Smart Cities
Prof. Azer Bestavros of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science met with Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) about “smart cities” on September 29. Click to read more
BU Students Discover Corals in Unlikely Place
Research offers insight into little-known, endangered habitat Underwater images courtesy of the Boston University Marine Program. The photos evoke what a stoner must see while watching Fantasia: a kaleidoscope of vibrant-hued corals in all kinds of shapes. As striking as their colors and forms—although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the photos—is their neighborhood: […]
Science Under Our Feet
BU researcher studies ecology, and climate consequences, of Boston’s groundwater Tim Maguire (GRS’18) and Emelia Chamberlain (CAS’18) are among the BU researchers analyzing the composition of groundwater samples. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. More than one passerby gawks at the three BU students who appear to be ice fishing—in June, in the middle of a Boston […]
Could Pee-Wee Football Lead to Brain Injury?
MED study: more brain damage in NFL players who started playing early The new MED study is the first to show a link between early exposure to repetitive head impacts and structural brain changes later in life. Photo courtesy of Flickr contributor Captrosha. Last January, HBO’s Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel interviewed former NFL coach and player […]
America’s Promise Alliance, SED Join Forces to Better Understand What Helps Young People Thrive
The Center for Promise, America’s Promise Alliance’s research institute dedicated to understanding what young people need to thrive and how to create the conditions of success for all young people, is now housed at the Boston University School of Education. With a shared commitment to using research to find solutions that will improve outcomes for […]
Photonics Center Programs Promote Diversity in STEM Fields
NSF sponsors summer research by undergrads, high-school teachers Lauren Strong (left), with Helen E. Fawcett (GRS’97), an ENG research assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is one of 11 college undergrads participating in a new program funded by the National Science Foundation designed to promote diversity in STEM fields. Photos by Cydney Scott. Lauren Strong, a […]
Linda Hyman to Serve One-Year Term as Director of NSF Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences
Beginning September 14, Linda Hyman, PhD, Associate Provost for Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS), will be ‘on loan’ to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve as Director of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. The Division comprises the areas of molecular biophysics, cellular dynamics and functions, genetic mechanisms and systems, and synthetic biology. Her […]
Gut Reactions
New grants put software to work on bioenergy and human microbiome Daniel Segrè, associate professor of bioinformatics, biomedical engineering and biology, uses mathematical modeling to understand the microbiome. Photo by Cydney Scott. Daniel Segrè studies very unusual microbes. They don’t live in petri dishes, guts, or on dirty kitchen countertops. In fact, they don’t live […]
Vice President Gloria Waters Participates in DC Media Roundtable
All Things Research: Roundtable Discussion with University Senior Research Officers – July 15, 2015 Watch the video
Breaking Nicotine’s Hold
An undergraduate aims to help smokers quit for good By Andrew Thurston Bhavya Narala (CAS’15) is studying the effects of nicotine withdrawal on the brain and hopes to provide new insights on the stimulant’s impact. Photo by Dan Watkins. For America’s 42.1 million smokers, the best hopes of quitting—willpower, gum, prescribed drugs—don’t offer much hope at […]