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    Are We Really in a Sixth Mass Extinction?

    April 10, 2023

  • ARL releases FOA for Collaborative Adversarial Cyber Decision Making

    August 24, 2023
    The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks research proposals for the Adversarial Resilient Cyber Effects for Decision Dominance Collaboration Research Program (ARCEDD-CRP).  Modeled after their Collaborative Research Alliances (CRAs), ARL intends to fund multiple cooperative agreements in two cycles, this first seedling cycle in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and a second seedling cycle in FY 2026. […]

  • As Climate Change Gets Worse, Science Provides Hope and Possibility

    April 21, 2022
    The power of city trees, cutting emissions, swaying climate deniers, and more: in honor of Earth Day, The Brink’s science writer reflects on BU research helping to save the planet

  • As Taliban Retakes Afghanistan, Experts Say Biden Administration Made Strategic Blunders

    August 16, 2021
    Despite withdrawal of troops, they argue United States must hold Taliban accountable and protect the human rights of Afghans

  • As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

    June 25, 2021
    BU researcher says vulnerable communities experience the most dangerous effects of heat stress and heat-related illness
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    ASC seeking feedback on proposed safety protocol change

    April 11, 2018
    The Animal Science Center is seeking feedback from investigators and laboratory staff on both the Medical and Charles River Campuses about a proposed change in a safety protocol.
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    ASC: Mouse norovirus and helicobacter no longer excluded pathogens on W8

    September 5, 2018
    As part of an ongoing operational review of policies and procedures at the BU Animal Science Center, research leadership has decided to no longer pursue the eradication of two excluded pathogens—mouse norovirus (MNV) and Helicobacter—among the conventional colonies on W8. They will remain excluded from all other housing spaces managed by the BUASC.This decision came […]
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    ASC: Pathogen screening of mice from non-approved vendors

    March 13, 2019
    What’s changing?The BU Animal Science Center (ASC) recently updated our biosecurity program to allow the importation of mice from institutions positive for previously excluded pathogens. As a result, the ASC is introducing testing for mouse norovirus (MNV) and Helicobacter upon receipt of new colonies from non-approved vendors, which includes all academic institutions. This testing is […]

  • Ask A Reporter Anything: Live Q&A Discussing How the News Works (2022)

    May 4, 2022
    How did one quote from my entire interview get selected for the story? Why did the reporter pass on my pitch? How are deadlines determined? We’re putting reporters in the hot seat for a virtual, interactive, live Q&A session.In this conversation moderated by SciLine—a service from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that connects US scientific experts […]
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    August 2022 Selected Grants

    August 5, 2022
    Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in August 2022. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page.Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterTotal Anticipated$16,140,611Principal InvestigatorNeil Kowall, School of MedicineSponsorNational Institute on AgingEarly Breast Cancer Treatment Response with […]

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