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History

BU Historian Answers: Are We Headed for Another Civil War?

March 27, 2019

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Science & Technology

BU Hosts Second Annual Hackathon for Women, Nonbinary People This Weekend

March 22, 2019

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order on campus free speech, surrounded by college students.

Politics

Trump’s Free Speech Order Directs Colleges to Do What They Already Have to Do

March 21, 2019

Environmental Health

Are There Toxins Hiding in Your Sofa? Probably

March 20, 2019

Many spring wildflowers, such as this bird’s-foot violet, are now leafing out and flowering one week earlier than they did 160 years ago. Photos by Richard B. Primack

Climate Change

Climate Change Throws Shade on Forest Wildflowers

March 20, 2019

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Books

BU, Nicaragua Students, Peace Corps Work to Call Attention to Country’s Climate Change

March 19, 2019

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Science & Technology

Students on How BU’s Free Adobe Creative Cloud Access Helped Them Dazzle

March 19, 2019

An aspiring army chaplain, graduate student Roger Gordon (STH) knows few soldiers will share his Christian Science faith. Photo by Cydney Scott

Research

Chaplains Are the New Pastors. Are They Adequately Trained for the Job?

March 18, 2019

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Politics

Giving Gone Bad

March 14, 2019

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (left) and Attorney General Maura Healey, two speakers at the SPH Dean’s Forum Tackling Gun Violence on March 11 at WBUR’s CitySpace.

Public Safety

SPH Forum: Commonwealth Leaders, Advocates Tackle Gun Violence

March 13, 2019

Health & Medicine

Visionary for Your Vision

March 12, 2019

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Science & Technology

Netflix, Spotify, and How Data Is Shaping the Arts

March 7, 2019

BU’s Engineering Product Innovation Center

University News

A Day in the Life of BU’s Engineering Product Innovation Center

March 7, 2019

Communications

Does Binge-Watching Netflix Warp Your View of the World?

March 6, 2019

Accolades

Emily Whiting Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

March 5, 2019

Woman taking photo of fall spicy pumpkin soup with herbs, croutons and sunflower seeds. Trendy instagram photo shot. Top view, flat lay style. Copy space

Nutrition

Orthorexia: Eating Clean, but Crumbling on the Inside

March 5, 2019

Former Congressman Mike Capuano

Public Health

Former Congressman Michael Capuano (Hon.’09) to Join BU

March 4, 2019

Sea Urchin biology researcher Cynthia Bradham works on constructing a new part of her LEGO city that took her more than 10 years to build.

Marine Biology

Bricks of Life

March 4, 2019

David Bishop

Accolades

ENG’s David Bishop Tapped as Member of National Academy of Engineering

March 1, 2019

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Physical Science

Friendly Feud: How Best to Study the Physical Properties of the Universe

February 28, 2019

Friendly Feud: How Best to Study the Physical Properties of the Universe