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Faculty

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Public Health

Does It Matter if Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Doesn’t Take Maternity Leave?

August 5, 2024

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Politics

Has the US Hit the “Soft Landing” of Controlling Inflation without a Recession?

July 29, 2024

Photo: Mark Grinstaff, a white man with glasses and distinguished professor of translational research—as well as a professor of biomedical engineering, chemistry, materials science and engineering, and medicine—has been named a 2021 AAAS Honorary Fellow.

Awards

ENG’s Mark Grinstaff One of Six Researchers to Receive NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Awards

July 25, 2024

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Olympics

BU Radiologist Heads to the Paris Summer Olympics

July 25, 2024

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Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

July 15, 2024

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Politics

Presidential Nominating Conventions Don’t Nominate, but They Still Matter, BU Scholar Says

July 11, 2024

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Promotions

Meet BU’s Newest Associate Professors

July 8, 2024

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Heat Waves

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?

July 1, 2024

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NSF CAREER Awards

Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work

June 27, 2024

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Alzheimer’s

New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease

June 25, 2024

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Music

Beating a Different Drum

June 25, 2024

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Expert Take

Being Open about LGBTQ+ Identities in the Classroom Creates Positive Learning Environments

June 17, 2024

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Politics

Should Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas Recuse Themselves from the Supreme Court’s Insurrection Cases?

June 7, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

Boston’s Declining Murder Rate Lowest among Big US Cities. Is It a Fluke?

May 30, 2024

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Law

Donald Trump Convicted on All 34 Counts in Hush Money Trial

May 30, 2024

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University News

Boston University Removes the Myles Standish Name from Dorm

May 23, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Biased against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views?

May 23, 2024

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Awards

BU’s Innovator of the Year Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams

May 7, 2024

Composite Image: The 2024 recipients of the John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service are Walter von Bosau, media resources coordinator, Krasker Film/Video Services, Mugar Memorial Library (from left), Daniel Ivey, program administrator, CAS Writing Program, and Richard Vezina (SPH’90), associate director of the Slone Epidemiology Center. von Bosau photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Center photo provided by Dan Ivery, Vezina photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Meet the 2024 John S. Perkins Award Winners

May 6, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards