Boston University

Research

BU Profiles web-based research networking tool, National Institutes of Health NIH RePORTER, building professional relationships in the research community, networking for scientific researchers, research at Boston University,

Charles River Campus

MED Researchers’ Latest Networking Tool

July 16, 2013

Law

What the Supreme Court’s Gene Decision Means to Research

June 17, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Team Aeolus Building Efficiency, Michael Gevelber, David Cushman, Jonathan Ellermann, Ryan Cruz, Benjamin Smith, $20,000 Energy Efficiency Track Prize, MIT Clean Energy Prize in May Office of Technology Development OTD, Institute for Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization ITEC, Sustainable Neighborhood Lab, software temperature optimization technology

Schools and Colleges

BU Team Takes a First at MIT Clean Energy Competition

June 14, 2013

Boston University BU, Charles River campus, School of Medican BUSM,associate provost research, Andrew Horner, Gloria Waters

Faculty

New VPs Waters, Horner to Helm BU’s Research Efforts

June 12, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Andre Sharon, 2013 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize, Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation, plant vaccine research award

Awards

Fighting H1N1 with Tobacco Plants

June 11, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine, Andrew Ellison, magnetic resonance imaging MRI, fruits vegetable imaging

Food & Dining

Exotic Fruit

June 10, 2013

Ruha Benjamin author, People's Science Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier book, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Research

CAS Prof’s Book Explores Social Impact of Stem Cell Research

May 31, 2013

Jonathan Appavoo, Faculty Early Career Development Award National Science Foundation NSF,Boston University College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor of computer science, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

Faculty

CAS’ Appavoo Nabs NSF CAREER Award

May 24, 2013

Boston University BU, Max Wallack, Alzheimers research prevention, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry in Aging, BU Alzheimers Disease Center, nonprofit Puzzles to Remember, Wendy Qui

Health & Medicine

A 16-Year-Old Takes On a Disease of the Elderly

April 30, 2013

Andrei Ruckenstein, vice president and associate provost for research, professor of physics, Boston University

Faculty

BU Associate Provost for Research Ruckenstein Steps Down

April 25, 2013

Dean Karen Antman, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM MED BUMC, 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research

Accolades

Advocating for Women Scientists

April 18, 2013

Professor Helen Barbas, Sargent College SAR Neural Systems Laboratory, Boston University BU

Research

Rethinking Thought

April 12, 2013

Jason Bohland, assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University BU Sargent College, neuroscience, genes, human behavior

Research

Encoding the Brain

April 12, 2013

gay same-sex parenting family research, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Benjamin Siegel

Health & Medicine

Gay Parents As Good As Straight Ones

April 11, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, political science funding cuts, government funding research budget cuts

Science & Technology

Congress Cuts Political Science Research Grants

April 9, 2013

Boston University BU, BU School of Medicine MED, BU School of Public Health SPH, moderate alcohol consumption risks, American Journal of Public Health, Timothy Naimi research

Public Health

A Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk, Study Says

April 8, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, robotics, teaching robots salsa dance, artificial intelligence, science research, John Baillieul Intelligent Mechatronics Lab

Technology

Dances with Robots

April 8, 2013

Max Versace, Neuromorphics Lab, Boston University BU, robotics engineering, Cog Eye, Massimiliano Versace, BU Neuromorphics Lab, biological intelligence, robotic autonomous thinking

Faculty

The Robot as Decider

April 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Materials Science and Engineering, Alfred P Sloan fellow Ramesh Jasti, carbon research

Awards

CAS Faculty Member Wins Sloan Fellowship

April 1, 2013

Dr. Cutler Cleveland, renewable energy, sustainable energy development, energy transitions, fossil fuels, Boston University climate change research, human induced climate change, global warming, carbon dioxide emissions, CO2 emissions, greenhouse gas emissions

Science & Technology

The Climate Crisis: Breaking the Fossil Fuel Habit

March 28, 2013

The Climate Crisis: Breaking the Fossil Fuel Habit