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portrait of Jessica Stern

Research

University Terrorism Expert Joins Research into Extremist Violence

April 16, 2019

An aspiring army chaplain, graduate student Roger Gordon (STH) knows few soldiers will share his Christian Science faith. Photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Chaplains Are the New Pastors. Are They Adequately Trained for the Job?

March 18, 2019

Sea Urchin biology researcher Cynthia Bradham works on constructing a new part of her LEGO city that took her more than 10 years to build.

Research

Bricks of Life

March 4, 2019

Illustration of Einstein

Research

Friendly Feud: How Best to Study the Physical Properties of the Universe

February 28, 2019

Chris Stokum (GRS’21) (left) and Red Sox team historian Gordon Edes at Fenway Park

Sports

A PhD in the Humanities? It’s Not Just for Teaching Anymore

January 29, 2019

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

Law

What You Need to Know about the Government Shutdown

January 8, 2019

Researcher Didem Kurt poses for a photo in a grocery store

Business & Law

Does Religion Make You More Frugal at the Grocery Store?

December 10, 2018

Concept image showing a gene with a chunk taken out of it representing gene editing

Research

POV: How Did Claims of CRISPR Babies Hijack an International Gene-Editing Summit?

December 4, 2018

Student Madeline Bucci and College of Fine Arts professor Karin Hendricks sit back-to-back in front of a blackboard with music notes written in chalk.

Research

Suzuki Method: Respect and Repetition the Best Teachers

December 3, 2018

A portrait of Makarand Mody

Business & Law

New Insights into Airbnb

November 15, 2018

Jorge Delva, dean of the School of Social Work, speaks at a reception

Public Health

Jorge Delva New Leader of BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health

November 15, 2018

Composite image of a soundwave presented as a timeline with images of pioneering neuroscientist Rahul Desikan from the time he was a baby to current day.

Neurology

Rahul Desikan’s Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death

November 8, 2018

A portrait of Xin Zhang

Technology

ENG’s Xin Zhang Is BU’s 2018 Innovator of the Year, First Woman Chosen

October 24, 2018

Osamu Shimomura receives his Nobel medal in 2008

Awards

Nobel Laureate Osamu Shimomura (Hon.’10) Dead at 90

October 23, 2018

A woodblock painting of John Calvin

Research

Does God Ordain Domestic Violence?

October 1, 2018

The cracked sidewalk outside of the entrance to the playground behind the Trotter School in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston

Immigration

US Mayors: Blacks, Trans, Muslim, and Immigrants Face Discrimination

September 17, 2018

Federico Pisani, Gedeon Lim, and Rebecca Olson

Internship

Global Development Policy Fellows Pursue Hands-on Research

August 30, 2018

Klapperich and colleague in a lab

Public Health

How Point-of-Care Testing Will Transform Healthcare

August 30, 2018

Infectious disease researchers Elke Mühlberger (left) and Adam Hume conduct BSL-4 research at Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL).

NEIDL

Ebola Research Begins at NEIDL

August 2, 2018

Photo: Student researcher Elizabeth Hannigan, a white woman with long red hair tied into a braid and wearing a black tee shirt and jeans, poses at an archaeological site.

Social Sciences

Examining a Woman’s Role—1,300 Years Ago

July 5, 2018

Examining a Woman’s Role—1,300 Years Ago