethnic Group of Modern Bright Students at the College.

Healthcare

Racial Disparities in Nationwide Mental Health Services for College Students

September 28, 2018

Racial Disparities in Nationwide Mental Health Services for College Students