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

November 4, 2025

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

Roxbury’s John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science students take questions after their research presentations

Boston University, Boston Medical Center Researchers Work with High School Students to Build Peer-Led Overdose Prevention Program

September 10, 2025

Building a curriculum for teens, by teens: students from a Roxbury school met with researchers all summer to learn about opioid overdose prevention

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Boston University: A History of Invention and Innovation

March 27, 2026

To mark the 150th anniversary of BU faculty member Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone, here are some other notable society-changing ideas and products to emerge from BU

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Boston University–Led Research Finds Mid- or Late-Life Exercise May Cut Risk of Dementia

January 13, 2026

Epidemiologist Phillip Hwang says high levels of physical activity could lower dementia risk by up to 45 percent

Boston University’s Loretta Lees honored by UK’s Royal Geographical Society

May 21, 2026

Director of Initiative on Cities’ work on gentrification and displacement called “pivotal” to urban geography

Biology undergraduate Matteo Finnerty photographing bees at the Arnold Arboretum

Boston’s Native Bees Are Under Threat. A BU Student Researcher Wants to Help Protect Them

August 6, 2025

Biology undergraduate Matteo Finnerty's findings at the Arnold Arboretum could inform bumble-bee-friendly plantings

Boston’s Rain-Free Month May Mean Fall Foliage Will Come Early This Year

September 18, 2024

BU biologist explains how recent long stretch of little to no precipitation is impacting Boston area forests and how this pattern is in line with climate change predictions

Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award 2027

April 10, 2026

Up to $150k over 2 years to support established investigators conducting innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. Apply by Sunday, April 26 via InfoReady Review.

Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program 2026

August 21, 2025

$100k for 2-year grant supporting assistant and associate professors to pursue a new research project or direction. Apply by Wednesday, September 10 via InfoReady Review.

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Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) Exceptional Project and Young Investigator Grants 2026

December 18, 2025

$100-125k supporting early-career and/or creative projects focusing on breast cancer. Apply by Thursday, January 29 via InfoReady Review.