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Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

December 16, 2025

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Research

Best of The Brink 2025: A Selection of BU’s 10 Most-Read, Liked, and Shared Science and Research Stories

December 16, 2025

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Faculty

Jacques Pépin’s New Cookbook Celebrates His Twin Passions: Cooking and Painting

December 4, 2025

Tributes

James Brann Made an Impact Few Students Forgot

November 25, 2025

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Tributes

Remembering Wheelock’s Marcia Folsom and Robert Willcutt, CFA’s Robert J. Gartside, Jr., CAS’ Shane Hunt, Questrom’s Gerald Leader

November 25, 2025

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College of Arts & Sciences

Edward Booth, CAS Professor Emeritus of Physics, Dies

November 25, 2025

Memory

BU Neuroscientist’s “Riveting Debut” Book Discusses “How to Change a Memory”

November 18, 2025

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Cancer Series

With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

November 14, 2025

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Cancer Series

10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

November 14, 2025

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Cancer Series

Living with Cancer: How BU Programs Help Patients, Students Stay Resilient in the Face of a Life-Changing Diagnosis

November 14, 2025

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CHURCH CLOSINGS

Why Might a Record Number of Churches Close This Year?

November 14, 2025

Cancer Series

Video: Her Grandmother’s Brain Tumor Treatment Inspired This BU Doctor’s Career

November 14, 2025

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Semiconductors

BU Engineers Are Helping to Bring Semiconductor Production Back to the US

November 12, 2025

Accolades

National Science Foundation Honors 6 BU Researchers with CAREER Awards

November 12, 2025

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Visual Arts

New 808 Gallery Exhibition Showcases Faculty, Alumni Artwork

November 10, 2025

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Leslie Dietiker

November 5, 2025

Mental Health

New BU Research Project Aims to Shift Mental Health Focus Beyond Symptoms to Meaning and Well-Being

November 3, 2025

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Research News

Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025

October 31, 2025

Literature

Think Mushrooms Are a Pizza Garnish? You Haven’t Read Spores of Doom

October 29, 2025

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Accolades

BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 20, 2025

BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine