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Faculty

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Tributes

Charles Lindholm: “An Inspired Teacher and an Unsurpassed Mentor”

November 16, 2023

Collage: Side by side photos of James W. Whitworth (left) and Mark W. Logue (right). Whitworth, a bald white man wearing a burgundy, white, and black plaid collared shirt and grey pants poses in an activity lab, featuring a medical treadmill and various other exercise equipment. Logue, a white man with grey-black hair and beard, poses in a dark lecture hall with a lit whiteboard behind him filled with notes. He wears a white collared shirt and black blazer.

Veterans and PTSD

Can Researchers Find Better Treatments for Veterans with PTSD?

November 8, 2023

Journalism & Media

Can This BU Political Scientist Help Save Journalism?

November 6, 2023

Book History

Video: Why the UK and US have Different Titles for the same Book

November 6, 2023

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Black Women’s Health

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

October 31, 2023

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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

Photo: Maurice Parent, a tall, bald Black man wearing a long-sleeved burgundy, striped collared shirt and jeans, holds one hand to his hip. His other hand is formed into the "phone" motion as he mimes talking into a phone on a stage.

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

Photo: Group photo of the 2023 Kilachand Fund Award winners. Posing from left to right are: Brian Clearly, Hadi Nia, Jospeh Mizgerd, and Michael Economo. Four men smile and pose together in a brightly lit room.

Kilachand Awards

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

October 3, 2023

Photo: Cast of the play Refuge Plays, with many people in suits and other fancy colorful clothes.

Theatre

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

October 3, 2023

Photo: Lucy Kim, an ?Asian woman wearing glasses, a white lab coat, and purple gloves, works on spreading substance on a large pink screen print with large white squiggles on it. She works in a small lab area.

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

BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Grows by Four