How’s The Air in Your Classroom or Office?
The students’ prize-winning sensor will help BU assess the air quality in old and new buildings.
Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for Xin Zhang
Zhang is being recognized for her pioneering contributions to the field of metamaterials.
Combining Cutting-Edge Techniques To Study How Brain Cells Function Together
“Imagine a therapy for patients with memory deficits, in which their brain is stimulated in a precisely timed manner to improve their recall ability.”
Rainin Funds for Researchers Developing Smart Probiotics
Professors Miguel Jimenez and Liang Hao are taking a new approach to IBD by building and testing genetic tools directly in animal models of intestinal inflammation.
Engineering RNA to be Programmable
Combining novel neural networks, the Green lab developed a powerful, efficient system for designing RNA.
New Algorithm for Hearing Aids Might Solve “Cocktail Party Problem”
Sen’s biologically oriented sound segregation algorithm (BOSSA) could help the hearing-impaired better follow conversations in crowded, noisy settings.
Akua Dickson researches safe autonomy, a future where robots help, not harm
SE PhD candidate Akua Dickson worked with robotics controllers and motion planning and found a love for safe autonomy — robots doing autonomous tasks and helping humans solve problems in a safe way.
BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts
From measles, to influenza, to mpox, to malaria—infectious diseases outbreaks are happening all over the world, at nearly all times. For health professionals and public health officials, staying up-to-date with pathogens that are particularly dangerous—or have the potential to become a pandemic, like COVID-19 did—is vitally important to help keep us all safe. But accessing real-time information on outbreaks, as they pop up around the globe, isn’t always simple; currently, much of it is aggregated by hand.
Finding Avenues to Repair Neurotrauma
O’Shea made it his mission to help people, like his best friend, following various neurotrauma.
Dean’s Catalyst Awards Announced for 2025
The awards aim to give an early boost to bold ideas in research.