Italian Government Gives $21 Million to BU-Led Effort to Develop New Antibiotics, Vaccines, Diagnostics
Nonprofit research and product accelerator CARB-X will use funding in fight against antimicrobial resistance
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These Plants Aren’t for Decoration—They’re for Science
BU researchers are testing new genetic engineering techniques to better understand how plants adapt to […]
Searching for Answers—One Brain at a Time
Families who donate their loved one’s brain to BU’s CTE Center are helping researchers such […]
Global Biopharma Giant GSK and BU Announce Collaboration to Pioneer New Lung Disease Treatments
Linkup includes almost $7.5 million in support to drive research into pulmonary fibrosis, a disease […]
10 Things BU CTE Center Research Has Taught Us About the Brain Dangers of Contact Sports and Military Service
From amateur athletes’ brain injury risk to how sports hits change the brain’s white matter, […]
What Is CTE?
BU student Natalie Lett explains the progressive brain disease—chronic traumatic encephalopathy—that’s been found in hundreds […]
BU Biomedical Engineer Wins a 2024 National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research Award
Honor for Alexander A. Green will support high-risk project that could lead to improved cancer […]
Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World
Event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries […]
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For BU Undergrad, Meal Leftovers Aren’t Trash—They’re Glimpses into the Past
Student archeologist Jessica Buckley pieces together human history by looking at old shellfish remains
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Research on CTE and Concussions Changed the NFL. Experts Say That’s Not Enough
New equipment, new rules, new attitudes won’t matter unless they trickle down to college, high school, and youth football