Research

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?

Mechanical Engineering

How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?

Listen Now

Do Alcohol Ads Promote Underage Drinking?

Black Holes

Stunning New Image Shows Black Hole’s Immensely Powerful Magnetic Field

Misinformation

How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?

Osteoarthritis

What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New Treatments

Awards

How to Be a Better Mentor