Boston University

The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

Materials Science

New Understanding of Graphene Nanochannels

May 2, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

A doctor tries to de-escalate a dangerous situation halting and angry patient. Photo by sturti/iStock

Communications

What Hospitals Can Teach the Police

May 1, 2018

From left to right, Mohit Dangeti (BME ’17, ’19), Charles Scheftic (BME ’18), Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Boston Medical Center (BMC) Dr. Alan Fujii, Elizabeth Sridhar (BME ’18), Nicholas Leung (BME ’17) gather at BMC to show off the neonatal vitals monitoring pad prototype.

Biomedical Engineering

Bridge BUilders

April 30, 2018

man holding his gun

Public Health

White Men Over 50 Most Likely to Use Gun in Suicide

April 30, 2018

kids playing tackle football

CTE

MED Researchers: Youth Football Linked to Earlier Brain Problems

April 30, 2018

Ran Canetti, a CAS professor of computer science, has won one of the top awards in cryptography. Photo by Cydney Scott

Computer Science

CAS Computer Scientist Honored for Cryptography Innovation

April 30, 2018

Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology at BUSPH. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Julie Palmer Picked for Breast Cancer Leadership Position

April 27, 2018

Assistant Professor Wilson Wong (BME).

Engineering Biology

Upgrading the Immune System to Fight Cancer

April 27, 2018

Vivien Schmidt

International Relations

Professor Vivien Schmidt Awarded Guggenheim

April 27, 2018

Veronika Wirtz, a School of Public Health (SPH) associate professor of global health, and Muhammad Zaman, a College of Engineering (ENG) professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University

Global Health

The Problem of Poor-Quality Medicine

April 25, 2018

Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy speaks at the Boston University School of Public Health symposium on climate change

Climate Change

SPH Hosts Climate Change Symposium

April 24, 2018

bulk silicon electronic-photonic chip designed by the MIT, UC Berkeley and Boston University team

Photonics

Researchers Illuminate the Path to a New Era of Microelectronics

April 23, 2018

Michael Hasselmo

Neuroscience

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects Michael Hasselmo

April 23, 2018

BU astronomer Phil Muirhead assembled a list of red dwarf stars for the new NASA satellite TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) to target.

Space Sciences

Wanted: Red Dwarfs for NASA’s TESS Mission

April 18, 2018

nurse measuring blood pressure

Public Health

Community Health Centers’ Impact Less Than Expected

April 12, 2018

Real and counterfeit Viagra pills side by side. Real Viagra is on the right.

Global Health

Counterfeit Viagra Is a Problem

April 11, 2018

Medicine

Is “Low T” a Thing?

April 6, 2018

energy sparks ignition

Accolades

Eight Researchers Receive BU Ignition Awards

April 5, 2018

Prototype of an HPV point-of-care diagnostic test in the lab of Catherine Klapperich

Engineering

How Point-of-Care Testing Will Transform Healthcare

April 5, 2018

How Point-of-Care Testing Will Transform Healthcare