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Research on Tap: Fear, Violence, and Trauma: Combatting Terrorism through Research (2016)
Hosted by Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, SPH. Recent acts of violence at home and abroad have resulted in an atmosphere of uncertainty and vulnerability. In the aftermath of each tragic event, it can be challenging to discern whether the perpetrator was a lone agent or part of a terrorist organization, what […]
Research on Tap: From Renaissance to Enlightenment (2016)
Hosted by James A. Winn, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of English, and Director, Boston University Center for the Humanities. The Early Modern Period, roughly the three centuries from 1500 to 1800 CE, witnessed astonishing changes and developments in philosophy, religion, and all the arts. Boston University is fortunate to have a lively group of […]
Research on Tap: Microbiome Systems Biology for Human and Environmental Health (2016)
Hosted by Daniel Segrè, Professor, Biology, CAS, Biomedical Engineering, ENG, and Bioinformatics; and W. Evan Johnson, Associate Professor, Medicine and Biostatistics, MED. Microbial communities play a crucial role in the health of plants, animals and humans, and of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding these communities can have great impact in many areas, including agriculture and […]
Research on Tap: Tackling Racial Inequities in Boston: What’s BU Learning? (2016)
Hosted by Graham Wilson, Director, Initiative on Cities, and Professor, Political Science, CAS; and Katharine Lusk, Executive Director, Initiative on Cities. What’s BU Learning? Brought together faculty from across BU who seek to understand the root causes of inequity in the Boston region and beyond. They shared their latest research findings and remedies related to […]
Research on Tap: BU Research on a Sustainable Energy Future (2016)
Hosted by Peter Fox-Penner, Professor of the Practice, Questrom School of Business. As demonstrated by the recent Paris Climate Conference, global energy systems face a massive challenge in shifting away from unsustainable carbon-emitting fuels to sustainable sources, while serving the energy and development needs of a planet whose population will reach ten billion before the […]
Research on Tap: Drug Repurposing and Reformulation: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges (2016)
Hosted by Avi Spira, Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Bioinformatics; Chief, Division of Computational Biomedicine; and Director, Boston University Cancer Center. Developing new medicines is a costly, complex, and time-consuming process. Drug repurposing – the application of one compound or agent already used to treat a disease or condition to treat other […]
Research on Tap: Combatting Disease, Pursuing Cures: Infectious Diseases Research at BU (2015)
Hosted by Ronald Corley, Professor and Chair, Microbiology, and Director, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). This event featured BU infectious disease experts at the forefront of research of illnesses that are – or have the potential to become – major public health concerns and presented the cutting edge diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments these faculty […]
Research on Tap: Air, Earth, and Water: Elements of Health and the Urban Environment (2015)
Hosted by Graham Wilson, Professor, Political Science, and Director, Initiative on Cities; and Katharine Lusk, Executive Director, Initiative on Cities. This session explored research currently conducted by faculty across the University who are studying cities from an inter- and multi-disciplinary approach, evaluating complex challenges from the perspective of law, environment, engineering, management, cultural studies, medicine, […]
Research on Tap: Lighting the Way: Current Research at the BU Photonics Center (2015)
The inaugural Research on Tap, hosted by Tom Bifano, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, and Director, Photonics Center, honored the United Nations’ International Year of Light and featured the BU Photonics Center. View program here. View Slides Note: Videos in slides will not play