How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak?
Boston University researchers are helping track disease’s spread and preparing to test new treatments.
Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases
In its first year, BEACON has helped direct public health responses globally, monitoring 181 pathogens in 169 countries—and 1 in space.
Opioid Crisis, Polarization, Pomelos
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis BU historian Benjamin R. Siegel charts opium from a commodity in colonial India to fuel for a drug crisis in modern-day America. Understand the history FACULTY EXPERT BU Scholar Studies How Online Images Feed Polarization BU Professor Ayse Lokmanoglu aims […]
Boston University–Trained High Schoolers Educate Lawmakers About Taxing Alcohol
SPH’s David Jernigan leads initiative that shows young activists how to speak publicly about causes.
Boston University Celebrates the Class of 2026 at 153rd Commencement
Approximately 20,000 guests gathered on a hot, sunny Nickerson Field to honor this year’s graduates.
DOE Science; NIH Changes; McMahon
BU IN DC Kevin Outterson of CARB-X met with Congressional offices to discuss antimicrobial resistance on May 11th. Brian Walsh of the College of Engineering talked with Congressional staff about federal investment in space weather research as part of the Heliophysics Coalition’s Capitol Hill fly-in on May 12th. John Connor of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories discussed federal […]
Manuel Cuevas-Trisán Will Be BU’s First Senior Vice President for People, Belonging, and Culture
Veteran administrator has led workplace culture efforts in higher education and private industry.
BU Students Showcase Real-World Data Projects at Spark! Demo Day
From a font-design tool to a dashboard tracking federal grant cuts, undergrads demonstrate that data science is as much about people as it is about code.
Biomedical Engineer Wilson Wong Is Boston University’s Innovator of the Year
Cofounder of three biotech companies is pioneering new therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders.
Online Speech, Student Launchpad, Cocktail Party Problem
FACULTY EXPERT Communication Law Scholar Urges a Reconsideration of Online Speech BU Professor Morgan Weiland wants to prevent making the same deregulatory mistakes with AI as we made with social media. Consider it STUDENT LIFE BU Launches Next Phase of You Are Why Initiative Focused on Student Experience You Are Why: Students in Action will […]