Professor Ji-Xin Cheng Elected NAI Fellow
“The Uses of Invention”
ENGineer Magazine Fall 2025 is Live!
10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care
Researchers across Boston University are working on innovative and potentially lifesaving projects that could transform cancer prevention, treatment, and care. We picked 10 that bring hope for the future.
Memories Change. But Can We Change Them On Purpose?
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez joins Host Ira Flatow to explain how memory manipulation could revolutionize the way we treat brain disorders. They also discuss Ramirez’s book, How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past, and how the sudden death of his friend and scientific collaborator made him rethink the role of memory.
Meryem Yücel Leads a Group of fNIRS Experts to Advance Field Accessibility and Resources
A society of neuroscience experts are creating a dedicated hub of resources for fNIRS research. by Danny Giancioppo Research Associate Professor Meryem Yücel (BME) isn’t just a technical director at the Neurophotonics Center––she’s also a leading expert in the field of functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), with a keen interest in community work. While there are […]
Seven ENG Faculty Honored for Real-World Impact Research
Including Ji-Xin, Cheng
Meg Younger Wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
The prestigious Director’s Awards will support work studying sexual health and stopping mosquito bites
Terry Ellis Featured in “You Are Why” Campaign for Parkinson’s Research
Travis Rotterman Named Career Development Professor
Travis Rotterman, a Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine assistant professor of pharmacology, physiology, and biophysics, researches nerve injury.
Meryem Yücel Featured in MedicalXPress Article
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a promising non-invasive neuroimaging technique that works by detecting changes in blood oxygenation linked to neural activity using near-infrared light. Compared to fMRI and various other methods commonly used to study the brain, fNIRS is easier to apply outside of laboratory settings.