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Photo: BU School of Public Health researchers (from left) Christopher Rick, Jonathan Buonocore, and Chad Milando are hoping to show how a functioning public transport system is an essential public health resource. Three men stand at a railing and look off into the distance overseeing a busy, congested highway

Orange Line Shutdown

Did Orange Line Shutdown Have Uneven Health, Economic Impacts on Lower-Income Neighborhoods?

September 19, 2022

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NEIDL Director

Nancy J. Sullivan, Ebola Vaccine and Treatment Pioneer, Named New NEIDL Director

September 16, 2022

Listen Now

Why Do Some People Live to 100—and How?

September 12, 2022

Ribbon cutting event for the Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering September 14, 2017. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Administration

“A Lasting Legacy of Excellence”: Reflections on President Brown’s Impact on BU Research

September 8, 2022

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Open Access

Will New White House Open Access Rules Impact Researchers?

September 7, 2022

Photo of Christina Lee, a SSW associate professor and member of the addiction faculty at BU’s Grayken Center at BMC. A woman with black hair tied back into a small bun stands and looks to the right as she poses for the photo. She wears a blue blouse.

Addiction Treatment

How Racism and Bias Influence Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

August 22, 2022

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Law & Innovation

How Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks May Stifle Creativity and Progress

August 16, 2022

Photo of Mayank Varia, associate professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, posing for a photo in front of a whiteboard filled with various equations. A middle-aged man stands in dark room and holds a white cell phone up. He, the phone, and the whiteboard background are lit up by light blue neon light.

Cryptography

Can WhatsApp Messages Be Secure and Encrypted—but Traceable at the Same Time?

August 10, 2022

Wide photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium, when masking, but not social distancing, was required. The auditorium is two levels: the bottom floor has gray-blue chairs and carpeting, and the second level has black, wooden benches. The space is airy and light, and the bottom is filled with students holding notes and laptops on their laps as they look towards the front, where the lecturer, in a black jacket, is standing in front of a podium.

COVID-19

BU’s Mask and Vaccination Mandates Prevented Spread of COVID in Classes, Research Finds

August 8, 2022

Infectious Diseases

Monkeypox Cases—and Concern—Climbing

August 3, 2022

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Food Ethics

Firing Up the Grill? Why It’s So Hard to Give Up Meat

July 17, 2022

Portrait of Dr. Nahid Bhadelia leaning against a brick building. A tan woman with long black hair wearing a light blu pantsuit ensemble leans against a brick wall

COVID-19

BU’s Nahid Bhadelia Joins White House COVID Response Team

July 13, 2022

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Climate Change

Amid Climate Change, BU Researchers Study Chelsea’s “Heat Island”

July 8, 2022

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Alzheimer’s Disease

Could a Computer Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?

July 7, 2022

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Reproductive Rights

POV: End of Roe v. Wade and Right to Abortion Will Impact Research, Says ENG Professor

July 6, 2022

Photo of Ukrainian refugees awaiting entry into the US. They sit and lay on blankets on a patch of grass. Many wearing sweatshirts and jeans and look away from the camera towards a gray tent and wall. The refugees sit amongst their suitcases and there is a mix of families and groups of young people.

Refugees

America the Miserly: How Our Refugee System Fails Desperate People

June 27, 2022

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Antiracism

Data Gaps for Race and Ethnicity Are Holding Back Antiracism Efforts, New Report Says

June 22, 2022

photo of André de Quadros, choir director and teacher of music in the BU prison education program, looking at the camera with a stoic expression. He wears black, rectangular glasses and a light blue collared shirt.

Helping Refugee Children

With Singing Our Stories Project, CFA’s André de Quadros Will Bring Music Workshops to Migrant and Refugee Children

June 14, 2022

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Technology Development

BU Ignition Awards–From the Lab to Your Life

June 6, 2022

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Heart Health

The Quest for a Heart Attack Cure

May 31, 2022

The Quest for a Heart Attack Cure