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Photograph of the constellation Taurus made by the avid astrophotographer Akira Fujii. In the photo, tiny white dots, stars, fill the image, with a brighter, reddish dot towards the bottom right, which is Taurus.

Space Science

Seeing through the Fog—Pinpointing Young Stars and Their Protoplanetary Disks

May 16, 2022

Photo the cast and crew, including artist in residence Paolo Scoppola, middle, of Exit the King running a tech rehearsal April 27 at CFA’s Studio One. A large golden throne is seen center stage; behind it, a wall that reads "EXIT THE KING" in blue and is splattered with red paint. At right, an actor, Declan Schliesmann (CFA’22), dressed as a king with red and gold robes sits and practices his lines, script in hand. Scoppola, in black pants, crimson shirt, and a face mask is seen at left.

Theater Technology

Exit the King, and Enter Random Actor

May 3, 2022

A college student appears stressed as they study at a library table with open books and a pencil

College Student Mental Health

Mental Health of College Students Is Getting Worse

April 21, 2022

Illustration of a women in a suit with a brief case standing on top of a small stack of gold coins. At right, a man in a suit with a brief case stands on a stack of coins almost three times as high. Background is gray and the shadow of the coin stacks are seen in front of stacks.

Equal Pay

New Wage Gap Calculator Aims to Help Close Earnings Gap

April 19, 2022

Image of what a heliosphere might look like. Image shows a croissant-shaped light yellow blob, with red lines passing through it, all displayed on a black background

Space Physics

NASA Gives Boost to BU-led Effort to Model Solar System’s Protective Bubble

April 14, 2022

Studio portrait of Mark Bun in San Francisco, CA on September 28, 2018. He is a young, Asian man with short black hair and glasses. He smiles, his arms crossed, and wears a blue collared shirt.

Awards & Accolades

BU Sloan Fellowship Winner Mark Bun on Data Privacy, Embracing Failure, Baking Cakes

April 6, 2022

Photo of Benjamin Sovacool. A middle-aged white man wearing glasses and a light pink plaid shirt and jeans poses next to an open window and lightly smiles at the camera.

Sustainability and Climate Change

BU Institute to Focus on Equity and Justice in the Climate Change Fight

March 15, 2022

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Accolades

BU and Red Hat Announce First Research Incubation Awards

January 25, 2022

University News

BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences is Taking Shape

December 14, 2021

a model of a heliosphere magnetic field. image shws a rainbow of colors winding and intersecting as if in water.

Astrophysics

Another Breakthrough for Team Studying Our Solar System’s Protective Bubble

December 3, 2021

photo of BU’s new 19-story Center for Computing & Data Sciences during construction. A crane is atop the structure. It serves as a looming figure during a scenic orange sunset. Cars are seen in the horizon.

Data Science

Data Science Jobs Are Hot—and with a State-of-the-Art Building, New Faculty, and a New Major, BU Is Ready

November 19, 2021

Photo of Deborah Carr, a white woman with wavy blonde hair, smiling and posing for a photo next to a window.

Social Sciences

New BU Center for Innovation in Social Science Will Promote Collaborative Research and Teaching

October 13, 2021

A protester holds a sign that says 'COVID 19 Vaccination = Death'

Social Media

Is YouTube’s Crackdown on Vaccine Misinformation Going to Be Effective?

October 5, 2021

An iphone 11 screen showing spotify icon with Beats headphones lying on a wooden tabletop

Music

What Would a BU Spotify Playlist Sound Like? Like This.

September 29, 2021

A theoretical image depicting a young star, the yellow ball in the center, eating up gas and dust particles of a protoplanetary disk, which is represented by green material surrounding the bright star. Colored lines represent the direction of the magnetic field that connects the star to the protoplanetary disk—blue represents the magnetic field moving toward Earth, red is moving away, and other colors represent directions in between.

Astronomy

What Can a Young Star Teach Us about the Birth of Our Planet, Sun, and Solar System?

September 1, 2021

Photo of construction at the Data Science Center at 645-665 Commonwealth Avenue. You can see the skeleton of the building in steel beams, the concrete elevator shaft in the background, and a few construction workers on the ground.

University News

MassMutual Donates $1 Million to BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

August 24, 2021

Illustration showing many cars driving both directions on an interstate highway surrounded by blue digital circles symbolizing self-driving cars sensing cars surrounding them.

Machine Learning

Self-Taught, Self-Driving Cars?

July 30, 2021

Photo of behavioral scientist Nina Mazar, sitting on a bench, and smiling. She wears a bright pink summery dress and has long blonde hair.

Behavioral Science

This Behavioral Scientist Wants to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

July 28, 2021

Supernova Shrapnel

Why Is This Weird, Metallic Star Hurtling Out of the Milky Way?

July 8, 2021

NSF CAREER Awards

5 Projects That Push the Limits of Physics, Fabrication Techniques, Algorithm Design

June 30, 2021

5 Projects That Push the Limits of Physics, Fabrication Techniques, Algorithm Design