Research

University News

Larry Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Helps Launch Questrom School Institute at BU

Soft Robots

Just How Safe Are Soft Robots?

Innovation Awards

2024 Ignition Awards Aim to Bring BU Science and Tech to Market

Awards

BU Team Wins Major National Science Foundation Grant to Help PhD Students Attack Climate Change

Music

Liberation through Rhythm: BU Ethnomusicologist Studies History and Present of African Beats

Life Sciences

Is There Science behind Twin Booms?

Bioarchaeology

The Histories of Enslaved People Were Written by Slavers. A BU Researcher Is Working to Change That

MRI

Making MRI More Globally Accessible: How Metamaterials Offer Affordable, High-Impact Solutions

Boston History

What the History of Boston’s Harbor Can Teach Us about Its Uncertain Future

Housing Crisis

How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers

Arms Control

Missile Defense Won’t Save Us from Growing Nuclear Arsenals

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?