Big Tech, Big Heart


Esther Ohrt’s mission to improve lives around the world brought her to Facebook and then Twitter. After being let go in November, does she still believe social media can be redeemed?

From left, Oliver McRae, Lena Dubitsky and James "Jacy" Bird, an ENG associate professor have been studying what bubbles can teach us about how microplastics, viruses, and bacteria aerosolize. Bird just put out a paper on his findings. The team worked in the lab, Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Photo by Jake Belcher. Three people stand in a lab setting with highspeed cameras and other technical equipment setup nearby.
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New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses

BU engineers find why some particles—like microplastics—get concentrated and aerosolized by bursting bubbles, while others don’t

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Photo: Dylan Bauza (COM’25), left, is photographed by director of photography Lily Fousse (COM’25) and her photo team during a photoshoot for Off The Cuff Magazine on March 18. A young white woman wearing a lacy, see-through white dress that reveals a black bra underneath, poses against a small bathroom sink in a tightly packed space. People are shown around her taking photos and using lighting fixtures for a photoshoot.

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Dylan Bauza (COM’25) poses for a photo shoot for Off the Cuff, BU’s student and fashion magazine, March 18. The publication brings together some of BU’s most creative minds to produce a variety of media, including videos, articles, and photos for their biannual print publication. The magazine’s 20th issue will be released this spring.

Photo by Will Chapman (COM’26)

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Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy

BU researchers with NASA funding will lead a multimillion-dollar, multi-institution project to help develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles

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