Meeting Rembrandt at the MFA Boston
BU students collaborate with faculty and museum professionals to present an exhibition that highlights the artist’s diverse 17th century neighborhood.
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Silicon Valley and the Myth of the Next Bi…
Sociologist Patrick Sheehan researches start-up workplaces and “hype culture.”
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Harbor Sounds and Fish Populations
Helena Shenk (CAS’26) spent her summer studying the Alaskan coastline.
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A Poem on the Wall
Annaka Saari (GRS’21), the creative writing administrator, is on a mission to show others that poetry is for everyone.
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The Tale of Genji’s Poems Have Joined th…
Associate Professor of Japanese J. Keith Vincent and his students spent nine years building Genjipoems.org.
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Signs of Life
Preservation studies director Carolyn White finds meaning in what people have left behind, whether it was centuries ago or today.
Research & Discovery
Faculty News Faculty Accolades Faculty Publications
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What About Red and Blue Neighborhoods?
Where you live might have a lot of influence on partisan divides and how you vote.
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Is AI Slowing Climate Progress?
Tech companies racing to build more AI could make data centers more energy efficient
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Bee Research Aims to Protect Pollinators
Biology undergraduate Matteo Finnerty's findings at the Arnold Arboretum could inform bumblebee-friendly plantings.
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Less Snow Makes Trees Absorb Less Carbon
Less snowpack in New England could disrupt tree growth and carbon uptake.
Arts & Sciences Community
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18 Lecturers Promoted
Eight CAS faculty members have been promoted to master lecturer and ten have been promoted to senior lecturer.
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Rewriting the Rules of Genetics
Researchers discover that the beginning of a gene also determines its end—changing how we understand protein production and disease.
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Remembering Astronomer Jeffrey Hughes
Arts & Sciences mourns the passing of Astronomer and former Graduate School Dean Jeffrey Hughes
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Remembering Neuroscientist Kyle Gobrogge
Arts & Sciences remembers Kyle Gobrogge, a senior lecturer in the neuroscience program.
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CAS Welcomes New Faculty
Arts & Sciences welcomes the 39 new faculty members who have joined our community in 2025.
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Remembering Margrit Betke
Margrit Betke was a pioneering computer scientist, beloved mentor, and advocate for using technology for good.
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When the Record Lies
How Forged Artifacts and Misinformation Are Rewriting Truth
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