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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

Science & Technology

Historic, and Loud, Geothermal Drilling Gets Underway

February 27, 2019

Photo by Quinn Nietfeld on Unsplash

In the City

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

Science & Technology

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

Climate Change

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.

Earth

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

Science & Technology

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.

Business & Law

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

Science & Technology

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

Science & Technology

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts

January 22, 2019

Predictions for 2019 from BU Experts