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Global Health

BU Launches an Open-Source Infectious Diseases Monitoring Tool Powered by AI and Human Experts

April 23, 2025

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Hearing Loss

Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places and Crowded Spaces? Researchers Say New BU-Developed Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Users

April 22, 2025

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University News

BU Graduate Schools Rise in 2025 U.S. News Rankings

April 8, 2025

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ROBOTICS

ENG Students Mentor BU Academy and Match Charter School High Schoolers Heading to Robotics Competition

April 2, 2025

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Accolades

BU’s Kenneth Lutchen Named AAAS Fellow

March 27, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

New Film The Age of Disclosure Alleges Government Cover-Up of UFOs, but BU Expert Is Skeptical

March 24, 2025

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Microplastics

Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, BU Study Finds

March 11, 2025

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LEXI Moon Mission

Spacecraft Carrying BU Telescope to the Moon Captures Breathtaking Images of Earth

February 13, 2025

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LEXI Moon Mission

We Have Liftoff: BU Telescope Heads for the Moon

January 15, 2025

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LEXI Moon Mission

NASA Moon Mission Will Use BU X-Ray Telescope to Study Earth’s Magnetic Field

January 9, 2025

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Photonics

What If You Could Use Light to Monitor Blood Pressure?

January 8, 2025

Research

Best of The Brink 2024: 10 Inspiring Inventions and Discoveries—All from BU Researchers

December 13, 2024

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Photonics

Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?

December 10, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: Finding Love Online and Preserving Black American Sign Language

November 27, 2024

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Kilachand Awards

2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

November 13, 2024

Ph.D Candidate, Ariane Garrett demonstrates how to use a cuff-less blood pressure monitor

Optical Technology

Using Light to Monitor Blood Pressure and Track Cancer Treatment Progress

November 7, 2024

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Reproductive Health

Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward

November 4, 2024

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Engineering

BU Students Head to Paris to Compete in International Synthetic Biology Competition

October 18, 2024

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Plant Lab

Studying Plant Genomics Can Bring Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering Breakthroughs

October 17, 2024

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Research News

Brink Bites: BU Research Beyond the Headlines

October 1, 2024

Brink Bites: BU Research Beyond the Headlines