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MLSC Celebrates Launch of Boston University’s BRIDGES to Internships Program
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) President and CEO Kirk Taylor, MD joined leadership, faculty, and students from Boston University (BU) Read more
The Story You’re Not Hearing About AI data Centers
The race to build smarter AI is crashing into a physical limitation: the power grid simply can't keep up with Read more
A Solution to the Cocktail Party Problem – Hidden in the Brain
BU Researchers are mixing neuroscience, photonics, and engineering to help people with hearing loss pick out sounds in noisy spaces. Read more
How a Low-Cost Soft Robot Is Learning to Perform Surgery Inside a Beating Heart
In a leap for minimally invasive medicine, a soft robot is learning to perform delicate procedures inside a living, beating Read more
Two New Studies From Schneider Electric and IGS Reveal 95 Barriers and 50 Risks Slowing Decarbonization in the Building Sector
High upfront costs and low awareness slow adoption, while performance and reliability are viewed as the biggest risks. Read more
New Clean Energy Data Tool for Massachusetts Supports Municipal Decision-Making with Easy-to-Use Interactive Map
The Energy Transition Atlas is the first data resource developed by the Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative Read more
A Selection of BU’s 10 Most-Read, Liked, and Shared Science and Research Stories
Boston University’s healthcare research expertise was in high demand, while stories about engineers’ moon mission and student researchers proved big Read more
10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research Read more
WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back
CARB-X, an antibiotics research accelerator, is helping bring new medicines, vaccines, and tests to clinics worldwide Read more
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 diseased organs Read more