{"id":8243,"date":"2024-06-12T21:41:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T01:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/?page_id=8243"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:29:56","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n       @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Roboto:wght@300;400;700&display=swap');<\/p>\n<p>        body {<br \/>            font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;<br \/>            background-color: #f4f4f4;<br \/>            margin: 0;<br \/>            padding: 20px;<br \/>        }<br \/>        .container {<br \/>            max-width: 900px;<br \/>            margin: 0 auto;<br \/>            background: #fff;<br \/>            padding: 20px;<br \/>            border-radius: 10px;<br \/>            box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);<br \/>        }<br \/>        h1 {<br \/>            text-align: center;<br \/>            color: #2c3e50;<br \/>            margin-bottom: 20px;<br \/>        }<br \/>        h2 {<br \/>            color: #0077b5;<br \/>            border-bottom: 2px solid #0077b5;<br \/>            padding-bottom: 5px;<br \/>            margin-top: 20px;<br \/>        }<br \/>        p, ul {<br \/>            color: #555;<br \/>            line-height: 1.6;<br \/>        }<br \/>        ul {<br \/>            padding-left: 20px;<br \/>        }<br \/>        ul li {<br \/>            margin-bottom: 10px;<br \/>        }<br \/>        a {<br \/>            color: #555;<br \/>            text-decoration: none;<br \/>            transition: color 0.3s;<br \/>        }<br \/>        a:hover {<br \/>            color: black;<br \/>        }<br \/>        .program-card {<br \/>            background: #eaf2f8;<br \/>            padding: 15px;<br \/>            border-radius: 8px;<br \/>            margin-bottom: 20px;<br \/>            transition: transform 0.3s;<br \/>        }<br \/>        .program-card:hover {<br \/>            transform: translateY(-5px);<br \/>        }<br \/>        .program-card h3 {<br \/>            margin-top: 0;<br \/>        }<br \/>        .cta-button {<br \/>            display: inline-block;<br \/>            background-color: #2980b9;<br \/>            color: black;<br \/>            padding: 10px 20px;<br \/>            border-radius: 5px;<\/p>\n<p>            transition: background 0.3s;<br \/>        }<br \/>        .cta-button:hover {<br \/>            background-color: #1abc9c;<br \/>        }<br \/>    <\/style>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p>CURA conducts interdisciplinary research programs that explore the intersections of culture, religion, and world affairs. 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Once selected, CURA Fellows gather on the Boston University campus for bimonthly colloquium sessions throughout the academic school year to workshop papers that align with that year\u2019s research focus. This program affords CURA fellows the opportunity to experience deep engagement with their research prior to submitting it for publication.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cura\/research-programs\/colloquium-new\/\" class=\"cta-button\" style=\"color: white;\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"program-card\">\n<h2>World Religion Database<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">The World Religion Database (WRD), hosted at Boston University\u2019s Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA), contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. 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