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In this November 2019 photo, Charles Flagg, who has Alzheimer's disease, sits for an infusion while participating in a study on the drug aducanumab at Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I. Biogen says it can slow the decline of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

Alzheimer’s Disease

FDA Approves First Alzheimer’s Treatment in 18 Years. Now What?

June 7, 2021

Photo of President Robert A. Brown looking at a papers on his desk, in front of his laptop, as he prepares for the Wednesday morning town hall via Zoom in his office. He wears a blue suit; his wood-paneled office is seen in the background.

University News

At Town Hall, President Brown Urges BU Community to Get Vaccinated, Acknowledges Anxiety about Return to Work

June 2, 2021

A composite of portrait photos of William Giraldi and Josephine Halvorson

University News

William Giraldi and Josephine Halvorson Named BU’s Latest Guggenheim Fellows

June 1, 2021

Part of Greenwood District burned in Race Riots, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, June 1921

History

On Centennial of Tulsa Race Massacre, Lessons for Our Own Racial Reckoning

May 28, 2021

Books

The Story behind Regina Hansen’s YA Novel The Coming Storm

May 28, 2021

A photo of Joe Biden at the recent Climate Leadership Summit

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

May 27, 2021

Closeup photo of a black and orange deer tick on a blade of green grass.

Infectious Diseases

It’s Lyme Disease Season. Here’s What You Need to Know

May 27, 2021

A portrait photo of Gerry Fine next to some blueprints

University News

Gerry Fine Retiring after Years of Teaching, and Promoting, Innovation at BU

May 26, 2021

A photo of food shaped to look like microbes

Microbiomes

“Synthetic Ecology” Seeks to Boost Health by Engineering the Environment

May 20, 2021

COVID On Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: May 6 to 12

May 14, 2021

A photo of grippers holding a piece of paper. A white video play button is overlayed.

Soft Robotics

These Soft Robotic Grippers Were Inspired by an Ancient Japanese Art Form

May 12, 2021

Shana Kilcawley (SAR’22), in Felice Amato's puppetry class, "Thinking Through Puppets"

Performance Arts

How Puppeteers Use Performance to Communicate Research

May 10, 2021

A graphic reading "Faculty Forum 2021" with the event date and time

University News

Digital Learning & Innovation Virtual Faculty Forum to Explore Innovations in Teaching and Technology at BU

May 10, 2021

A photo of a mushroom with a red head and white dots

Soil Microbiome

Why Scientists Want to Solve an Underground Mystery about Where Microbes Live

May 7, 2021

COVID On Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: April 28 to May 4

May 6, 2021

Photo of the arches to the right of Marsh Chapel leading towards the BU Beach. The trees have spring flowers and two people are seen walking through the arches.

Human Resources

Survey on the Post-Pandemic Future of Staff Work at BU Opens Tuesday

May 3, 2021

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine

BU to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to Students, Faculty, and Staff Starting Monday

April 30, 2021

An aerial view of a forest

Climate Change

Northern Forest Fires Could Accelerate Climate Change

April 29, 2021

COVID On Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: April 21 to 27

April 29, 2021

A photo of Richard and Carina in the field. Carina is holding up her phone for Richard to look at.

Noise Pollution

Without Commuter Traffic, Pandemic-Era Boston Drivers Are Speeding Up, Increasing Noise Pollution

April 28, 2021

Without Commuter Traffic, Pandemic-Era Boston Drivers Are Speeding Up, Increasing Noise Pollution