Boston University

Research

Boston University BU, engineering, synthetic biology, James Collins, Doug Densmore, mechanical engineering, microbiotic robots, BU Center for Biodynamics, Harvard Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Research

Life Is Suite

December 3, 2012

Boston University BU, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy CTE, Largest study chronic traumatic encephalopathy, research maps dementia, Ann McKee School of Medicine

CTE

BU-Led Research Maps the Route to Dementia

December 3, 2012

Boston University Synthetic Biology research and engineering, Professor James Collins, Collins Lab

Science & Technology

In the Beginning, Man Created…

December 3, 2012

Science Works for US, Association of American Universities, Federal Funding for University Research

Science & Technology

A Timely Reminder of What Research Is Good For

November 29, 2012

Julie Palmer, Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), Slone Epidemiology Center, Obesity in Black African American Women

In the City

Exploring the Causes of Black Women’s Obesity

November 29, 2012

Boston University BU obesity research, brown fat, Boston Medical Center, BMC nutrition and weight management center, Caroline Apovian Megan Ruth research

Nutrition

The Cure for Obesity: Fat?

November 28, 2012

Boston University BU, Daniel Miller research childhood obesity, socioeconomic contributors, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and Adolecense

Nutrition

Solving the Childhood Obesity Puzzle, One Piece at a Time

November 27, 2012

Susan K. Fried, Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center, body shape fat distribution, apple shape, pear shape

Health & Medicine

Deciphering the Body’s Healthy Message

November 26, 2012

Boston University BU, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Kenyan Universities, Global Student Newsroom, College of Communication and the Center for Global Health & Development, health reporting grant research

Global

BU, Kenyan Universities to Develop Global Student Newsroom

November 15, 2012

Boston University BU, president Robert Brown, research budget, plea to state congressional leaders, save research funding

Politics

Brown Joins in Call to Save Research Funding

November 14, 2012

post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD in soldiers, U.S. Armed Forces, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

Research

Reaching Vets Falling through the Cracks

November 12, 2012

iWalk BiOM prosthetic ankle, amputee walking

Alumni

Bionic Men

November 12, 2012

Boston University BU, American Association of Universities AAU

Research

BU Joins Association of American Universities

November 5, 2012

Boston University Student Satellite for Applications and Training BUSAT modular satellite delivery of scientific instrumentation into orbit, NASA Flight Opportunities Program Zero G parabolic microgravity testing

Research

Defying Gravity

October 25, 2012

free worldwide online scholarly articles, open access, research, scientific journals and publications

Faculty

Do Scholarly Articles Want to Be Free?

October 24, 2012

Ecology

Mushrooming Metropolises

October 19, 2012

Andrew R. Lack

Business & Law

Lack Professorship Fueled by $2.5 Million Gift

October 4, 2012

Boston University BU psychology professor Donna Pincus, Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety, childhood anxiety stress and stress

Mental Health

When the World Is Scarier Than It Should Be

October 3, 2012

Boston University BU faculty, Peter Paul Awards: Cara Stepp, Kathleen Corriveau, James Uden, Valentina Perissi

University News

Four Young Scholars Named Peter Paul Professors

September 20, 2012

Boston University Center for Future Technologies in Cancer Care FTCC, Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network POCTRN

Medicine

Doctors, Engineers Team Up to Fight Cancer

September 18, 2012

Doctors, Engineers Team Up to Fight Cancer