Small Lifestyle Changes in Your 20s Can Shape Your Heart Attack Risk for Decades, BU Study Finds
Even modest improvements to diet, sleep, and exercise in young adulthood can dramatically lower the odds of later cardiovascular disease.
NIH Leaders; AI; Science & Humanities Budgets
BU in DC Faculty at the BU School of Social Work are presenting their research at the 2026 Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference from January 15th to January 18th. NIH ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS Dr. Gary H. Gibbons will retire from his role as the director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at […]
Brink Bites: BU Expert to Help Lead UN Climate Report, Undergraduates Study Secrets of the Universe
The Brink’s latest collection of news nuggets, short stories, and other thought-provoking snippets from the world of Boston University research—including a BU expert being tapped to help lead a major United Nations climate report.
NSF, NASA, DOE, and NEH; New Leaders; Microelectronics
BU in DC Will you be in Washington, DC, this year? Let us know — we’d love to highlight your visit. HOUSE REJECTS ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSED CUTS TO SCIENCE, HUMANITIES On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of fiscal year 2026 spending bills that reject the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to science and […]
More Than 46 Million in the US Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
New Boston University study suggests urban residents are disproportionately exposed to potentially harmful energy supply chain infrastructure.
Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year.
Down Syndrome, Rural Hospitals, Miracle on Ice
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT How BU Research Is Helping Infants with Down Syndrome Take Steps Toward Independence With investment from the National Institutes of Health, Professor Jana Iverson of BU’s Infant Communication Lab is using a mobility aid to support children’s early development. Watch how her work is changing lives FACULTY EXPERTS “The Loss of a Rural […]
Video: 1980 Olympic Hockey Team, with Four BU Players, Gets Congressional Gold Medal
In the second installment of her video series Leaders Among Us, BU President Melissa Gilliam speaks with Mike Eruzione (Wheelock’77), captain of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” gold medal-winning team, about leadership and receiving the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Defense Research; Genesis Mission; Financial Aid
BU in DC The CARB-X Joint Oversight Board met in Washington, DC, on December 11th. HOUSE PASSES DEFENSE POLICY BILL On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that establishes defense policy. The legislation emphasizes artificial intelligence, quantum, and biotechnology as defense research priorities, establishing a Biotechnology Management […]
BU’s Legacy of Values, as Told Through Voices from Our Shared History
At a time when people are yearning for closer community, greater inclusion, integrity, and messages of hope, we turn to powerful words from Lucy Wheelock, Elie Wiesel, Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard Thurman, Barbara Jordan, and others who have helped to shape today’s Boston University.