Boston University

Research

Corey R J Stephenson, assistant professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Science, Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry, leukemia cells, antibiotic resistant bacteria

Physical Science

CAS Prof Wins Novartis Award

January 14, 2013

Boston University BU, Alistair Cooke, Masterpiece Theatre, Letter from America, manuscript archive BU’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center HGARC, BBC BU collaboration

Culture

Emmy-Winning Immigrant’s Take On America

January 14, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program, Jennifer Schlezinger, toxic contaminants research, 11 million dollar award

Faculty

SPH Superfund Program Secures $11 Million from NIH

January 11, 2013

Boston University BU, faculty associate professor Kimberly Howard, School of Education SED, literacy and language, career development.

Psychology

When I Grow Up

January 7, 2013

LGB lesbian, gay, and bisexual cancer survivors in cancer clinical trials, Jennifer Jabson, Boston University BU School of Public Health SPH researcher

Disease

LGB Cancer Survivors Make Good Use of Clinical Trials

December 17, 2012

mercury contaminated fish, Effects of eating fish while pregnant, Attention Defecit Disorder in children, Sharon Sagiv, Boston University School of Public Health, Susan Korrick, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Health & Medicine

Pros and Cons of Eating Fish While Pregnant

December 14, 2012

Willpath mobile smartphone app, healthy eating lifestyle, Daniel Imler, Boston University School of Public Health SPH

Food & Dining

Wealth from Willpath

December 14, 2012

Boston University BU alumni Justin McClellan, School of Engineering ENG, Aurora Flight Sciences Research and Development Center Cambridge Mass, aerospace engineer, planet efficiency, global climate change precrisis control, National Geographic Channel special Earth Overhaul

Research

Reengineering the Atmosphere

December 11, 2012

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS professor Nathan Philips research, urban pipeline leaks, methan leaks Boston,

Research

Boston’s Street-Level Gas Leaks: 3,300-Plus

December 7, 2012

Curiosity rover on planet Mars, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Research

Safe Driving on Mars

December 5, 2012

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

Business & Law

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

Science & Technology

BU-Led Research Maps the Route to Dementia

December 3, 2012

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

Engineering

In the Beginning, Man Created…

December 3, 2012

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

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

Wellness

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

Wellness

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

Research

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

Nutrition

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

Research

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

Robert Brown

Brown Joins in Call to Save Research Funding

November 14, 2012

Brown Joins in Call to Save Research Funding