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Science & Technology

Photo of a right pubis bone of a dinosaur fossil.

Fossils

BU Student Discovers a Yet-to-Be Named Dinosaur in China

December 8, 2020

Azer Bestavros, associate provost for computing and data sciences, standing with his arms crossed in a gray sweater and looking off into the middle distance as he leans on a fence near the site of the future data sciences building.

Academics

Computing & Data Sciences Now Accepting Applications for Its New PhD Program

December 4, 2020

Light blue graphic for the “Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant Program” hosted by Boston University Sustainability and Innovate@BU. The graphic has a hand-drawn style and depicts a building, a cyclists, and people in yellow observing a raised bed garden.

Sustainability & Innovation

Seed Grants Awarded for Podcasts, Art Projects, and Energy Harnessing Initiatives

November 25, 2020

Photo of a group of students gathered in the MFA in 2018. Behind the students are two large works of art in ornate frames. A semi -circle of students listen as one student presents their work of choice.

Arts & Culture

Visiting Ancient Worlds Virtually through Student-Made Videos

November 20, 2020

Portrait of Joseph Mizgerd, a pulmonary researcher and principal investigator, in his lab in the Medical Campus Housman Building. He wears a blue blazer and smiles.

Infectious Diseases

Tonight’s University Lecture: On the Front Lines against COVID in the Lab, Science Will Win

November 17, 2020

Stephanie Joseph measures the elastic properties of Jello while her lab mate watches virtually during their Physics of Food lab at Boston University.

Academics

BU Students: Zoom vs In-Person Classes? It’s Complicated

November 9, 2020

Photo of 5 different toy robots that are blue, light blue and purple, lined up on a white background.

Technology

We’re Paying for Robots to Take Our Jobs. Seriously.

November 6, 2020

Portrait of Eugenio Menegon, College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of Chinese, wearing a bright blue button down and black leather jacket. He smiles and a fuzzy background with a building and fall trees are seen behind him.

History

BU Spearheads Massive Database of Centuries of Culture-Sharing between the West and China

November 4, 2020

A portrait photo of Julia Raifman

Public Health

What Are States Doing about COVID-19? This BU Database Has Answers

October 19, 2020

Screenshot taken of a map of the Charles River Campus. The colored sections of the map show portions of the Charles River Campus that could be flooded in 30 years, according to a new report that has grimmer predictions than federal flood models. Maps courtesy of First Street Foundation

Climate Change

Will BU Be Underwater in 30 Years?

October 14, 2020

Portrait of Muhammad Zaman, Boston University professor of engineering

Health & Medicine

ENG’s Muhammad Zaman on the Growing Dangers of Antibiotic Resistance

September 22, 2020

A photo of the Boston University sign at the top of Commonwealth Ave. as you enter campus from Kenmore Square

University News

Community, Research, Diversity among Five Pillars of BU’s 2030 Strategic Plan

September 18, 2020

A graphic that shows a penguin waving. Text reads "The Sweaty Penguin. Antarctica's Hottest News Source"

Earth

Students Start Comedic Environmental Podcast during Spring Quarantine

September 1, 2020

a portrait of Eric Kolaczyk

OPINION

POV: Modeling Shows Us What Can Happen. Our Choices Determine What Will Happen.

August 28, 2020

A learning and event technology specialist teaches faculty how to use new remote teaching and learning technology

Digital Learning & Innovation

Leading the Charge: The $7 Million Story of BU’s Hybrid Teaching Transition

August 26, 2020

A crowd of people marching at a Black Lives Matter protest. A man holds a sign that says "Antiracism starts with education" at the front of the crowd.

Center for Antiracist Research

Jack Dorsey Donates $10 Million to BU Center for Antiracist Research

August 20, 2020

Photo of junior neuroscience major Shota Weaver (CAS’22) has been capturing footage of New England’s wildlife and creating short films. Here he holds camera gear and wears a backpack while standing in the woods.

Capturing Nature

Spiders, Squirrels, and Deer, Oh My: CAS Junior’s Wildlife Video Adventure

August 20, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

Elijah Ercolino, director of the Facilties Engineering Group, inspects an HVAC air filter on the roof of 1047 Commonwealth Ave.

Campus & Facilities

BU Aims to Move More, and Cleaner, Air through Buildings

August 3, 2020

An exterior photo of BU NEIDL

NEIDL

BU NEIDL’s COVID-19 Work the Subject of a New Yorker Profile

July 24, 2020

BU NEIDL’s COVID-19 Work the Subject of a New Yorker Profile