Alumni+ Big Shot Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox Video
On Campus+ Bricks of Life Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life Video
Alumni10 Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him. Video
Books+ Exploring Endurance Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
June 18, 2019Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial IntelligenceData and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a ShotGreg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
June 10, 2019A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersDid noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
June 10, 2019Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
June 6, 2019Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-DayFounder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
June 4, 2019Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & SciencesAfter nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
May 7, 2019 ENG Prof Named 2019 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow by DOD Siddharth Ramachandran explores optical phenomenon: light beams that swirl downward
February 27, 2019 Can Technology Eliminate Blind Spots? New digital-camera-based system shows it’s possible to “see” around corners
January 23, 2018 ENG Prof Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors David Bishop a prolific real-world innovator
September 20, 2017 BU Wins $20M for NSF Engineering Research Center Goal is personalized heart tissue for clinical use
May 9, 2017 Neurophotonics Center Aims to Advance Understanding of the Brain David Boas to be founding director
March 9, 2017 New Sensors for Smart Lighting Responsive sensors aim to improve human health and lighting efficiency
February 22, 2017 CAS Physicist Chosen for National Academy of Inventors Kenneth Rothschild’s inventions bridge physics and biology
August 18, 2015 Photonics Center Programs Promote Diversity in STEM Fields NSF sponsors summer research by undergrads, high school teachers
March 24, 2015 BU Wins Life Sciences Capital Grants Support for regenerative lung medicine, training for biotechnology careers, biophotonics start-ups
August 15, 2014 Putting Engineering Know-How to Work Alum’s company boosts customer loyalty using indoor location technology