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Faculty

Bobby Hull, 18-year-old player on the Chicago Blackhawks, is photographed in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 24, 1957. Hull, who is from Point Ann, Ont., Canada, is the youngest member of the team and the National Hockey League as he plays his first season as a pro. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)

CTE

BU Researchers Confirm Former NHL Legend Bobby Hull Had CTE

February 20, 2025

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Books

World War II Wartime China’s First Lady: A Lesson in Resolving Today’s Tension with Taiwan?

February 10, 2025

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Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Hal Tepfer

February 7, 2025

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Excess Deaths

More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why

February 5, 2025

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Awards

Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers

February 4, 2025

Awards

Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?

January 29, 2025

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Expert Take

Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation

January 28, 2025

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Campus Life

Tell Us Your Favorite FitRec Story, for the 20th Anniversary Celebration

January 24, 2025

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University News

BU Invites Faculty, Staff, Trustees to Submit Honorary Degree Nominations

January 16, 2025

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STAFF

Ceramics, Cake, and Public Service Law: Meet Kim Wong

January 15, 2025

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LA Wildfires

In the Wake of LA Fires, What Does the US Need to Do to Prepare for Future Natural Disasters?

January 14, 2025

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Photonics

What If You Could Use Light to Monitor Blood Pressure?

January 8, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Photonics

Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?

December 10, 2024

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CTE and Ice Hockey

BU Study Finds Longer Ice Hockey Careers Increase Risk of CTE

December 6, 2024

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College of Fine Arts

Remembering CFA’s Murray Lefkowitz, CAS’ Jelle Atema and John Snyder

December 3, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language

November 27, 2024

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Politics

Trump Might Govern as an Authoritarian. Is That What His Voters Want?

November 27, 2024

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Science & Technology

Tired of Remembering All Those Passwords? Help May Be in Sight

November 19, 2024

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Science & Technology

Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door

November 15, 2024

Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door