Almost Half of US Teens Have Been Stalked or Harassed by Their Partners
BU researcher says dating abuse is shaped by larger forces, including racism, poverty, homophobia, misogyny, and disability-related discrimination
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Why Combating a Pandemic Is 500 Times More Expensive Than Preventing One
BU biologist and peers say investing in wildlife monitoring and deforestation could prevent costly pandemics
Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan? BU Scientists Weigh In
“Bold, ambitious, and visionary,” but also lacking enough specifics on oceans and infrastructure planning
Experiencing Racism May Damage Memory, Cognition
Data from the Black Women’s Health Study at BU reveals link between exposure to racism and lower cognitive function later in life
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Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations
BU’s Initiative on Cities is funding research to drive social justice
New Gun Subculture Is on the Rise in Liberal States with Stricter Gun Laws
BU researchers say some people are buying guns not for recreation or self-defense, but for Second Amendment activism
Striking Out Racist Terminology in Engineering
BU engineering student takes action against the historical use of “master/slave” terminology to describe an electronic circuit and its controller
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NIH awards $33.1 million to address critical gaps in our knowledge of heart and lung disorders in rural counties in the southeastern US
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences awards $2.3 million towards the development of a wearable physiological status monitor
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards $800 thousand to assess financial difficulties in patients with blood cancer
Department of Defense awards $730 thousand to explore converging computational thinking
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Watch BU’s Facebook Live Video Answering Your Coronavirus Questions
Judy Platt, Student Health Services director, and Ann Zaia, Occupational Health Center director, responded to viewers’ most pressing COVID-19 questions
Making Green Space Even Greener At BU
How an undergrad researcher's data will influence the landscaping and carbon footprint of BU's Charles River Campus
Meet “Dart,” a Robot Inspired by Creatures in Netflix’s Stranger Things
BU engineers have built a new soft robot that uses its mouth to lift and carry objects
How This New England Coral Is Weathering Climate Change
BU marine scientist's research could have implications for coral reef conservation efforts around the world
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Why Withdrawing the United States from the WHO “Is a Terrible Decision”
Davidson Hamer, a BU global health and infectious disease expert, explains why Trump’s move to exit the World Health Organization could be disastrous
POV: COVID-19 Shows Us We Need Rapid Response Data Science Teams
BU’s Hariri Institute director on how far data science has come—and still needs to go—to provide real help in a crisis
2020: The Great American Trauma
All at once, we are living through 1918, 1933, 1968, 2001—times of historic darkness—and yet, SPH Dean Sandro Galea writes, the sun always rises again
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Mo Khalil Awarded Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
BU synthetic biologist will study epigenetic memory to create new, self-assembling biological materials
Two BU Scholars of African American History Elected to AAAS
Husband and wife researchers, John Thornton and Linda Heywood, are both new members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Ksenia Bravaya Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
BU computational chemist recognized for her innovative approach to examining the molecules of life
Roscoe Giles, Lifelong Advocate for STEM Diversity, Named AAAS Fellow
BU engineer recognized for his work in advancing diversity and inclusion in the field of computation
Weining Lu, Kidney Researcher, Named BU Innovator of the Year
His research and collaboration with Pfizer has led to the development of a potential new drug for chronic kidney disease
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