Boston University

Research

Robert Hudson, Librarian at Boston University

Literature

Robert Hudson to Retire as University Librarian

October 19, 2017

John Celenza, new UROP director. Photo by Cydney Scott

UROP

John Celenza Named New UROP Head

October 12, 2017

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LGBTQ+

Is Science Too Straight?

October 11, 2017

Howard Eichenbaum Memorial to be held on campus Thursday

Obituaries

Remembering Howard Eichenbaum

October 4, 2017

According to McDaniel, small swarms of robotic boats like these might one day be used to patrol US harbors and coastlines, searching for small underwater threats.

Public Safety

Robot Boats and Drug Subs

September 28, 2017

Aerial photo of the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering science building at Boston University

Research

New Kilachand Center Links Key Research Disciplines

September 14, 2017

Rajen Kilachand

University News

Four Generations of Philanthropy behind BU’s Largest Gift

September 14, 2017

Career Development Award Winners

Accolades

Career Development Awards Go to Seven Junior Faculty

September 12, 2017

Merav Opher with REU students

National Science Foundation

NSF Program Brings Budding Astronomers to BU

July 21, 2017

Natalie McKnight

Literature

Please, Sir, I Want Some More Textual Analysis

July 14, 2017

Ted Davis embarks on a birding trip out of Sydney Harbour in 1982.Ted Davis embarks on a birding trip out of Sydney Harbour in 1982. Photo courtesy of Ted Davis

Earth & Environment

Bird Man

July 13, 2017

Sarah Phillips, associate professor of history at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, and author of The Price of Plenty: From Farm to Food Politics in Postwar America

University News

BU Center for Humanities Names New Fellows

July 5, 2017

Captiol Building

Aid

Congress Resists Research Cuts

June 6, 2017

With “the Beast,” as Wesley Wildman calls his research team’s custom-made computer, questions in religion studies become testable via simulation.

Research

What Computer Modeling Can Tell Us about Religion

June 1, 2017

Participants in the Storytelling with Data Workshops will learn methods for scraping from a web site and new data visualization techniques.

Social Media

Data Storytelling Is for Everyone

May 30, 2017

The finding that immigrants commit fewer crimes than native Americans is not “particularly controversial,: says Christopher Salas-Wright.

Immigration

Immigrants Commit Less Crime, President Trump

May 11, 2017

Boston University students study for final exams at Mugar Library

Research

Behind the Scenes at Mugar Memorial Library

May 8, 2017

Ann McKee, director of BU’s CTE Center

Law

Court Rules for BU, against NHL in CTE Case

April 28, 2017

illustration symbolizing the effect of dioxins and other toxic chemical chemical carcinogens in the environment that cause breast cancer

Disease

Dioxins Point to Targets for Treating Breast Cancer

April 24, 2017

Black Woman Health Disparities illustration

Disease

Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?

April 24, 2017

Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?