The Future of Science Is Here

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The Future of Science is Here

The Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering will support breakthroughs in neuroscience, human health, and sustainability with a $115 million donation, the largest gift in BU history.  See the future

 

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Engineering A Better Heart

BU will lead a prestigious National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center to create personalized heart tissue, potentially transforming cardiovascular care.  Read more

 

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Getting The Facts Straight on Prostate Cancer

The new Shipley Prostate Cancer Research Center at BU offers consumers easy-to-follow information on prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research. Check it out

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

Austin Frakt of the BU School of Public Health cowrote an op-ed on Hurricane Harvey’s health impacts in The New York TimesThomas Berger of the BU Pardee School of Global Studies discusses the challenges North Korea poses for Japan on NPRTravis Bristol of the BU School of Education explains the importance of teacher diversity for ChalkBeat… BU School of Law’s Ahmed Ghappour talks about the privacy implications of new iPhone features in MotherboardLucy Hutyra of the BU College of Arts & Sciences discusses what cities can do to reduce carbon emissions with Wired.