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Welcome to the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences (PBS) at Boston University. The department is a globally recognized research leader with faculty expertise in a broad range of fields. U.S. News & World Report ranks Boston University #37 in the world (tied with Cornell University) for the strength of its combined psychiatry/psychology faculty research strength—a ranking to which BU psychological and brain sciences faculty contribute greatly.

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