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Research

Jelle Atema, shark sense of smell biology research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Science & Technology

What a Shark’s Nose Knows

November 4, 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

Public Health

Higher-Level TB Research to Begin at NEIDL

October 31, 2013

Raj Mohanty, Professor of Physics, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Avrum Spira, Boston University School of Medicine, James Collins, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, ENG

Faculty

Science Coalition Report: Federal Funding Critical in Supporting New Technologies

October 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG professor of electrical and computer, Division of Systems Engineering, Christos Cassandras, building smarter cities, traffic light, parking meter, security camera, solar panel, photovoltaic units

Computational Science

If Boston Were Smart

October 28, 2013

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

Public Health

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,

Science & Technology

How to Catch an Asteroid

October 17, 2013

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

Research

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

Wellness

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

Accolades

London’s Times Higher Education Moves University Higher

October 9, 2013

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Faculty

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

Infectious Diseases

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

Humanities

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

Business & Law

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

Social Sciences

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

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

Politics

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

Faculty

A Language Evolves

September 9, 2013

Boston University BU, student life, meditation

Research

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

Medicine

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

University News

Interim Dean Named for SAR

August 5, 2013

Interim Dean Named for SAR