Emergency BU Alert BU Alert: Boston University’s Charles River, Fenway, and Medical Campuses will be closed starting 12PM Sunday, January 25 and Monday, January 26, 2026. Please visit bu.edu/today for more information.

Boston University

Science & Technology

A picturesque scene of Boston and the Zakim bridge at sunset

Politics

Eight Big Questions US Mayors Faced in 2018

January 22, 2019

Alexandra Ocasio Cortez talks democratic socialism on Colbert Show

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) Talks Democratic Socialism with Stephen Colbert

January 22, 2019

Michael Albro, an assistant professor at the College of Engineering, is working to develop innovative growth factor delivery strategies to overcome several of the major challenges in cartilage tissue engineering. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Arthritis

Crossing the Scientific Aisle to Advance Tissue Engineering

January 17, 2019

a man uses a vape

Public Health

Vaping Slows Wound Healing Just as Much as Smoking

January 17, 2019

Vinod Sarin

Accolades

Vinod Sarin Elected to National Academy of Inventors

January 16, 2019

Darrell Eager/Getty Images (office); Shutterstock (robot).

Business & Law

So Much for the Robocalypse

January 16, 2019

Portrait of Jerry Chen, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor of biology, leaning against windows outside a building so that his reflection can be seen to the left.

Accolades

NIH New Innovator Award Will Advance Brain Science

January 15, 2019

Deepak Kumar uses a 3-D motion capture system

Arthritis

Mindful Walking

January 15, 2019

Microscopic image of tuberculosis bacteria

Biology

How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly

January 14, 2019

LGBTQ+

Offering a Helping Hand to Migrants Waiting to Enter the US

January 14, 2019

A photo of the Lincoln memorial with a sign stating that all national parks are closed due to the government shutdown

Research

What You Need to Know about the Government Shutdown

January 8, 2019

Video still of US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing in a video filmed while she was in college at Boston University

Government & Law

The Story Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s Dancing Video—from Those Who Made It

January 4, 2019

Cement blocks obstruct the bike paths along Commonwealth Avenue

Computational Science

Construction Work May Impact Traffic on Comm Ave in Coming Weeks

December 20, 2018

Boston University professor of biology and a social insect researcher James F. A. Traniello poses sitting among insect specimens in his lab.

Accolades

James Traniello Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

December 18, 2018

A portrait of Rachel Petherbridge

STEM

No Obstacle Too Steep for BU’s First Mitchell Scholar

December 18, 2018

a missile test in north korea

Classes

Nuclear Governance Class Offers Context to Current Headlines

December 17, 2018

(From left) Adam Smith, Sarah Scheffler, and Ran Canetti. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Data Science

Are Computer-Aided Decisions Actually Fair?

December 14, 2018

The white house against a stormy sky

Science & Technology

New Book by Pete Souza (COM’76) Throws Some Shade on Trump

December 12, 2018

Trees and snowline of a Northeastern Forest.

Climate Change

Warmer Winters Are Harming Northeast Forests

December 11, 2018

Researcher Didem Kurt poses for a photo in a grocery store

Business

Does Religion Make You More Frugal at the Grocery Store?

December 10, 2018

Does Religion Make You More Frugal at the Grocery Store?