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Convergent Research

BU Task Force on Convergence Outlines New Strategy to Boost the Impact of the University’s Research

Report is the result of a yearlong effort and interviews with 200 faculty; BU leaders […]

COM professor Ayse Lokmanoglu, recipient of an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.

Studying How Online Images Feed Polarization Wins BU Scholar Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Ayse Lokmanoglu aims to help people think more critically about internet content, especially during politically […]

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How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis

BU historian Benjamin R. Siegel’s Markets of Pain charts opium from a commodity in colonial […]

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Linguistics & Language Sciences

Boston University Linguist Helps Preserve an Endangered Language in Papua New Guinea

Kate Lindsey worked with locals to develop a writing system for Ende and publish one […]

BU researchers Lee Roberts and Dillon Brout

Two BU Scientists Receive Prestigious 2026 Breakthrough Prizes

Lee Roberts and Dillon Brout honored for transformative achievements in physics and astronomy

7,609

publications in 2024

200 +

companies developing and selling products based on BU discoveries

$ 574.25 M

total research awards in FY25

AAU

1 of 71 members of the Association of American Universities

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You Are Why.

You are why we educate, research, and invest: so we can better serve society, so we can generate life-changing new knowledge, and so we all can succeed.

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Featured Researchers

Meet the brilliant minds behind our groundbreaking research.

Wilson W. Wong
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Kendra D. Sims
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Harvey Young
Interim Vice President for the Arts Dean, College of Fine Arts Professor, English, Theatre Arts, American Studies, and African American & Black Diaspora Studies
Ayse Lokmanoglu
Assistant Professor, Emerging Media Studies
Lee Roberts
Professor, Physics
Carey Morewedge
Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar Professor, Marketing
Dillon Brout
Assistant Professor, Astronomy
Pawel Przytycki
Assistant Professor, Computing & Data Sciences

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Heart Attack, Stroke, and Dementia Risk May Be Higher for Older People Who Can’t Afford Dental Care

Boston University researchers find skipping dental procedures due to cost linked to range of health issues

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