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Ebola

How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak?

May 22, 2026

Britta Lassmann (left) and Nahid Bhadelia, cofounders and codirectors of BEACON

Infectious Diseases

Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases

May 18, 2026

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Internet Cookies

Should You Accept Internet Cookies? BU Researchers Say the Open Web Could Suffer Without Them

May 14, 2026

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Opioids

How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis

April 29, 2026

Stage Harbor Lighthouse in Chatham MA

Awards

From Frost-Covered Mongolian Mountains to a Chatham Lighthouse: the Annual Global Programs Photo Contest

April 13, 2026

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University News

BU Asia Alumni Forum Celebrates 20 Years

April 13, 2026

The bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has developed resistance to many antibiotics; it has been found in high rates among refugees and asylum seekers. Artist's rendering via iStock/Dr Microbe

Antibiotic Resistance

WHO Joins Forces with BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance

March 23, 2026

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Politics

Boston University Scholar, a Former British Ambassador to Cuba, on the Island Country’s Challenges

March 4, 2026

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Academics

STH Womanist Theologian Has a Dream: A Religion and Pan-African Studies Program at BU

February 13, 2026

University News

President Melissa Gilliam Outlines Bold “North Star” Vision for Boston University’s Future

January 28, 2026

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Research

Best of The Brink 2025: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers

December 16, 2025

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University News

Video: BU’s Values Told Through Voices from History

December 12, 2025

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Earth & Environment

Terriers Reflect on Attending This Year’s United Nations Climate Conference

December 1, 2025

Cancer Series

Video: Her Grandmother’s Brain Tumor Treatment Inspired This BU Doctor’s Career

November 14, 2025

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Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO Reports 40 Percent Jump in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections; BU-Based Nonprofit Leads the Fight Back

October 24, 2025

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Politics

Mideast Peace Deal Has a Real Chance to Succeed, Says BU International Relations Scholar

October 10, 2025

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Awards

Meet BU’s Newest Fulbright Recipients

June 23, 2025

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NEIDL

Renowned Virologist Robert A. Davey to Lead NEIDL, BU’s Infectious Diseases Research Hub

May 27, 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Tick-Borne Diseases Risk Increasing Due to Climate Change: What You Need to Know

May 14, 2025

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Photography

Check Out These Dazzling Images from BU Global Programs Annual Photo Contest

April 14, 2025

Check Out These Dazzling Images from BU Global Programs Annual Photo Contest