What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies?
BU study suggests common dietary supplement could decrease levels of the forever chemicals.
Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live
As the summer heat intensifies in Boston, teams of SPH researchers have deployed a variety of sensors across the city to assess heat exposure among vulnerable residents and evaluate cooling interventions.
BU Experts Served on Vatican Commission Urging Global Debt Relief
Debt-strapped developing nations need help, says Jubilee Year report, backed by Pope Leo XIV.
How BU’s Lawns Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
BU’s Campus Climate Lab is using native plants to turn the University’s 70 acres of lawnscape into sinks of emissions. Click and watch to learn more!
BU Backs Lawsuit to Halt Cuts to Department of Defense Research Funding
Legal declaration says dramatic drop in DOD support could imperil research that “millions of Americans benefit from and depend on”.
You’ve Heard of Red States and Blue States. But What About Red and Blue Neighborhoods?
Research by BU political scientist and Andrew Carnegie Fellowship winner Jacob Brown shows that where you live might have a lot of influence on partisan divides and how you vote.
BU Historian’s New Book Traces the Rise of Today’s Far-Right Movement
The New York Times calls Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian a “riveting read” and “illuminating history”.
Our Online World Relies on Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?
Quantum computers will make traditional data encryption techniques obsolete; BU researchers have turned to physics to come up with better defenses.
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.