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.
Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training
BUPD chief and Harvard researchers collaborate to show a scientific approach works.
BU to Conduct Student Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct
Going out to a random sampling of students, the survey will help the University get a clear picture of the campus environment and will inform policy and resource decisions.
Deep Dive Video: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics
How BU engineers are changing the way blood evidence is interpreted at crime scenes.
New BUPD Chief Robert Lowe Values Inclusivity and Transparency, Will Contribute to Student Well-Being
He wrote his dissertation on reducing implicit bias and says growing up amid the diversity of Cambridge helped shape his career.
Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great — and Noisy
BU researchers with NASA funding will lead a multimillion-dollar, multi-institution project to help develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles.
America the Miserly: How Our Refugee System Fails Desperate People
With thousands fleeing Ukraine and millions still displaced by the Syrian civil war, a BU sociologist’s new book faults the United States, Canada, and Germany for letting down refugees.
BU Forms New Community Safety Advisory Group
Goal is to improve communication among students, faculty, staff, and BUPD