Designing an Intelligent Urban Ecosystem
BU leads collaboration to make public services “smarter” Boston could benefit from “smart” traffic lights moving traffic efficiently, safer bike paths, and other improved services that BU is hoping to develop through a new online platform. Graphic by Rob Colonna. BU faculty, with help from business and government partners, will develop cloud computing–based services and […]
BU Brain Researchers among Those Invited to White House
On hand as Obama announces expansion of BRAIN Initiative BU’s Gloria Waters, Michael Hasselmo, and Timothy Gardner were among the academic, industry, and philanthropic leaders invited to the White House yesterday for a conference announcing stepped-up efforts to advance the president’s ambitious BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Neurotechnologies) Initiative. Waters, University vice president and associate […]
Department of Defense Health Research: Navigating the Funding Landscape
BU Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research hosted a workshop entitled Department of Defense Health Research: Navigating the Funding Landscape on September 23, 2014. Michael Ledford, Vice President, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, presented on Department of Defense Health Research Programs. The presentation covered current cross-cutting trends and priorities, specific DOD programs which engage most directly […]
Building the Test Kitchen for Medical Diagnostics
ENG prof inventing technology that could change the future of primary care Biomedical engineer Catherine Klapperich is working on a rapid viral load test for HIV. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky Catherine Klapperich moves fast, talks fast, and has at least 15 different ideas rolling through her head at the same time. How, for instance, can […]
Can Young Children Understand Complex Science?
Study by BU researchers: more than previously believed Deborah Kelemen and fellow researchers discovered that children are able to grasp complex scientific concepts like adaptation by natural selection at a younger age than previously thought. Recent research indicates that children can understand complex scientific concepts—like natural selection—far beyond what anyone would have expected. To test […]
The Brown Fat Death Spiral
BU-led study explores how a good fat becomes impaired White and brown fat are the yin and yang of metabolism. We’re all familiar with white fat, the squishy stuff that bulges around our waists after a few too many doughnuts. But brown fat is more mysterious. It’s the good twin—it burns energy, produces heat, and […]