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Research

With “the Beast,” as Wesley Wildman calls his research team’s custom-made computer, questions in religion studies become testable via simulation.

Science & Technology

What Computer Modeling Can Tell Us about Religion

June 1, 2017

Participants in the Storytelling with Data Workshops will learn methods for scraping from a web site and new data visualization techniques.

Science & Technology

Data Storytelling Is for Everyone

May 30, 2017

The finding that immigrants commit fewer crimes than native Americans is not “particularly controversial,: says Christopher Salas-Wright.

Research

Immigrants Commit Less Crime, President Trump

May 11, 2017

Boston University students study for final exams at Mugar Library

University News

Behind the Scenes at Mugar Memorial Library

May 8, 2017

Ann McKee, director of BU’s CTE Center

Varsity Sports

Court Rules for BU, against NHL in CTE Case

April 28, 2017

illustration symbolizing the effect of dioxins and other toxic chemical chemical carcinogens in the environment that cause breast cancer

Disease

Dioxins Point to Targets for Treating Breast Cancer

April 24, 2017

Black Woman Health Disparities illustration

Disease

Too Many Black Women Die from Breast Cancer. Why?

April 24, 2017

Illustration symbolizing breast cancer research using zebrafish

Disease

Zebrafish Cancer Genetics Illuminate Human Breast Cancers

April 24, 2017

Illustration of hands holding the body of a woman symbolizing the help of patient navigators for underserved women with breast cancer

Cancer

Patient Navigators Improve Delivery of Care for Breast Cancer Patients

April 24, 2017

Illustration symbolizing noninvasive biomedical imaging of breast tumors

Health & Medicine

Wearable Windows into Breast Tumors

April 24, 2017

Science advocates in Copley Square in February 2017 for a Rally to Stand up for Science.

Research

To March or Not to March for Science?

April 20, 2017

Sally Bachman

Schools and Colleges

Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health Director Named

April 18, 2017

School of Public Health, Talbot Building

Rankings

BU Named “International Powerhouse” by Times Higher Ed

March 27, 2017

Boston University’s NEIDL still needs permission from the Boston Public Health Commission before conducting Biosafety Level 4 research.

Health & Medicine

Boston Public Health Commission to Consider NEIDL Research Request Tonight

March 6, 2017

Joseph Rezek

Research

“Hail to the Chief” Is No Simple Fanfare

March 1, 2017

Tara Galovski and Amy Street sitting at table

Research

Easing Transition to Civilian Life for Women Veterans

March 1, 2017

Kenneth Rothschild poses in front of whiteboard

Research

CAS Physicist Chosen for National Academy of Inventors

February 21, 2017

Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable speaking at BU

Public Health

SPH Symposium Tackles Health Inequities

February 6, 2017

Christopher Moore (left), Travis Roy (center), LaDora Thompson (right)

Accolades

Inaugural Sargent College Travis Roy Professor Named

January 27, 2017

students having discussion at table

Science & Technology

Why Arguing in Class Makes for Good Science

January 18, 2017

Why Arguing in Class Makes for Good Science