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Research

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Advocacy

Providing Better Support to Disabled Survivors of Sexual Assault

May 9, 2024

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Awards

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

May 7, 2024

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Boston

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

May 2, 2024

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Evolutionary Development

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

April 25, 2024

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Expert Take

We Are Underestimating the Health Harms of Climate Disasters

April 22, 2024

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Awards

Three BU Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

April 18, 2024

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Expert Take

Should People Be Fined for Sleeping Outside?

April 18, 2024

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Awards

BU Electrical Engineer Vivek Goyal Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow

April 11, 2024

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Expert Take

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

April 11, 2024

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Immigration

Do Immigrants and Immigration Help the Economy?

April 4, 2024

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Mechanical Engineering

How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?

April 3, 2024

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Listen Now

Do Alcohol Ads Promote Underage Drinking?

April 1, 2024

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Black Holes

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

March 27, 2024

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Misinformation

How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities?

March 21, 2024

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Osteoarthritis

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

March 20, 2024

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Awards

How to Be a Better Mentor

March 15, 2024

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Hospital Design

How the Design of Hospitals Impacts Patient Treatment and Recovery

March 14, 2024

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Brain Injury

BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury

March 7, 2024

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Air Quality

Can Cleaner Classroom Air Help Kids Do Better at School?

March 7, 2024

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Antibiotic Resistance

CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback

March 6, 2024

CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback