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They Served Their Country. Now, They’re Serving Their Fellow Veterans

November 16, 2023

Two veterans turned Boston University researchers are studying PTSD to find better treatments for their former comrades

This Queer Japanese Novelist Disrupted Beliefs about Sexuality, Love, and Friendship

June 12, 2023

BU literature scholar says that Nobuko Yoshiya’s work from early 20th-century Japan takes on a new sense of importance as book bans target LGBTQ+ literature

Smarter sound shield invented by Professor Xin Zhang

This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise—Without Blocking Air

August 1, 2025

Building on their 2019 breakthrough, researchers unveil a new ultra-open metamaterial that silences a broader range of noise while preserving ventilation.

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

February 6, 2023

BU scientists from a range of disciplines are lobbying for new policies to protect the world’s most vulnerable people from the consequences of climate change

Three BU Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

April 25, 2024

World’s largest scientific society gives lifetime honor to BU biologist, engineer, and physicist

Photos of Hadi Nia, Chuanfei Dong, and Meg Younger

Three BU Scholars Receive 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships

February 22, 2024

The awards will help advance research on lung disease, mosquitoes, and solar storms

Screengrabs from BU Deaf Studies social media accounts' most popular posts

Through Instagram, BU Deaf Studies Empowers the Deaf Community

June 10, 2025

Accounts focus on research, student life, and public outreach; “All of the posts have impacted someone who is in need.”

TikTok Ban on Devices used for Federal Contracts

July 27, 2023

TO:Boston University Faculty with Federal Contracts and SubcontractsFROM:Kate Mellouk, Associate Vice President, Research ComplianceDATE:July 27, 2023SUBJECT:TikTok Ban on Devices used for Federal ContractsIn June, the US government issued an interim rule for federal contracts prohibiting the use of the social networking service TikTok and other applications from parent company ByteDance Limited on any devices used for federal […]

Hand on a black blackground wearing the wireless MRI coil

Time Names Zhang’s Wireless MRI Coils an Invention of the Year

October 10, 2025

The technology is making MRI’s more efficient and more accessible.

Tip for Completing the Personnel Activity Report (PAR)

February 18, 2022

PARs for the period July – December 2021 have been distributed. Please note, A PAR cannot be accepted unless the “% of Effort Expended” column is completed. Click the following links for additional PAR related materials:Effort ReportingHow To Complete the PARPAR Guidelines and DatesPlease contact effort@bu.edu with questions.