Boston University

Social Sciences

The Boston portion of the Women’s March drew a crowd estimated at 175,000 people. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

History

The Women’s March and Its Impact, One Year Later

January 22, 2018

Vervet monkeys in the wild do not get fat, but monkeys in captivity do. Schmitt wants to understand what combination of genes, environment, and ancestry may trigger obesity. Photos by Ryan Cadiz

Biology

Chunky Monkeys

December 19, 2017

ACES CO2 map visualizing carbon dioxide CO2 emissions in Rhode Island

Climate Change

CAS Scientists Develop ACES to Monitor Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

December 4, 2017

Education

Rebooting Deaf Ed

November 27, 2017

Michael Silverstein, a professor of pediatrics at BU School of Medicine, and a team of researchers incorporated a depression prevention technique into Head Start programs around Boston. Photo by Cydney Scott

Medicine

BU Researchers’ Study: Simple Problem-Solving Technique to Treat Depression

November 27, 2017

Graphic illustration symbolizing the cost of waging modern warfare

Government & Law

Cost of Post 9/11 Wars: $4.6 Trillion

November 16, 2017

Tommy Leung and Nathan Perkins (MED’18)

Data Science

Count Love Project Reveals Protest Patterns

November 15, 2017

Professor of Archaeology Catherine West holds a clamshell in Dutch Harbor middens where she studies ancient climate change adaptation in the Aleutian Islands.

Archaeology

Clamshells and Climate Change

November 14, 2017

massachusetts map

Social Sciences

Mapping Mass Incarceration

November 6, 2017

man carrying a concealed firearm

Public Policy

SPH Study: Higher Homicide Rates Tied to More Permissive Laws

October 20, 2017

Green-colored rendering of Boston skyline

Earth & Environment

Can Boston Be a Green City by 2050?

October 19, 2017

Business & Social Sciences

Immigrant Stars “Power” Significant Startups

October 11, 2017

Hands holding open the How the Piloses Evolved Skinny Noses book by Deborah Kelemen and the Boston University Child Cognition Lab

Biology

New Book by BU Researchers Teaches Natural Selection to Children

September 29, 2017

Daren Graves, associate professor at the Simmons School of Social Work

Education

BU, Other Researchers: Can Critical Consciousness Close the Opportunity Gap?

September 28, 2017

bad medicine

Global Health

Bad Medicine

August 8, 2017

people in an office participate in a business meeting

Business & Social Sciences

Stop the Meeting Madness

July 18, 2017

Elizabeth Bettini, Assistant professor of special education at Boston University School of Education

Education

Exploring the Nature of a Successful Teaching and Learning Environment

July 18, 2017

Deborah Kelemen, Boston University Child Cognition Lab

Education

Lessons in Natural Selection

July 11, 2017

Researchers Melissa Maharaj and Chaurice McMillan who participated in a study about stress in the lives of urban youth of color.

Social Sciences

Urban Youth of Color Stressed by Violence, Official Indifference

June 26, 2017

Attendees hold a Confederate Flag during the Florida Southern Pride Ride parade.

Government & Law

The Confederate Flag Symbolizes…What?

June 22, 2017

The Confederate Flag Symbolizes…What?