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The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

A family during the Great Western Migration, 1866, stands alongside their covered wagon.

Economics

BU Researchers: The American Frontier Continues to Shape Us

April 2, 2018

Engineering

Xin Zhang to Deliver DeLisi Lecture

March 29, 2018

Ebola virus. Symptoms like fever and fatigue appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the virus; the average is 8 to 10 days. The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic killed 11,000 people.

Infectious Diseases

Diagnosing Ebola before Symptoms Arrive

March 29, 2018

prescription opioid Oxycodone, also known as Oxycontin

Public Policy

BU Expert: Trump Opioid Plan a Dud

March 28, 2018

Howard Eichenbaum

Neuroscience

Daylong Symposium Celebrates Legacy of Howard Eichenbaum

March 27, 2018

Biology

Lobsters on the Line

March 26, 2018

woman rolling a joint

Public Health

SPH Study: Marijuana Use Does Not Lower Chances of Getting Pregnant

March 26, 2018

American steel industry

Government & Law

BU Economist Faults Trump for Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

March 23, 2018

Wen Li (from left), Anushya Chandran, and Jennifer Balakrishnan have received 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships.

Physics

Sloan Fellowships Go to BU Astronomer, Physicist, and Mathematician

March 21, 2018

Virginia Best discusses spatial hearing

Hearing Sciences

Follow Your Ears

March 8, 2018

female veteran standing in front of the american flag

Veterans

Gulf War Veterans Suffer Excess Memory Problems, Chronic Pain

March 7, 2018

Dr. Kathy Morgan, a professor at Sargent College and Dr. Tyone Porter, pose for a photo

Engineering

Hearts, Minds, and Microbubbles

March 6, 2018

3D Illustration of a method of colored DNA sequencing

Genetics

At-Home Genetic Testing Leads to Misinterpretations of Results

February 28, 2018

Public Policy

How the Firearms Industry Influences US Gun Culture, in 6 Charts

February 28, 2018

History

Ancient Advice for a Good Life

February 23, 2018

A medical exosuit designed to help stroke victims walk is displayed on a mannequin

Rehabilitation Sciences

Move Over, Iron Man

February 20, 2018

Artistic rendering of Kepler-186f, a potentially habitable exoplanet

Astronomy

Looking for Extraterrestrial Life? Here’s a New Target

February 20, 2018

Man reading newspaper

Communications

Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News

February 20, 2018

Fertility

One or More Sodas a Day Associated with Lower Chance of Getting Pregnant

February 16, 2018

Lonchura castaneothorax and Lonchura grandis species of Finches from New Guinea standing on a branch

Biology

Birds of a Feather

February 12, 2018

Birds of a Feather