Boston University

Research

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Photonics Center, mechanical engineering, NSF Research, veterans

Engineering

From Battlefield to Lab Bench

November 11, 2013

United States military, US military, veterans, war veterans, health issues

Public Health

Helping Veterans with Unseen Injuries

November 11, 2013

leishmaniasis, Scott Schaus, associate professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, associate professor of pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Lauren Brown, research assistant professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Medicine

BU Researchers Work against Deadly, Disfiguring Disease

November 7, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, Nancy Brady, Ebola, Kibaale District of Uganda

Public Health

Lessons from a Hot Zone

November 7, 2013

Jelle Atema, shark sense of smell biology research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Faculty

What a Shark’s Nose Knows

November 4, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, New England Infectious Disease Laboratory NEIDL, contagious diseases clearance, tuberculosis research, Boston Public Health Commission, Institutional Biosafety Committee ISB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Science & Technology

Higher-Level TB Research to Begin at NEIDL

October 31, 2013

Raj Mohanty, Professor of Physics, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Avrum Spira, Boston University School of Medicine, James Collins, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, ENG

Faculty

Science Coalition Report: Federal Funding Critical in Supporting New Technologies

October 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG professor of electrical and computer, Division of Systems Engineering, Christos Cassandras, building smarter cities, traffic light, parking meter, security camera, solar panel, photovoltaic units

Research

If Boston Were Smart

October 28, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health, research, professor Jonathan Levy, airport airplane pollution, heart disease

Research

Living Near an Airport Could be Bad for Your Heart

October 21, 2013

Boston University BU, Astronomy, asteroids, professor W Jeffrey Hughes, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona Perkins Telescope,

Astronomy

How to Catch an Asteroid

October 17, 2013

Boston University BU, US Capitol Hill, Government Shutdown, research funding cuts

University News

Federal Shutdown Shuts Down Some BU Research

October 16, 2013

Boston University BU Today, Point of View POV, student staff faculty opinion, Student Health Services ambassafor, sex smoking

Research

POV: Smoking and Your Sex Life

October 15, 2013

Boston University BU, poetry literature, UROP, research,

Poetry

Poetry as the Heard Word

October 10, 2013

Boston University BU, London Times Higher Education ranking

Research

London’s Times Higher Education Moves University Higher

October 9, 2013

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Health & Medicine

POV: Why Science Should Be (Even More) Open

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, New England Infectious Disease Laboratory NEIDL, contagious diseases clearance, tuberculosis research, Boston Public Health Commission, Institutional Biosafety Committee ISB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious Diseases

Federal Court Supports NIH Review of Biolab Safety Risks

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS research assistant professor of archaeology Francisco Estrada-Belli, Mayan archaeological dig, Guatemala Ministry of Culture, Pacunam Foundation, the Alphawood Foundation, National Geographic Society Waitt Grants Program, Maya Archaeology Initiative, National Science Foundation funded study

Archaeology

CAS Archaeologist Finds Near-Perfect Maya Mural

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Edward Damiano, biomedical engineer, diabetse research therapeutics, bionic pancreas

CAMED

Sugar Fix

September 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva, prehistoric humans feet, physical therapist Kenneth Hold, how human ancestors walk

Schools and Colleges

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, Boston University Medical Campus

Science & Technology

MED Grapples with Major Sequestration Cuts

September 16, 2013

MED Grapples with Major Sequestration Cuts