Boston University

Research

Boston University BU, School of Public Health, research, professor Jonathan Levy, airport airplane pollution, heart disease

Health & Medicine

Living Near an Airport Could be Bad for Your Heart

October 21, 2013

Boston University BU, Astronomy, asteroids, professor W Jeffrey Hughes, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona Perkins Telescope,

Space

How to Catch an Asteroid

October 17, 2013

Boston University BU, US Capitol Hill, Government Shutdown, research funding cuts

Education

Federal Shutdown Shuts Down Some BU Research

October 16, 2013

Boston University BU Today, Point of View POV, student staff faculty opinion, Student Health Services ambassafor, sex smoking

Sex

POV: Smoking and Your Sex Life

October 15, 2013

Boston University BU, poetry literature, UROP, research,

Arts & Culture

Poetry as the Heard Word

October 10, 2013

Boston University BU, London Times Higher Education ranking

Faculty

London’s Times Higher Education Moves University Higher

October 9, 2013

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Medicine

POV: Why Science Should Be (Even More) Open

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, New England Infectious Disease Laboratory NEIDL, contagious diseases clearance, tuberculosis research, Boston Public Health Commission, Institutional Biosafety Committee ISB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Medicine

Federal Court Supports NIH Review of Biolab Safety Risks

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS research assistant professor of archaeology Francisco Estrada-Belli, Mayan archaeological dig, Guatemala Ministry of Culture, Pacunam Foundation, the Alphawood Foundation, National Geographic Society Waitt Grants Program, Maya Archaeology Initiative, National Science Foundation funded study

Research

CAS Archaeologist Finds Near-Perfect Maya Mural

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Edward Damiano, biomedical engineer, diabetse research therapeutics, bionic pancreas

Engineering

Sugar Fix

September 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva, prehistoric humans feet, physical therapist Kenneth Hold, how human ancestors walk

Humanities

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, Boston University Medical Campus

CAMED

MED Grapples with Major Sequestration Cuts

September 16, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS linguistics research, Danny Erker, language pronunciation varieties in English Spanish Speakers, Boston accents research

Research

A Language Evolves

September 9, 2013

Boston University BU, student life, meditation

Neuroscience

Meditation Offers Lasting Peace

September 6, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, human genome inflammatory system research, protein-binding microarrays, assistant professor of biology Trevor Siggers

Science & Technology

Setting the Stage for Smarter Drugs

August 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR nutrition rehabilitation college, professor chair of health sciences interim dean Kathleen Moran

Research

Interim Dean Named for SAR

August 5, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine MED, Philip A Wolf, Framingham Heart Study research budget cut

Medicine

Framingham Heart Study Carries on, Despite Budget Cuts

August 1, 2013

Boston University BU, President Robert Brown, American Association of Universities, Congress President Obama Restore Research Funding, science research budget cuts, Politico print edition

Research

AAU Open Letter to Congress: Restore Research Funding

August 1, 2013

Boston University BU, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine SDM, associate professor director of biomaterials Russel Giordano, dental restoration, Blocks of Enamic hybrid material

University News

Building a Better Tooth

July 29, 2013

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University Innovator of the Year Award 2013

Science & Technology

BU Innovator of the Year: ENG’s Theodore Moustakas

July 19, 2013

BU Innovator of the Year: ENG’s Theodore Moustakas