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Excellence

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Research News

Brink Bites: Robotic Stroke Surgery, Curbing Junk Food Sales, and American Attitudes on Data Center Construction

November 2, 2026

Photo: The center’s researchers, including PhD candidate Kerry Breen (CAMED’26), are currently leading studies on memory and aging, genetic risk factors, caregiving, and brain imaging.

Alzheimer's Disease

BU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Receives $24 Million in Fresh Funding

October 15, 2026

Photo: David M. Center, MD (from left), Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE and Terry Keane, PhD pose for a photo on October 1, 2026. Photo by Mike Cohea

Translational Science

NIH Awards BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute $41 Million in New Funding

October 5, 2026

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Accolades

BU Researcher Wins Moore Foundation Award to Push “Boundaries of Experimental Physics”

October 1, 2026

PHOTO: Ed Damiano of Beta Bionics has silvery hair wearing a black t-shirt in a lab office. He's leaning on is left side against a wall with a welcoming casual smile. Photo by Cydney Scott Boston University Photography

Research News

Brink Bites: Major Grant Advances BU Imaging Facilities; BU-Developed Invention Funds Endowed Professorship

September 18, 2026

Photo: A group portrait of three smiling adults standing in a laboratory. On the left, a person wearing glasses and a blue-and-white checkered shirt stands beside a large white microscope. In the center, a person with dark hair wears a white shirt with a dark navy collar and cuffs. On the right, a person with shoulder-length light brown hair wears a gray blouse and jewelry. Laboratory equipment, countertops, containers, notes, and a glass-fronted instrument cabinet fill the background.

Accolades

BU Ignition Award Winners’ Innovations Could Reduce Knee Pain, Extend Lives of Cancer Patients, and Propel Underwater Robots

September 15, 2026

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Convergent Research

Boston University Announces New Convergent Research Programs

August 12, 2026

Brain Aging

BU-Led Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Receives $31.5 Million Funding Renewal

July 28, 2026

BUTI

Strike Up the Band for Boston University Tanglewood Institute’s 60th Anniversary

July 27, 2026

Cloud Labs

NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network

July 23, 2026

Antibiotic Resistance

Boston University-Led Biopharmaceutical Accelerator Boosts New Drugs’ Chances of Success, Study Finds

July 8, 2026

Photo of Lead researcher Manish Bais. A South Asian man wearing a blue collared shirt, blue tie, and white medical coat, sits in a chair in a research lab. He is turned and smiling towards the camera and sits in front of a large microscope.

Research News

Brink Bites: A Boston Climate Leader and New Oral Cancer Targets

June 30, 2026

Photo: A Boston University designed sound baffle that allows airflow but blocks 94% of sound

Noise Prevention

Fast Company Names Boston University–Designed Sound Shield a “World Changing Idea”

June 18, 2026

PhD student Pranav Sultania (second from left) accepts the Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize on behalf of his team from Janetos’ widow Valerie Gamache (far left) and (starting from third from left) BU’s Dennis Carlberg, Michael Gevelber, and Lisa Tornatore. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

Squid-Inspired Lab Technology Wins Student Team a Boston University Climate Award

June 4, 2026

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Physics and AI

Boston University Joins National Science Foundation Institute Pushing Frontiers of Physics and AI

June 4, 2026

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Urban Geography

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

May 20, 2026

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COMMENCEMENT 2026

Boston University Celebrates the Class of 2026 at 153rd Commencement

May 17, 2026

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University News

Who Made Boston Magazine’s “Most Influential Bostonians” List?

May 13, 2026

Innovation

Biomedical Engineer Wilson Wong Is Boston University’s Innovator of the Year

May 5, 2026

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Online Polarization

Studying How Online Images Feed Polarization Wins BU Scholar Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

May 5, 2026

Studying How Online Images Feed Polarization Wins BU Scholar Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship