Boston University

Research

Boston University BU, School of Theology STH, professor Wesley Wildman research, similarities and differences religious experiences

Research

Exploring the Spiritual Experience

January 24, 2014

Boston University BU, Early Career Awards, Xue Han, Katherine Iverson, Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers PECASE

Accolades

White House Lauds Two BU Profs

January 23, 2014

Catherine West, professor of archaeology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, climate change research, Chirikof Island, Kodiak Archipelago, climate change

Research

What Ancient Dinners Tell Us about Climate Change

January 23, 2014

Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy CSTE, Ann McKee, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, brain research, neurological research, football head trauma, athletics head trauma, hockey head trauma

Neuroscience

MED Researchers to Share $6 Million NIH Grant for CTE

January 22, 2014

Boston University BU, Engineering Product Innovation Center EPIC, grand opening, ribbon cutting ceremony, engineering, innovation, collaborative research, state of the art technology facility, 3D printing

Engineering

EPIC Ribbon-Cutting Welcomes Industry, Local Officials

January 21, 2014

Deborah Belle, Professor of Psychology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, gender bias, gender stereotypes, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, UROP

UROP

BU Research: A Riddle Reveals Depth of Gender Bias

January 16, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, infant malnurtrition research, associate professor Kirk Dearden

Public Health

Consequences of Malnutrition May Be Reversible Later in Childhood

January 13, 2014

human caused climate change, carbon dioxide emissions, Montreal Protocol, CFC, hole in ozone layer, Pierre Perron, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, professor of economics

Earth

Montreal Protocol Has Slowed Global Warming

December 17, 2013

Fallaci Oriana, Howard Gotlieb Historical Archives

Mugar

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center: 50 Years, 9 Miles of Shelves

December 16, 2013

Boston University BU, Mass Audobon, Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Valerie Pasquarella, Sam Toabe,

Research

GRS Students Create Exhibition at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

December 12, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, Department of radiology, Boston Medical Center BMC, Ducksoo Kim, director of the vascular and interventional radiology fellowship, Karen Buch, condoms nanotechnology, sexual health, Grand Challenges Explorations Programs, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Health & Medicine

MED Prof Wins Gates Foundation Condom Challenge

December 10, 2013

Boston University BU, Cambodia, ecology research, Les Kaufman, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Research

Ecosystems and Us

December 9, 2013

Framingham Heart Study, FHS, Jackson Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, MED, University of Mississippi, American Heart Association, AHA

Research

$30 Million from AHA Bolsters Framingham Heart Study

December 9, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, alcohol research, Bloomberg School of Public Health, popular music

Health & Medicine

Alcohol Companies Marketing with Music Lyrics

December 5, 2013

Richard Saitz, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH, Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, MED, addiction research, evidence based medicine, SBIRT, Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment, CCM, chronic care management

Drugs

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 5: Bringing Scientific Rigor to Addiction Research

November 22, 2013

Tibor Palfai, professor of psychology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, alcohol triggers, what makes people drink alcohol, why do people drink alcohol, addiction research, alcoholism research

Alcohol

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 3: The Search for the Alcohol Trigger

November 20, 2013

Kathleen Kantak, Professor of Psychology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Attention Deficit Disorder medication, ADD, ADHD, cocaine addiction, cocaine use

Research

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 2: Could ADHD Meds Promote Future Cocaine Use?

November 19, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR

Faculty

Wanted: Leader with Research, Health Care Experience

November 19, 2013

Doctor Alex Walley, Boston Public Health Commission methadone clinic, Naloxone opioid overdose prescription drug, Narcan opioid overdose prescription drug, opiate overdose, fatal opioid overdose in Massachusetts

Research

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 1: An Overdose Lifeline

November 18, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Astronomy, research NASA MAVEN satellite

Science & Technology

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?

November 18, 2013

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?