BU Undergrads Are Making A Difference Through Research—From Saving Bumblebees to Tracking Fiber In Our Diet
Students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program roll up their sleeves, work with faculty mentors, and make meaningful contributions to scores of projects
Our Identities Are More Than Our Genes, Says BU Researcher in Debut Book
In Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins, Shoumita Dasgupta illustrates what we risk—and lose—when we attribute our differences only to biology
Meet PEARL, a Mobile Research Lab Studying Oysters and Their Habitats
BU researcher and her family customized a van to study how oysters filter water pollutants—and took science on the road
Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including big funding wins, opposition to deepfakes, and studying LGBTQ+ suicide risk factors
Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”
Fast Company list recognizes projects “driving meaningful change”
Clownfish and Anemones Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change
A new study led by Boston University marine biologists reveals that heat waves are threatening the future of the fish made famous by Finding Nemo
Brink Bites: Using AI to Spot Alzheimer’s; NIH Backs BU COPD research
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including projects using AI to track Alzheimer’s and diagnose lung disease
What Are PFAS? And Could Fiber Supplements Help Remove Them from Our Bodies?
BU study suggests common dietary supplement could decrease levels of the forever chemicals.
River Herring in Martha’s Vineyard Are Disappearing. A BU Marine Biologist Is Trying to Help Save Them
Maria Abate and her students are working with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) on Martha’s Vineyard to track—and protect—the dwindling migratory river herring population.
Protecting Maine’s Coastal Heritage—and Her Own
Student researcher and daughter of a lobsterman Sierra Koerber-Marx (CAS’26) dives to help save sugar kelp in a changing ocean