For Coral Reefs, Temperature Is Everything—Is It Too Late to Save Them?
Research at BU is illuminating just how severely climate change is impacting coral reefs
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Balancing Budgets by Emptying Bellies: WIC Cuts Would Harm Our Youngest Children
A federal nutrition program that helps millions access healthy food is being threatened by congressional […]
A Common Nasal Decongestant Doesn’t Actually Work. What Should You Use Instead?
Nasal and sinus expert says there are far better and safer alternatives than phenylephrine that […]
The Postdoc-Mentor Relationship Is Key to Advancing Research. Here’s How to Make It Better
This National Postdoc Appreciation Week, BU research finds postdocs want more from their faculty mentors […]
Could Dunkin’s New Alcoholic Drinks Encourage Underage Drinking?
BU substance use prevention researcher David Jernigan says the chain’s boozy coffees and teas, Dunkin’ […]
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Researchers Find Potential Way to Tweak Immune System to Help It Fight Tuberculosis
TB is the world’s second-deadliest infectious disease, behind COVID-19. A new BU-led study shows how to turn TB-susceptible immune cells into TB-resistant ones
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Steve Ramirez
Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences -
Xin Zhang
Professor, Mechanical Engineering -
Stephanie Curenton
Associate Professor, Education Leadership & Policy Studies -
Ibram Kendi
Professor, History -
Ksenia Bravaya
Assistant Professor, Chemistry -
Joyce Wong
Professor, Biomedical Engineering -
Cara Stepp
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Emily Whiting
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Jerry Chen
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Ann McKee
Professor, Neurology & Pathology
Young Amateur Athletes at Risk of CTE, BU Study Finds
After studying the brains of more than 150 contact sports participants—mostly football, soccer, and ice hockey—who had died under age 30, more than 40 percent of them showed signs of the degenerative brain disease, including the first American woman soccer player to be diagnosed