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Faculty

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Performance Testing

A Saliva Test for Soldiers, Athletes, and Others Aims to Predict Performance

October 30, 2023

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Social Media

The YouTube Effect Chronicles Internet’s Good, Bad, and Ugly

October 27, 2023

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Disinformation

Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Israel-Hamas War

October 23, 2023

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Faculty

Office Artifacts: Marianne Farkas

October 23, 2023

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Crime Scene Science

Video: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics

October 20, 2023

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Pandemic Response

Video: Unpacking the Push for a Global Pandemic Accord

October 13, 2023

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Theatre

One-Man Show about an Actor’s Time Teaching in Boston Schools Opens Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Season

October 6, 2023

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Politics

With Kevin McCarthy Out, Brace for a Period of “Governing by Tantrum”

October 5, 2023

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MacArthur Fellowship

BU Ecologist Lucy Hutyra Wins a 2023 MacArthur “Genius Grant”

October 4, 2023

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Kilachand Awards

Kilachand Fund Awards Go to Crystal Rib Cage and Brain Connection Projects

October 3, 2023

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Theatre

BU’s Nathan Alan Davis’ The Refuge Plays Opens Off Broadway

October 3, 2023

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art and science

Video: Screen Printing with Melanin

September 28, 2023

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Books

Wesley Wildman on the Challenges and Joys of Writing Fiction after Work for Academic Audiences

September 26, 2023

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Accolades

BU Ignition Awards to Accelerate Products for Repairing Damaged Teeth, Fighting Cancer, Boosting Reading Skills, and More

September 19, 2023

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Center for Computing & Data Sciences

BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Grows by Four

September 15, 2023

Accolades

Career Development Professorships for Promising Scholars Awarded to Five BU Junior Faculty

September 13, 2023

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University News

Wheelock’s David Chard Leaving as Dean, Proud of Faculty and Staff Who Built Something Together

September 11, 2023

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Obituaries

BU President Emeritus Aram Chobanian (Hon.’06) Dies at 94; Helped Stabilize the University in Tumultuous Period

September 2, 2023

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Photo Essay

A Round of A-Paws for Pets on Campus

August 24, 2023

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Accolades

BU Dark Matter Researcher Wins Award to Drive “Extraordinary Contributions” to Experimental Physics

August 23, 2023

BU Dark Matter Researcher Wins Award to Drive “Extraordinary Contributions” to Experimental Physics