How Virtual Reality Might Help Fight Recurring Nightmares
Researchers say VR could have real long-term benefits for people, particularly children, gripped by scary dreams
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Humans Are Officially Greening the Earth. Is That a Good Thing?
China, India have added an Amazon rain forest’s worth of plants to the world
These Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats to Watch
BU cybersecurity expert talks about what the US should do to protect our data privacy
Shutting Down Skin Cancer
A new drug compound could combat tough-to-treat melanoma
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In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death
New county-by-county study shows opioid marketing directly fuels prescription rates, fatal overdoses
Eight Ways Boston Could Become Carbon Free
BU researchers have outlined an aggressive plan for the city to eliminate emissions by 2050
Can Technology Eliminate Blind Spots?
New digital-camera-based system shows it’s possible to “see” around corners
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Slingshot Surprise
How shooting rubber bands led to an unexpected discovery
Why Fungi Rule the World
Jennifer Talbot studies the surprising role that molds, mushrooms, and other dirt-dwellers play in climate change
Robot Boats and Drug Subs
Engineering prof developing autonomous boats to find drug traffickers
Clamshells and Climate Change
What seal bones and clamshells teach us about past climate
Soft, Spidery Robots that Go Inside Our Bodies
Flexible devices could help researchers in new ways
Researcher Voices
POV: How Did Claims of CRISPR Babies Hijack an International Gene-Editing Summit?
If a hoax, “it’s the most embarrassing instance of fraud ever perpetrated by the scientific community”
Climate Change, Winter Warming Harming Forests in the Northeast
Climate change is shrinking winter snowpack, reducing year-round tree growth and forest carbon storage
POV: FDA Restricts Flavored E-cigarettes. But Not the Real Killers. Huh?
Every argument for the restrictions applies even more strongly for cigarettes
Faculty Accolades View All
Vinod Sarin
BU materials scientist, who says nature gives him some of the best ideas for new technologies, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors
James F. A. Traniello
BU biologist who studies insect behavior has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Chen, BU Biomedical Engineer, Recognized with Pritzker Award
Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award is the Biomedical Engineering Society’s premier recognition
Monica L. Wang
BU researcher named one of 2018’s Ten Outstanding Young Leaders by Boston Chamber of Commerce
ENG’s Xin Zhang Is BU’s 2018 Innovator of the Year, First Woman Chosen
Cited for translational research on use of metamaterials in MRI, acoustic technologies
Distinguished Awards View All
? 7 BU faculty are members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)