Boston University

The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

Steven Sandage, director of research at BU’s Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute, is involved in a two-year study researching humility among religious leaders.

Psychology

Studying the Benefits of Humility

March 27, 2017

Homepage of Boston University Research Support website on computer screens

Administration

University Launches Research Support Website

March 24, 2017

Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island. Photo by Starcevic/iStock

Health Care

Imagine America without Irish Immigrants

March 23, 2017

New Bedford Harbor

Environmental Health

New Bedford Harbor Identified as Major Source of Airborne PCBs

March 23, 2017

Study authors suggest that cigarettes may become a “cue” for drug use and that nicotine may increase cravings for stimulants and opiates.

Addiction

Cigarette Smoking Linked to Increased Risk of Substance Use Relapse

March 23, 2017

Graphene sheets can be stacked horizontally to form channels, called graphene nanochannels, or rolled into carbon nanotubes.

Engineering

Duan Receives NSF CAREER Award

March 23, 2017

Photo of Lucy Hutyra and Andrew Reinmann in the forest

Climate Change

Good News and Bad News about Forest Fragmentation

March 21, 2017

President Trump discusses the Federal budget in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. OMB director Mick Mulvaney sits to the President's right and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sits to his left.

Funding

BU Faculty Looks Warily at Trump’s Proposed Budget

March 21, 2017

Koran

Public Policy

What Islam Could Teach Donald Trump about Democracy and Freedom

March 10, 2017

Béla Suki, professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University College of Engineering, and Jarred Mondoñedo, Boston University School of Medicine MD candidate and College of Engineering PhD candidate

Biomedical Engineering

Emphysema: A New Way to Predict Treatment Outcomes?

March 10, 2017

BU researchers Josh Goldford (left) and Daniel Segrè

Data Science

A Missing Piece in the Origin of Life Puzzle

March 9, 2017

Cara Stepp

Rehabilitation Sciences

Regaining a Voice

March 9, 2017

PhD candidate Emily Lam works with smart lighting sensors as part of Thomas Little's research with the Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications Engineering Research Center (LESA ERC)

Electrical Engineering

New Sensors for Smart Lighting

March 8, 2017

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders convey wishes of patients not to receive CPR during cardiac arrest.

Medicine

Hospitals Vary Widely in Carrying Out DNR Orders

March 7, 2017

Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research at Boston University, speaks during a meeting of the Boston Biosafety Committee to consider a request by Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) for permission to conduct Biosafety Level 4 research at the facility

NEIDL

NEIDL Researchers Present Case for Next-Level Research

March 7, 2017

Previous research indicates that about 10 percent of adolescents report experiencing physical dating violence.

Public Health

Adolescent Dating Violence Fuels Re-Victimization in Adulthood

March 7, 2017

Economics professor and numismatist Pankaj Tandon holds a coin from ancient India under a magnifying glass

History

Economics Professor—and Noted Numismatist

March 6, 2017

a mother holding a newborn's hand

HIV-AIDS

New Concerns about Children Born to HIV-Infected Mothers

March 6, 2017

deaf children participate in a American Sign Language class

Linguistics & Language Sciences

Getting the Word In

March 6, 2017

Boston University School of Medicine Professor Kermit Anthony Crawford named CDC Advisor

Accolades

School of Medicine Professor Named CDC Advisor

March 2, 2017

School of Medicine Professor Named CDC Advisor