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Antiracism

“I Believe That Change Is Possible”—Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi

June 4, 2020

Structural Racism

Police Brutality Influenced by Residential Segregation, Not “a Few Bad Apples”

June 2, 2020

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University News

These 19 Charles River Campus Faculty Have Been Promoted to Rank of Full Professor

May 26, 2020

Using photolysis—a process by which molecules are broken down by light—BU engineers found they could temporarily weaken MRSA’s defenses enough to make it vulnerable again to several conventional antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance

Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

May 21, 2020

In this May 8, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Katie Hammond, left, works with another nurse on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center , in Seattle. The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday, May 16, 2020. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.

Translation

Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH

May 21, 2020

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Public Health

BU to Set Up COVID-19 Testing for Students, Faculty, and Staff

May 21, 2020

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Boston Sports

Mining Bobby Orr

May 20, 2020

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Distancing During Coronavirus

Google Data Reveals Which Policies Best Promote Physical Distancing

May 19, 2020

Drone shot of Marsh Chapel, Marsh Plaza, with hotel across the Charles River in the background. The plaza and street out front is empty.

University News

BU to Suspend Employee Retirement Contributions as Cost Savings

May 19, 2020

Photo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers on Boston University campus behind Marsh Chapel on April 29, 2020. A person in a red coat walks on a path underneath the tree.

COVID-19 Recovery Plan

BU Releases a Back-to-Work Guidebook to Reopening Campus

May 15, 2020

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Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

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Synthetic Biology

Mo Khalil Awarded Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus Research

BU Scientists Awarded $1.9 Million to Accelerate Coronavirus Research

May 13, 2020

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Accolades

LAW’s Sarah Sherman-Stokes: 2020 Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching

May 13, 2020

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Accolades

CAS Writing Program’s Seth Blumenthal: 2020 Metcalf Award

May 12, 2020

Portrait of Metcalf Award winner Courtney Goto, a School of Theology associate professor of religious education, teaches theology students about racism, culture, and religious faith, on a white background. She wears a blue and brown patterned jacket. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

STH’s Courtney Goto: 2020 Metcalf Award

May 9, 2020

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Coronavirus on the Border

As Coronavirus Exploded in Boston, BU Class Trip to US-Mexico Border Grappled with Evolving Ethics

May 7, 2020

Azer Bestavros Director, Data Science Initiative Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences, at his home in Wayland

Coronavirus

My Battle with COVID-19: “A Harrowing Experience I Will Never Forget”

May 6, 2020

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Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

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Alzheimer’s and AI

Deep Learning Algorithm Outperforms Experts in Making Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

May 4, 2020

Deep Learning Algorithm Outperforms Experts in Making Alzheimer’s Diagnosis