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Boston University Researchers to Examine Impact of Legalized Gambling in $2.5M Study

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Funding from Massachusetts Gaming Commission will drive research on social and economic impacts, including student behavior

Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

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Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including big funding wins, opposition to deepfakes, and studying LGBTQ+ suicide risk factors

Mapping Out Brain Studies, Beyond the Lab

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A society of neuroscience experts are creating a dedicated hub of resources for fNIRS research.

From Better Batteries to Improved Cartilage Repair, BU Ignition Award Winners Aim for Real-World Impact

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Annual honors support innovative Boston University research projects preparing to leap from lab to commercialization

Is AI Slowing Climate Progress? It’s Complicated

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Two BU experts studying grid solutions and sustainable energy transitions say that tech companies racing to build more AI could make data centers more energy efficient.

BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps

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CDS researchers selected to extend across the state an encrypted data program already in use to track the gender and racial wage gaps in Boston

Our Online World Relies on Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?

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Quantum computers will make traditional data encryption techniques obsolete; BU researchers have turned to physics to come up with better defenses

Brink Bites: Tracking Endangered Frogs, Why Concentration Wanders, Studying Kids’ Beliefs

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Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including an AI system for detecting frog calls, a study of disrupted attention, and a project to examine children’s belief formation.

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

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Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change

Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award

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NSF CAREER awards recognize BU researchers innovating in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and more