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Research

Boston University School of Education, SED, Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness

University News

SED to Join, House New College Readiness Institute

September 29, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, dean Chris Moore

University News

Christopher Moore Appointed Dean of Sargent College

September 18, 2014

Boston University BU, faculty awards, School of Public Health SPH, School of Social Work SSW, School of Medicine MED, Peter Peter Paul Professorships Ernest Gonzales , human behavior, Rachel Flynn, pharmacology, experimental therapeutics, Jacob Bor, international health, Center for Global Health & Development

Accolades

Trio of Young Faculty Earn Peter Paul Professorships

September 15, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, dean Sandro Galea

Schools and Colleges

School of Public Health Has a New Dean

September 15, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Jonathan Klamkin, electrical and computer engineering, NASA grant

Awards

ENG Prof Wins NASA Early Career Faculty Award

September 12, 2014

Boston University BU, study abroad, Venice, Italy, environmental biology science, ecology

Earth

Lessons from Venice

September 11, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Muhammad Zaman, engineering grant, PharmaChk

University News

$2 Million to ENG’s Zaman to Develop Counterfeit Drug Detector

September 11, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM MED, Ronald Corley, John R. Murphy, National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories NEIDL, ebola outbreak research

Infectious Diseases

Battling Ebola: NEIDL’s Role

August 7, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Medicine MED BUSM,John Connor, NEIDL, Photonics Center, ebola research

Health & Medicine

Battling Ebola: How Ebola Kills

August 5, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, Laura Jiménez lecturer, education, teaching, evaluating graphic novels

Education

Graphic Novels 101

July 24, 2014

Mark Crovella, Boston University Innovator of the Year Award, professor computer science, chair of computer science, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, computer science research, computer networks research

Strategy & Innovation

Computer Scientist Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

July 22, 2014

James Bird, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, Interfacial Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

Science & Technology

How Fast Can a Drop Bounce?

July 17, 2014

pregnancy, opioid use, birth defects, Martha Werler, professor of epidemiology, chair of epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH

Public Health

SPH Study: Increased Risk of Birth Defects from Opioid Use

July 15, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, assistant professor of health sciences Jason Bohland, brain imaging research

Science & Technology

Can You Tell Which Child Has ADHD?

July 7, 2014

Gael Orsmond, professor of occupational therapy, Ellen Cohn, professor of clinical occupational therapy, Boston University Sargent College, teen autism video therapy

Health & Medicine

Talking on Camera Could Help Teens with Autism

June 26, 2014

Brown Fat, obesity, Kenneth Walsh, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University

Research

The Brown Fat Death Spiral

June 26, 2014

Edward Damiano, bionic pancreas, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, biomedical engineering, type 1 diabetes

Research

ENG Prof’s Bionic Pancreas Takes a Big Step Forward

June 19, 2014

James Johnson, professor of history, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Accolades

CAS Professor Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

June 18, 2014

Paul Lipton, professor of neuroscience, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, UROP, Boston University undergraduate neuroscience program

University News

Paul Lipton Named New UROP Director

June 12, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, social media relationship status, negative impact of social media on marriage relationships, Communication Research Human Behavior

Mobile

Could Facebook Use End a Marriage?

June 2, 2014

Could Facebook Use End a Marriage?