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Biomedical Engineering

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STEM OUTREACH

Jump-starting Biotechnology Careers for Boston High School Students

November 4, 2021

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Innovation

BU Entrepreneurs Are Moving Two New Medical Devices Closer to Market

October 13, 2021

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Opinion

From the Dalkon Shield to Britney Spears’ IUD: Why Diverse Teams Need to Be Involved in Contraceptive Design

July 1, 2021

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Neuroscience

How Sleep Is Impacted by Brain Circuitry and Aging

June 16, 2021

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Parkinson's Disease

How Parkinson’s Disease Changes Speech Over Time

March 18, 2021

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Science Leadership

From the Broad Institute to the White House: Eric Lander Makes Science Exciting

March 2, 2021

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Research Accolades

Two BU Researchers Awarded Sloan Fellowships

February 16, 2021

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Innovation

This 10-Foot-Long Machine Churns Out 2,000 Face Masks an Hour

February 9, 2021

Joyce Wong at the podium delivering the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture at Boston University in 2017

Research Accolades

Joyce Wong Elected to National Academy of Inventors

February 3, 2021

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Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021

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COVID-19 Research

How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours

January 11, 2021

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Research Accolades

Optical Pioneer Jerome Mertz Is BU’s 2020 Innovator of the Year

December 17, 2020

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COVID-19 Testing

Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab

October 15, 2020

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COVID-19 & Low Blood O2

Three Reasons Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia

October 8, 2020

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway

September 24, 2020

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CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

What Sets Off Deadly Levels of Lung Inflammation in Some COVID-19 Patients?

September 8, 2020

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COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

August 27, 2020

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3D Printing

Watch These 3D-Printed Nasal Swab Prototypes Take Form

August 7, 2020

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COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

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Neuroscience

How a Memory Game Could Help Us Understand Brain Injury

June 23, 2020

How a Memory Game Could Help Us Understand Brain Injury