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Science & Technology

The first new geothermal wells—each 1500 feet deep—have been drilled into the subterranean layers of the new BU Data Sciences Center. Courtesy of Chris Kenney

Climate Change

Historic, and Loud, Geothermal Drilling Gets Underway

February 27, 2019

Photo by Quinn Nietfeld on Unsplash

Geology

POV: Grand Canyon Celebrates 100th Anniversary as a US National Park

February 26, 2019

Angela Pitter

Science & Technology

Want to Run a Company? An Engineering Degree Is the New Key

February 26, 2019

microscopic view of melanoma

Genetics

Shutting Down Skin Cancer

February 25, 2019

A photo featuring several first ladies

Politics

Moms in Chief Explores the Pitfalls Women in Politics Face

February 25, 2019

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) (D-N.Y.) unveiled the Green New Deal earlier this month, a plan to decarbonize the economy within 10 years. Photo by Alex Edelman/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

University News

Student Environmentalists on Alum Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal: Yes, Please

February 22, 2019

Portrait of Mike Wagner standing in front of his Mitsubishi Outland PHEV hybrid vehicle.

Sustainability

BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine

February 21, 2019

President Donald Trump declares a national emergency

Science & Technology

Is Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency Constitutional?

February 20, 2019

Alum Dana Levin-Robinson

Alumni

Jump-Start Your Job Search: VirtualHealth Chief of Staff

February 20, 2019

A plastic straw and bottle litter the ocean floor

University News

Prodded by Students, BU Phases Out an Environmental Scourge: Plastic Straws

February 14, 2019

A BU student works with her Hub cocurricular supervisor, seen through the window of the BUildLab: IDG Capital Student Innovation Center at Boston University.

Engineering

Innovate@BU Celebrates First Year of Nurturing Student Innovation, Creativity

February 13, 2019

A rainbow penumbra on a far wall is created by a bright scene displayed on an LCD monitor (left) and a chair (center).

Computer Science

Can Technology Eliminate Blind Spots?

February 12, 2019

A hand pulls back on a rubber band getting ready to "shoot" it from a lab machine as part of an experiment researching physics of shooting rubber bands and plucking guitar strings

Physics

Slingshot Surprise

January 31, 2019

Double Exposure image of a man wearing Oculus Rift virutal reality goggles with nightmarish visions of a dark figure walking towards him out of a fiery forest background inside his head

Psychiatry & Psychology

How Virtual Reality Might Help Fight Recurring Nightmares

January 30, 2019

wind turbine

Climate Change

Eight Ways Boston Could Become Carbon Free

January 29, 2019

A graphic of a head and social media icons

Education

Ban or Embrace: Professors Share Strategies for Cell Phones in Class

January 29, 2019

An SUV emits gas emissions

Politics

POV: It’s Time to Dethrone the SUV

January 28, 2019

microscopic image of ebola virus

Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd

January 28, 2019

Concept photo of a United States shaped pill box holding a lot of pills resting on an American flag, symbolizing the opioid crisi in America

Marketing

In America’s Opioid Crisis, Drug Marketing Is a Matter of Life or Death

January 23, 2019

A person celebrates new years eve wearing 2019 glasses

Politics

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

January 22, 2019

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts