Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including big funding wins, opposition to deepfakes, and studying LGBTQ+ suicide risk factors.
WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back
CARB-X, an antibiotics research accelerator, is helping bring new medicines, vaccines, and tests to clinics worldwide.
Veterans More Likely than General Population to Use All Types of Tobacco Products, Including the Most Harmful
A new study is the first since 2015 to examine differences in tobacco use by product type among military veterans compared to civilians, finding that veterans disproportionately use all commercial tobacco product types, including cigars and cigarettes, which pose a range of serious health risks.
Boston University Receives Major Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant for Women’s Health Research
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health program support will also spur investment in early-career faculty.
Curing Heart Attacks, Replacing Diseased Organs—Christopher Chen Is Engineering a Healthier Future
Healing from a knee injury sent the BU biomedical engineer on a winding road of discovery and innovation.
Dr. Adnan Hyder Named Dean of Boston University School of Public Health
A globally renowned doctor and scholar who has devoted a quarter of a century to improving healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, Adnan Hyder joins BU as the Robert A. Knox Professor and the next dean of SPH.
Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub
An expert on virus-host interactions and antiviral drug discovery, Davey says NEIDL will continue to focus on conducting “creative, inventive science in the safest ways possible”.
Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain
A robotic exosuit trial is the latest research coming out of the BU Physical Therapy Center.
“It’s Unacceptable”: BU Mathematician Tracks How Many Deaths May Result from USAID, Medicaid Cuts
The impact trackers update in real time based on the loss of international aid programs combating HIV and tuberculosis.
Algae, Disease-Bearing Ticks, Erratic Snowfall, Tainted Oysters, Costly Insurance, Extreme Temperatures—Is Climate Change Ruining Our New England?
Boston University scholars in environment, public health, marine science, and more weigh in. “The scale of what we are signing ourselves up for is unprecedented,” one says.