BU President Melissa Gilliam Meets with Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey
President Melissa Gilliam met with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA, Hon. ’04) at his Capitol Hill office in Washington, DC on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
Campus Visit from NASA Science Dr. Nicky Fox
NASA Science Dr. Nicky Fox, NASA Associate Administrator for Science, visited the BU Center for Space Physics on Tuesday, July 30, 2024
How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers
Legislation could curtail ability of strict local zoning regulations and outspoken “not in my backyard” residents to block multifamily housing.
BU Today Close-up: Calling All Campers!
Campers from the Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) Leahy-Holloran Community Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts
BU’s Framingham Heart Study Gets New Director
Nation’s longest-running study of heart disease will be led by former American Heart Association president Donald M. Lloyd-Jones.
Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race—What It Means, and What Comes Next
Three BU faculty experts with deep knowledge of US presidential politics react to Sunday’s “earthquake”.
Presidential Nominating Conventions Don’t Nominate, but They Still Matter, BU Scholar Says
COM’s Tammy Vigil, author of an upcoming book on 2020 conventions, says you can learn a lot from the quadrennial gatherings.
A Busy First Week for BU President Melissa L. Gilliam
Photo gallery chronicles meetings with staff, building tours, and an introduction to Bean, BU’s comfort dog.
Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?
BU researchers team up with city of Boston and local nonprofits to improve temperature monitoring and pilot a more equitable approach to declaring heat emergencies.
Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work
NSF CAREER awards recognize BU researchers innovating in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and more.