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67 %

of federal funding is from the National Institutes of Health (FY23)

7,644

publications in 2023

200 +

companies developing and selling products based on BU discoveries

$ 645.6 M

total research awards in FY23

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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 and pilot a more equitable approach to declaring heat emergencies

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Featured Researchers

Meet the brilliant minds behind our groundbreaking research.

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    Lucy Hutyra

    Professor, Earth & Environment
  • Image of Ji-Xin Cheng

    Ji-Xin Cheng

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering
  • Headshot of Jessica Simes

    Jessica Simes

    Assistant Professor, Sociology
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    James Uden

    Associate Professor, Classical Studies
  • Image of Malika Jeffries-EL

    Malika Jeffries-EL

    Associate Dean of the Graduate School of the Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
  • Headshot of Hank Fien

    Hank Fien

    Director, Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education
  • Xin Zhang Headshot

    Xin Zhang

    Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Steve Ramirez headshot

    Steve Ramirez

    Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Mark Grinstaff headshot

    Mark Grinstaff

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry
  • Emily Whiting Headshot

    Emily Whiting

    Associate Professor, Computer Science
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Should Schools Struggling with Classroom Management Clamp Down with More Suspensions or Turn to Restorative Justice?

BU education policy researcher Christopher Cleveland weighs in on the national struggle to manage behavior and keep kids safe at school

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