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Mechanical Engineering
How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?

BU mechanical engineering student Sanika D. Barve is studying the fabric rings head carriers, mostly women in rural communities, use to distribute and balance weight

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Evolutionary Development
Why Is a BU Researcher So Fascinated with the Diets of Dung Beetles?

Biologist Sofía Casasa studies tiny insects to learn whether their genes or diet are most responsible for their size, shape, and structure

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Forced Displacement
Video: The Global Problem of Statelessness

Amid a refugee crisis, director of BU Center on Forced Displacement argues for a new approach to helping people not recognized by any country

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Clownfish
Clownfish: Studying their Complex Lives and Anemone Homes

BU biologist Peter Buston studies the behavior and habits of clownfish, the fish made famous by Disney’s “Finding Nemo”

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