Boston University Announces New Convergent Research Programs
New funding opportunities and a cluster hiring push are the first projects to emerge from […]
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Brink Bites: Robotic Stroke Surgery, Curbing Junk Food Sales, and American Attitudes On Data Center Construction
Research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a host of new grants and faculty awards
Nearly 75 Percent of Former NFL Players Had Brain Disease CTE, According to New Boston University–Led Study
“We have to learn from this data to make the game safer,” says former football star Matt Hasselbeck
What Could Leftover Radiation from the Big Bang Teach Us About the Universe’s Origins?
From Boston to the South Pole, Kirit Karkare and the BU Cosmology Group investigate dark matter, dark energy, and cosmic microwave background
BU Scientists Help Map Mitochondria, the Cell’s Power Plants, in Five Parasites; Research Could Inspire New Medicines
Three of the researchers also reflect on their personal histories in countries grappling with parasitic infections
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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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Wilson W. Wong
College of Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering -
Renée Spencer
School of Social Work Professor, Human Behavior, Research, and Policy -
David Boas
College of Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering Director of Neurophotonics Center -
Zeba Wunderlich
College of Arts & Sciences Associate Professor, Biology Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry -
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Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Associate Dean of Research Professor, Special Education -
Chantal E. Stern
College of Arts & Sciences Professor and Department Chair, Psychological & Brain Sciences Director, Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory Director, Cognitive Neuroimaging Center -
Darrell Kotton
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine David C. Seldin Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University -
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Thomas Bifano
College of Engineering Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering Director, Photonics Center -
Deborah Carr
College of Arts & Sciences A&S Distinguished Professor, Sociology Director, Center of Innovation in Social Science -
Kenneth Lutchen
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Lucy Hutyra
College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor, Chair, Earth & Environment
Kids in Military Families Make Big Sacrifices. How Can We Better Support Them?
Boston University researcher and mentoring expert Renée Spencer builds programs to help military-connected children navigate school transitions and other big life moments