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Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

February 21, 2024

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University News

BU’s Metropolitan College Online Programs Continue to Climb in U.S. News Rankings

February 7, 2024

Photo: A large banner on the side of a building in Boston's Seaport reading "Seaport = 20 Billon Dollar Climate Denial" as people walk by in their daily routines

Climate Change

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

January 31, 2024

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Business

A Family Recipe Turns into a Successful Vegan-Friendly Snack Company

January 29, 2024

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University News

New Questrom School of Business Institute to Explore the Role of Business in Society

January 22, 2024

Photo: Questrom Sustainability Competition winners, Mikhail Gurevich (ENG’07, Questrom’12) (from left), who donated the $50,000 prize; winners Illiana Arroyo (CAS’25), Suraj Nellore (Questrom’26, COM’26), Jason Wexler (Questrom’25, COM’25), and Devin Hirsch (Questrom’25), stand holding a big cheque for their idea, ReBean.

Strategy & Innovation

BU Students Win $50,000 for Helping L.L.Bean Become More Eco-Friendly

December 15, 2023

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Sustainable Fashion

Is Thrift Flipping Ethical and Sustainable?

December 12, 2023

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Philadelphia Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. A Black man wearing a dark green and white Eagles' football uniform and helmet catches a football in his hands, Photo: A flatlay of the iLet Bionic Pancreas, a bionic pancreas approved at the FDA. The device is a black box with a wire attached with two additional attachments, Photo: An unidentified person standing in a generic store pharmacy holds over the counter medicine in the aisle as they try to make a decision, and Photo: A white hands holds up a petri dish holding the yeast candida auris in a laboratory. a Petri dish with speckles of white dots/fungi is shown.

2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

December 11, 2023

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Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: Style Tips (and Curated Garments) for the Modern Petite Woman

December 11, 2023

Photo: Sami Morales, a young white woman with long auburn brown hair and wearing a pastel orange cami and jeans, poses next to a rack of her clothing.

Student Innovation

BU Student Used Her Hollywood Earnings to Launch a Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Store

November 21, 2023

Photo: Emily Gusse, a young white woman wearing a grey long-sleeved shirt and black puffer vest smiles and poses next to Tess Kohanski, a white woman wearing a grey sweater. They both pose in front of a large brick building with a large sign that reads "Park-9".

Entrepreneurship

BU Alums Open New England’s First Dog Bar

October 18, 2023

Photo: A red and silver high-speed train is parked during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Halim station in Jakarta, Indonesia on Oct. 2, 2023. People stand under a large banner set up on the middle platform of the open-air train station.

Belt and Road

China Has Financed Power Plants, Airports, and Roads around the Globe—but Has It Made the World a Better or Worse Place?

October 11, 2023

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Workplace Loneliness

Workplace Loneliness Is Real. In-Person Work Alone Will Not Cure It, Questrom Researcher Says

September 28, 2023

Photo: Aerial shot of Boston University's campus during sunset. An orange glow is shown on the large campus highlighting campus buildings like Kilachand.

Accolades

BU Ignition Awards to Accelerate Products for Repairing Damaged Teeth, Fighting Cancer, Boosting Reading Skills, and More

September 19, 2023

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Business & Law

Neal Boudette, Veteran Auto Industry Reporter, on the Historic Auto Workers Strike

September 15, 2023

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Substance Use

Could Dunkin’s New Alcoholic Drinks Encourage Underage Drinking?

September 15, 2023

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QUESTROM

BU Dual Master’s Program Aims to Produce Graduates Versed in Environmental Science—and the Economics of Climate Change

September 11, 2023

Photo: A man with a button-up shirt sits behind three stuffed creatures, all with huge eyes and long limbs. They are characters from the children book that one of the creatures holds, a book for sustainability for kids.

Innovation

Questrom Student Creates Stuffed Animals and Books to Teach Kids about Sustainability

September 8, 2023

Photo: A massive group of protestors are shown storming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office. The crowd piles and pushes at a large black metal gate and climb the white wall as officers in black riot gear try to fight them off.

Global Debt Crisis

What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?

August 7, 2023

What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?