Boston University

Research

Mark Crovella, Boston University Innovator of the Year Award, professor computer science, chair of computer science, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, computer science research, computer networks research

Accolades

Computer Scientist Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

July 22, 2014

James Bird, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, Interfacial Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

Science & Technology

How Fast Can a Drop Bounce?

July 17, 2014

pregnancy, opioid use, birth defects, Martha Werler, professor of epidemiology, chair of epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH

Research

SPH Study: Increased Risk of Birth Defects from Opioid Use

July 15, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, assistant professor of health sciences Jason Bohland, brain imaging research

Neuroscience

Can You Tell Which Child Has ADHD?

July 7, 2014

Gael Orsmond, professor of occupational therapy, Ellen Cohn, professor of clinical occupational therapy, Boston University Sargent College, teen autism video therapy

Mental Health

Talking on Camera Could Help Teens with Autism

June 26, 2014

Brown Fat, obesity, Kenneth Walsh, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University

Health & Medicine

The Brown Fat Death Spiral

June 26, 2014

Edward Damiano, bionic pancreas, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, biomedical engineering, type 1 diabetes

Disease

ENG Prof’s Bionic Pancreas Takes a Big Step Forward

June 19, 2014

James Johnson, professor of history, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

University News

CAS Professor Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

June 18, 2014

Paul Lipton, professor of neuroscience, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, UROP, Boston University undergraduate neuroscience program

UROP

Paul Lipton Named New UROP Director

June 12, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, social media relationship status, negative impact of social media on marriage relationships, Communication Research Human Behavior

Science & Technology

Could Facebook Use End a Marriage?

June 2, 2014

Boston University BU, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories NEIDL, level 4 research,

Medicine

NEIDL Takes Two Steps toward Full Operation

May 15, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Michael Hasselmo, Center for Systems Neuroscience, CSN

Neuroscience

Center for Systems Neuroscience Opens in July

May 14, 2014

Boston University Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Open Cloud, MOC, Hariri Institute Cloud Computing Initiative, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center

Research

Pioneering a Cloud Computing “Mall”

April 28, 2014

Boston University Medical Campus, Boston University School of Social Work, SSW, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH, Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, CISWH

Schools and Colleges

$12.5 Million Gift Creates Innovative Center for Social Work, Health

April 25, 2014

NEIDL, BSL-4 Research Hearing, Boston City Councillor Charles Yancey

Infectious Diseases

Researchers Cite Experts’ Findings of NEIDL Safety

April 17, 2014

Manju Subramanian, Boston University, Lucentis

Research

Medicare Data Reveals $1 Billion a Year for Costly Eye Drug

April 11, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, asthma and depression research professor Patricia Coogan

Mental Health

Depression Linked to Asthma Onset in African American Women

April 8, 2014

Julie Palmer, professor of epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH, medical research ignores women, gender bias in medical research

Public Health

Why Medical Research Often Ignores Women

March 28, 2014

Kameron Clayton, 2014 Boston University Music and the Brain Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, College of Fine Arts, CFA

Science & Technology

Music and the Brain

March 27, 2014

Thomas Gilmore, professor of biology, United Methodist Scholar-Teacher of the Year, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS

Research

CAS Biologist Gilmore Is United Methodist Scholar/Teacher of the Year

March 25, 2014

CAS Biologist Gilmore Is United Methodist Scholar/Teacher of the Year