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
April 12, 2019 Toward Diagnosing CTE in Living People BU CTE researcher: experimental brain scan reveals abnormal tau protein in former NFL players
November 5, 2018 Why Some People’s CTE Symptoms Are More Severe Than Others BU researchers have identified a gene linked to CTE-related outcomes
January 23, 2018 BU-Led Study: CTE May Occur without Concussions Progressive brain disease could be caused by repetitive head injuries
November 16, 2017 Aaron Hernandez’s CTE Worst Seen by BU Experts in a Young Person MED’s Ann McKee says convicted killer’s brain will advance research
September 27, 2017 BU Researchers ID Possible Biomarker for Diagnosing CTE during Life MED’s Ann McKee calls findings a hopeful step
July 26, 2017 CTE Found in 99 Percent of Former NFL Players Studied Data suggest disease may be more common in football players than previously thought