Suicide Now the Primary Cause of Death among Active Duty US Soldiers
Army veteran and BU PTSD expert James Whitworth on what’s behind the troubling numbers
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State Laws Banning Abortion Linked to Increases in Mental Health Issues
Researchers found that state-level restrictions and bans on abortion care led to higher levels of […]
Six BU Researchers Win Prestigious Early-Career Award to Advance Their Work
NSF CAREER awards recognize BU researchers innovating in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, molecular biology, and […]
Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training
BUPD chief and Harvard researchers collaborate to show a scientific approach works
New AI Program from BU Researchers Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s Disease
By analyzing speech patterns, machine learning model can say with a high degree of accuracy […]
Being Open about LGBTQ+ Identities in the Classroom Creates Positive Learning Environments
Three LGBTQ+ professors share their experiences “queering the classroom” in ways that students embrace
Air Quality Sensors Could Be Coming to a Bicycle Near You
A team of BU undergraduates' air quality monitors have won them the 2024 Janetos Climate […]
Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health
Researchers find that exposure to aircraft noise is tied to a higher body mass index, […]
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Keeping BU’s Researchers Safe Under the Waves
BU’s dive safety officer Lizzie McNamee trains students to do underwater marine science research
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Lucy Hutyra
Professor, Earth & Environment -
Ji-Xin Cheng
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering -
Jessica Simes
Assistant Professor, Sociology -
James Uden
Associate Professor, Classical Studies -
Malika Jeffries-EL
Associate Dean of the Graduate School of the Arts & Sciences, Chemistry -
Hank Fien
Director, Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education -
Xin Zhang
Professor, Mechanical Engineering -
Steve Ramirez
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Mark Grinstaff
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry -
Emily Whiting
Associate Professor, Computer Science
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