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.
Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including navigating dating apps, expanding sign language research, and awards from Time and the White House.
Brink Bites
BU research news beyond the headlines, including why living near greenery may slow cognitive decline and how AI could help improve healthcare for kids
Watch Now: Director Benjamin Sovacool on Equity and Justice in Industrial Decarbonization
Industrial decarbonization and just transitions are both key to a clean energy future, but they are rarely considered together. Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) Director Benjamin Sovacool is working to change that.
Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of change
New BU Postdoctoral Awards Celebrate Excellence in Mentorship and Research
Inaugural honors “reflect the critical contributions of our postdocs and their mentors”
Is Higher Education Ignoring Inequality and Failing Disadvantaged Students?
New book from BU’s Anthony Abraham Jack says colleges admit students from diverse backgrounds, but forget cultural support
E-Cigarette Brands Are Skirting the Rules about Health Warning Labels on Instagram, Study Finds
Using AI, BU researchers found that the vast majority of social media posts didn’t include health labels warning of the harms of flavored nicotine
Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger
More hot days put an additional 250 million older people at risk as climate change accelerates
BU Study Shows a Correlation between Social Media Use and Desire for Cosmetic Procedures
The more time you spend on image-led social media, like Instagram and Snapchat, the more likely you are to want to alter your appearance