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Science & Technology

A UROP student has coded a robot that can "think" on its own, moving about and avoiding obstacles without a human steering it.

Research

UROP Student’s Project: a Thinking Robot

February 17, 2016

Rajita Menon, a doctoral candidate in physics, presented her work on microbial interactions in the human gut.

Data Science

Show Me the Data

February 17, 2016

Donald Trump

Voices & Opinion

POV: Comparing Trump to Hitler Misses the Point

February 16, 2016

Senior lecturer Dave Sullivan says changes in the Introduction to Computer Science course CS 111 have made it more appealing to students in general and women in particular. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Science & Technology

Interest in Computer Science Surges

February 16, 2016

Aedes aegypti mosquito

Infectious Diseases

BU Monitoring Zika Virus Outbreak

February 9, 2016

Stephen Prothero

Arts & Culture

Stephen Prothero’s Gift of Hope to Liberals

February 9, 2016

Edward Boches

Business

Please Don’t Squeeze the Creativity

February 6, 2016

Politics

POV: Meaningful Campaign Finance Reform: Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

February 5, 2016

Students cheer as they convince others to join the backing for John Kasich during a mock Iowa Caucus in Professor Douglas Kriner's PO 301 class on the American Presidency. His lecture discussed the difference between primaries and caucuses and further, the unique rules on both the democratic and republican side.

University News

You Can’t Always Get the Caucus You Want…

February 1, 2016

COM professor and author of 13 Hours, Mitch Zuckoff, answers questions following the screening on Tuesday, January 26, 2016.

Faculty

COM Screens New Benghazi Film 13 Hours

January 28, 2016

In the basement of 518 Park Dr, Keith Drucker (CAS'17) from left, Annalise Routenberg (CAS'17), and Madeline McGill (CAS'16) with BU for Hillary call volunteers to encourage them to continue supporting Clinton by joining the campaign with some upcoming canvassing events January 24, 2016.

Science & Technology

Who’s Your Candidate for President? Take Our Poll

January 27, 2016

Ben Wolozin

National Institutes of Health

BU Research Benefits from First Federal Funding Boost in Years

January 25, 2016

Boston

Public Policy

Initiative on Cities 2015 Survey: What US Mayors Want

January 25, 2016

Gas Leak California

Faculty

CAS Prof Investigates “the Mother of All Gas Leaks”

January 25, 2016

Wendy Davis, Former Texas State Senator

Politics

Pro-choice Activist Wendy Davis Speaks at BU

January 22, 2016

Nathan Phillips poses for a photo in front of the Earth House on Friday, January 15, 2016. It is a residential education program at 7 Buswell St., where accepted environmental studies students will live and study the house itself, among other things, as part of a two year program of seminars and "experiential projects." Photo By Jackie Ricciardi

Residence Life

Earth House Doubles as Environmental Classroom

January 22, 2016

Professor Professor Muhammad Zaman

Research

Forums Bring Together BU Faculty Researchers, Funders

January 19, 2016

Hoverboards

Technology

BU Temporarily Prohibits Hoverboards

January 14, 2016

Ed Kearns

Physical Science

BU Neutrino Researchers Share Global Physics Honor

January 12, 2016

Fine Arts

Mud Stories Forged in Flame

January 11, 2016

Mud Stories Forged in Flame