Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers
White House’s presidential award recognizes BU researchers studying special education, lasers, and genes and DNA.
Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?
W. M. Keck Foundation to support BU project to delve into the mystery of city tree survival strategies.
Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation
Meta is ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, but a new BU poll finds the public backs independent verification of social media content.
Brink Bites: BMI Objections, Studying UFOs, and Alcohol’s Impact on College Students
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a study of drinking harms, rethinking obesity diagnoses, and researchers on film.
Did Monday’s Earthquake Rattle You?
BU seismologist and research professor in Earth and environment Rachel Abercrombie on the Maine-centered, 3.8 tremor that shook Boston and New England.
Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?
A new BU study finds that selling some of the International Monetary Fund’s gold could help relieve climate-vulnerable countries’ debt.
We Have Liftoff: BU Telescope Heads for the Moon
NASA’s Blue Ghost moon lander, carrying a BU-created X-ray telescope, blasts off into space.
BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit
CAS’ Pamela Templer, Climate Leaders Academy students attended the conference in Baku.
See the First Detailed Illustration of an Ancient Deep-Sea Mountain
A BU-led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals and sea creatures.
What Ancient Pottery Can Teach Us About Everyday Lives in the Time of Jesus and Herod the Great
BU archaeologist Andrea Berlin receives a lifetime achievement award.