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How Might the Federal Government Shutdown Affect BU?
Student aid will continue and researchers should work on existing grants, but new awards might […]
From Better Batteries to Improved Cartilage Repair, BU Ignition Award Winners Aim for Real-World Impact
Annual honors support innovative Boston University research projects preparing to leap from lab to commercialization
BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Prestigious honor for pioneering researcher’s work that could herald heart attack cures and repairs for […]
Time Names Zhang’s Wireless MRI Coils an Invention of the Year
The technology is making MRI’s more efficient and more accessible.
NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science
The prestigious Director’s Awards will support work studying sexual health and stopping mosquito bites
Making the World More Accessible for Sign Language Users
Her whole life, Naomi Caselli, whose first languages are American Sign Language and English, has […]
Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”
Fast Company list recognizes projects “driving meaningful change”
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You are why we educate, research, and invest: so we can better serve society, so we can generate life-changing new knowledge, and so we all can succeed.
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Darrell Kotton
Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University David C. Seldin Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine -
Kenneth Lutchen
Vice President and Associate Provost for Research -
Joyce Wong
Professor, Biomedical Engineering -
Brian Walsh
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering -
Emelia Benjamin
Jay and Louise Coffman Professor, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine -
John Clarke
Professor Emeritus, Astronomy -
Elisha Wachman
Professor, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Is a News and Social Media Overload Negatively Affecting Your Mental Health?
BU researchers worry consuming a deluge of harrowing news could leave many with “vicarious trauma”