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Precarity

The Changing and Precarious Nature of Work in the Digital Age

November 9, 2026

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Infectious Diseases

NIH Awards $57.5 Million to Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

November 9, 2026

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Space Sciences

What Could Leftover Radiation from the Big Bang Teach Us About the Universe’s Origins?

October 27, 2026

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Energy Storage

The Renewable Energy Challenge Isn’t Just Generating Power—It’s Saving It for Later

October 22, 2026

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Translational Science

NIH Awards BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute $41 Million in New Funding

October 5, 2026

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High-Speed Vehicles

Tiny Water Droplets Can Ground Billion-Dollar Supersonic Vehicles. BU Engineers Are Working to Change That.

September 28, 2026

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Research News

Brink Bites: Major Grant Advances BU Imaging Facilities; BU-Developed Invention Funds Endowed Professorship

September 18, 2026

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Astrophysics

Tiny Flecks of Ancient Stardust Offer Clues to Solar System Origins

August 10, 2026

Mosquitoes

Why do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More than Others?

July 28, 2026

Cloud Labs

NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network

July 23, 2026

Home Energy

How Augmented Reality Could Help Engineers Better Insulate Older Homes

June 25, 2026

PhD student Pranav Sultania (second from left) accepts the Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize on behalf of his team from Janetos’ widow Valerie Gamache (far left) and (starting from third from left) BU’s Dennis Carlberg, Michael Gevelber, and Lisa Tornatore. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

Squid-Inspired Lab Technology Wins Student Team a Boston University Climate Award

June 4, 2026

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Ebola

How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak?

May 22, 2026

Retinal Disease

Could a Retinal Prosthesis Restore Sight for People with Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

April 14, 2026

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Intellectual Disabilities

Including People with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities in Research That Affects Them

March 25, 2026

Awards

Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

February 25, 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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Down Syndrome

How BU Research Is Helping Infants with Down Syndrome Take Steps Toward Independence

December 8, 2025

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Cancer Series

With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives

November 14, 2025

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Opioids

Testing a New Approach to Solving the Opioid Epidemic

September 30, 2025

Testing a New Approach to Solving the Opioid Epidemic