Research

Mental Health

Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers

Heat Waves

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?

NSF CAREER Awards

Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work

Alzheimer’s

New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease

School Discipline

Should Schools Struggling with Classroom Management Clamp Down with More Suspensions or Turn to Restorative Justice?

Implicit Bias

Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training

Public Health

Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health

Awards

BU Researcher Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow; Award Honors “Innovators with the Greatest Potential”

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Biased against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views?

Abortion

Permanent Birth Control—Vasectomies and Tubal Ligations—Up following Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

Advocacy

Providing Better Support to Disabled Survivors of Sexual Assault

Awards

BU’s Innovator of the Year Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams

Boston

Q&A: Why Are So Many People Leaving Massachusetts?

Evolutionary Development

Why Is a BU Researcher So Fascinated with the Diets of Dung Beetles?

Expert Take

We Are Underestimating the Health Harms of Climate Disasters

Awards

Three BU Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

Expert Take

Should People Be Fined for Sleeping Outside?

Expert Take

Not Having Job Flexibility or Security Can Leave Workers Feeling Depressed, Anxious, and Hopeless

Awards

BU Electrical Engineer Vivek Goyal Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow

Immigration

Do Immigrants and Immigration Help the Economy?