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Clownfish and Anemones Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change

September 19, 2025

A new study led by Boston University marine biologists reveals that heat waves are threatening the future of the fish made famous by Finding Nemo

Coffee with Colleagues 5/25/2022 RSVP

April 12, 2022

Save the Date for the next Coffee with Colleagues session on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 10am – Noon.We are happy to have guest panelists:Herb Lewis – Director, Service Center Administration, Sponsored ProgramsAndy Taylor – Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicineto present and lead a discussion on Service Centers.To receive […]

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Coffee with Colleagues Session on Effort

May 29, 2018

On May 24, 2018, we held our second Coffee with Colleagues session covering the topic of effort. For those of you who attended our Coffee with Colleagues event last week, thank you for coming! It was great to have such a lively discussion. We would like to thank Gretchen Hartigan and Craig Gerome from PAFO […]

Coffee with Colleagues: Ariba, Contracted Services, P-Card Administration, and Consultants from 5/12/2021 has been posted

May 20, 2021

The most recent Coffee w/ Colleagues regarding Ariba, Contracted Services, P-Card Administration, and Consultants, was co-presented by Matt Abrams (from Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Travel) and Heather Gillis (from Sourcing and Procurement) on 5/12/2021. The session was lively and engaging, with lots of Q&A! Thank you to our presenters and participants! If you missed this session and/or wanted […]

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Collaborative Resources for COVID-19 Research

May 20, 2020

A running list of resources, datasets, and infrastructure that support COVID-19 related research.For funding opportunities: Visit this library of COVID-19 opportunities from InfoEd GlobalFor more news & resources: Visit our research community’s COVID-19 Updates pageBU ResourcesBU's COVID-19 Research Projects Tracker (BU Kerberos log-in required) is a running list of research projects by BU faculty who are working to address the pandemic. You […]

College Students’ Mental Health Improves for the Second Year in a Row

October 2, 2024

BU public health researcher and national Healthy Minds Study principal investigator Sarah K. Lipson points to colleges’ efforts to address students’ overall well-being and mental health

Colleges Are Already Unequal—Will Ending Affirmative Action Make It Worse?

June 29, 2023

BU sociologist Jonathan Mijs writes that diversity on college campuses is crucial for shaping beliefs and learning about peers in a divided nation

Come Together, Right Now: Convergence & Collaboration Around Cloud Computing, Data Security, and AI (2020)

September 30, 2020

Hosted by the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & EngineeringWe are producing ever-increasing quantities of data. These data are connected to many of the most fundamental and important challenges facing society. Yet without thoughtful collaboration and intentional strategies for convergence, data remains siloed from related data and from the increasingly sophisticated […]

Communicating Science and Research—through Puppets

May 20, 2023

Cross-College Challenge class uses play and creativity to make science more accessible and improve researchers’ communication skills

Communicating Science through Art

February 3, 2023

High school students in BU’s Research in Science & Engineering program learn how to work in labs—and communicate their findings through works of art