Should You Accept Internet Cookies? BU Researchers Say the Open Web Could Suffer Without Them
New study finds ad revenue that supports digital publishers and content creators tumbles when cookies are removed
Could This King-Size Citrus Fruit Inspire a Better Mobile Phone Case?
Boston University engineers are studying the pomelo’s remarkable shock absorbency—including by throwing it off a campus roof
Why Does the US Have Higher Death Rates than Other Wealthy Nations?
New Boston University study tracks America’s avoidable “excess deaths” and pinpoints major causes
Heart Attack, Stroke, and Dementia Risk May Be Higher for Older People Who Can’t Afford Dental Care
Boston University researchers find skipping dental procedures due to cost linked to range of health issues
Biomedical Engineer Wilson Wong Is Boston University’s Innovator of the Year
Cofounder of three biotech companies is pioneering new therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders
Studying How Online Images Feed Polarization Wins BU Scholar Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
Ayse Lokmanoglu aims to help people think more critically about internet content, especially during politically charged moments
How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis
BU historian Benjamin R. Siegel’s Markets of Pain charts opium from a commodity in colonial India to fuel for a drug crisis in modern-day America
Boston University Linguist Helps Preserve an Endangered Language in Papua New Guinea
Kate Lindsey worked with locals to develop a writing system for Ende and publish one of the first books in the language
Brink Bites: Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation Grant to BU, Widowed Men Have Higher Depression Risk than Women
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a Questrom professor named to top global list of up-and-coming management thinkers
Harvey Young Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
CFA dean will step down from the role July 1 and take a yearlong sabbatical to work on a book project supported by the fellowship, then return to the CFA faculty.