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Center Statistics
Publications per Year
200
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202 articles in AY 2025
Active Faculty Members
52
Ranging across the CoE, CAS, MED School, and beyond.
BIC Tenants
11
Funded R&D Projects in FY26
147
News & Media
Carolyn Marar, Thomas Bifano, David Bishop, Michael Albro, Keith Brown and More Win 2026 BU Ignition Awards
BU Ignition Award Winners’ Innovations Could Reduce Knee Pain, Extend Lives of Cancer Patients, and Propel Underwater Robots
From Biomedical Engineering to the Brain’s Motor Circuits: The Journey of Mike Economo
The Photonics Center 2026 Annual Report is Now Live!
Inaugural NPC Summer School Offers Hands-On Experience Showcasing Outstanding BU Neurovascular Imaging Facilities
Launched in summer 2026, the Boston University Neurophotonics Center (BU-NPC) hosted Professor Anna Devor’s inaugural, two-week Neurophotonics Summer School program for graduate students and postdocs, “Neurovascular Imaging Across Scales in Animals and Humans.”
REU 2026 Q&A | New Experiences, Exciting Research, and Exceeded Expectations
From new researchers to lifelong Bostonites, the 2026 REU cohort made the most of their summer experience in and out of their BU labs. By Danny Giancioppo | Photos by Danny Giancioppo and Kelly Peña
BU Research Program Opens Doors for Boston High School Teachers, Students
Hosted by the University’s Photonics Center, the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program is a six-week summer research opportunity for high school and community college teachers
College of Engineering and BU School of Medicine Lead NIH Grant
A new grant from the National Institutes of Health will support a collaborative effort to uncover how the lung’s microscopic structure shapes its response to inhaled particle
2026 Annual Report
Following another year of instrumental success across our facilities, programing, and research, please view the Photonics Center 2026 Annual Report.
Photonics Center 2026 Symposium
Be sure to RSVP for the Photonics Center Symposium on "Computational Optics," taking place November 19, 2026!
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