ENG’s Mark Grinstaff One of Six Researchers to Receive NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Awards
Biomedical engineer and his team will use the funds to develop a new vaccine technology
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Missile Defense Won’t Save Us from Growing Nuclear Arsenals
“You can’t build the impenetrable shield,” says BU military tech expert Sanne Verschuren
New AI Software Could Make Diagnosing Dementia Easier and Faster for Doctors
BU researchers created an algorithm capable of pinpointing causes of cognitive decline, using only patient […]
Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers
Army veteran and BU PTSD expert James Whitworth on what’s behind the troubling numbers
State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues
Researchers found that state-level restrictions and bans on abortion care led to higher levels of […]
Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?
BU researchers team up with city of Boston and local nonprofits to improve temperature monitoring […]
Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work
NSF CAREER awards recognize BU researchers innovating in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and […]
Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training
BUPD chief and Harvard researchers collaborate to show a scientific approach works
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How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers
Legislation could curtail ability of strict local zoning regulations and outspoken “not in my backyard” residents to block multifamily housing
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Malika Jeffries-EL
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Emily Whiting
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Keeping BU’s Researchers Safe under the Waves
BU’s dive safety officer Lizzie McNamee trains students to do underwater marine science researc