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Excellence

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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

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Research News

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

June 30, 2026

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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

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Research News

Brink Bites: Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation Grant to BU, Widowed Men Have Higher Depression Risk than Women

April 21, 2026

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Accolades

Two Boston University Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

March 30, 2026

The bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has developed resistance to many antibiotics; it has been found in high rates among refugees and asylum seekers. Artist's rendering via iStock/Dr Microbe

Antibiotic Resistance

WHO Joins Forces with BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance

March 23, 2026

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Accolades

Biologist Jeffrey Marlow Awarded National Academies’ New Voices Honor

March 10, 2026

Awards

Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

February 25, 2026

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Academics

STH Womanist Theologian Has a Dream: A Religion and Pan-African Studies Program at BU

February 13, 2026

STH Womanist Theologian Has a Dream: A Religion and Pan-African Studies Program at BU