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Healthcare Technologies

Photo of Kevin Outterson, Executive Director, CARB-X and Erin Duffy, CARB-X's chief of research and development standing side by side at CARB-X. Outterson stands to the left with hands in pocket. He wears a navy blazer, jeans, and a light purple collared shirt. Duffy stands with arms crossed to the left wearing a navy blazer and skirt.

Antibiotic Resistance

Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?

May 19, 2022

Sci-fi looking illustration of a pair of lungs in a human body with a computer chip where the person's heart should be. The illustration is done in muted blue and purplish colors.

SPECIAL ISSUE: BU RESEARCH

The Line Between Biology and Technology Has Blurred—There’s No Going Back

May 16, 2022

Boston University Professor of Engineering, Xin Zhang, poses for a portrait in her lab.

Accolades

Engineer Xin Zhang Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship

May 10, 2022

Photo of a person wearing lavender medical gloves using a small white stick to hold up a small, jelly-like circle that is pink in color from a small glass dish. Presumably this is one of what satellite bio calls "tissue therapeutics."

Technology Development

Biotech Developing “Tissue Therapeutics” to Treat Diseased Organs Launches from BU and MIT Labs

May 6, 2022

Boston, MA Mark Grinstaff, 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. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Accolades

Inventor Mark Grinstaff Named an AAAS Fellow

February 14, 2022

Social Sciences

How Technology Has Transformed Social and Behavioral Research

December 6, 2021

Black and white portrait of Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87), smiling, in a black suit. A background with blue, purple, yellow and orange gradient coronavirus molecules are seen behind him.

Healthcare Technologies

How Scientists Drew Weissman (MED’87, GRS’87) and Katalin Karikó Developed the Revolutionary mRNA Technology inside COVID Vaccines

November 18, 2021

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Innovation

Five Studies Pushing the Limits of Science

November 17, 2021

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Breast Cancer

For Black Women, New Online Prediction Tool Could Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths

October 26, 2021

A surgical assistant holds a human heart in their hands during open heart surgery.

Innovation

BU Entrepreneurs Are Moving Two New Medical Devices Closer to Market

October 13, 2021

Photo of Triage nurse specialist Victoria Cunningham, in pink scrubs, blue gloves, and a blue face mask, at the Moderna vaccine clinic at FitRec May 4. She holds a vial and extracts a dose of the vaccine with a needle.

University News

BU Updates Its COVID Data Dashboard, as Employee Vaccination Deadline Looms

August 17, 2021

Illustration of a woman’s hands extracting a covid-19 vaccination from a vile. The image is overexposed and colored with purple and pink. The background looks staticky and features illustrations of the coronavirus.

Public Health

Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

August 13, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

July 21, 2021

A young family conference with a doctor or therapist via a telehealth application on a laptop computer

Rehabilitation Sciences

Beware Using Telemedicine for Voice and Speech Therapy

July 15, 2021

A photo of a copper IUD

Opinion

From the Dalkon Shield to Britney Spears’ IUD: Why Diverse Teams Need to Be Involved in Contraceptive Design

July 1, 2021

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Language Rehabilitation

Scientists Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover Language Skills Using Computer Simulations of the Brain

June 3, 2021

A graphic showing the COVID-19 virus and a hypodermic needle.

COVID Vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccines and Variants Explained

April 14, 2021

A photo of a box of Johnson and Johnson vaccines sitting on a shelf in a pharmacy

COVID Vaccines

Pausing J&J Vaccine Rollout Is a Move to Keep Public Trust

April 14, 2021

A photo of a father and son working together on a tablet

Digital Health

Can This Free Mobile App Help Autistic Children Develop Better Language Skills?

April 2, 2021

Can This Free Mobile App Help Autistic Children Develop Better Language Skills?