Brink Bites: Major Grant Advances BU Imaging Facilities; a BU-Developed Invention Funds Endowed Professorship
Research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a series of new grants and insights into military strategy
BU Ignition Award Winners’ Innovations Could Reduce Knee Pain, Extend Lives of Cancer Patients, and Propel Underwater Robots
Annual entrepreneurship awards given to research projects ready to make the leap from the lab to real-world impact
BU Research Program Opens Doors for Boston High School Teachers, Students
Hosted by the University’s Photonics Center, the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program is a six-week summer research opportunity for high school and community college teachers
What Is the Cocktail Party Problem—and Can New Boston University Research Solve It?
Why it can be hard to separate sounds in noisy places and how BU research could help people with hearing loss
A Solution to the Cocktail Party Problem—Hidden in the Brain
BU researchers are mixing neuroscience, photonics, and engineering to help people with hearing loss pick out sounds in noisy spaces.
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
Mapping Out Brain Studies, Beyond the Lab
A society of neuroscience experts are creating a dedicated hub of resources for fNIRS research.
Research Program Helps Bridge the Opportunity Gap for Young Engineers
Training and mentorship experience gives first-generation and low-income college students a taste of lab work—but needs new funding to continue.
The Moon Landing That Made Boston University History
A telescope built by BU researchers hitches a ride on a private spacecraft and touches down on the moon. The goal: to record the dynamics between the Earth and sun.
This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise—Without Blocking Air
Building on their 2019 breakthrough, researchers unveil a new ultra-open metamaterial that silences a broader range of noise while preserving ventilation.