Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce
Climate leaders from Boston University and around the country briefed Congressional staff on how they are working to train the next generation for careers solving the climate crisis
From the Lab to Your Life
The BU Ignition Awards help fast-track the commercialization of promising new research, from a tiny ring that stops chronic pain to soft robotic grippers that can pick up delicate objects.
What Ancient Toilets Can Teach Us about Maya Life—and Tamales
BU archaeologist helps flush out first physical evidence of indoor Maya latrines and cooking process that revolutionized historic diets
The Quest for a Heart Attack Cure
A BU-led team is engineering small patches of cardiac muscle that could repair the heart, treat heart disease, and speed drug development
8 Major Findings and Headlines from BU CTE Researchers in the Past Year
Experts have made breakthroughs on diagnosing CTE in the living and in studying the impact of college football on the brain, pro football’s link to ALS, and the risk of additional years of playing ice hockey
Engineer Xin Zhang Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
Could Blocking or Deleting a Protein Help Prevent Common Oral Cancers?
Around one-third of people with oral squamous cell carcinoma don’t survive it, but BU dental researchers have found deleting or inhibiting a protein in the tongue might stall tumor growth
As Climate Change Gets Worse, Science Provides Hope and Possibility
The power of city trees, cutting emissions, swaying climate deniers, and more: in honor of Earth Day, The Brink’s science writer reflects on BU research helping to save the planet
New Wage Gap Calculator Aims to Help Close Earnings Gap
With Boston-area women still earning just 70 cents for every dollar earned by men, a new tool could help companies end gender and racial earnings gaps