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Physical Science

Better eating through chemistry: Scott Schaus explains the chemical combinations behind food’s taste in a class about this science’s everyday applications.

Classes

Lemonade without Lemons, and Other Marvels of Chemistry

May 11, 2018

Science & Technology

President of Imperial College London to Give ARROWS Lecture

May 9, 2018

Wen Li (from left), Anushya Chandran, and Jennifer Balakrishnan have received 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships.

Physics

Sloan Fellowships Go to BU Astronomer, Physicist, and Mathematician

March 21, 2018

Jean Morrison

University News

Office Artifacts: Jean Morrison

March 21, 2018

Dr. Kathy Morgan, a professor at Sargent College and Dr. Tyone Porter, pose for a photo

Engineering

Hearts, Minds, and Microbubbles

March 6, 2018

Portrait of Boston University faculty Pamela Templer, Lucy Hutyra, and Jonathan Levy

Biology

BU Scientists Get $3 Million NSF Research Traineeship Grant

December 20, 2017

Yanomami women's leaders Floriza da Cruz Pinto and Maria de Jesus Lima, speak at BU Hillel about struggles over indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon.

Geology

Yanomami Women Speak of Amazon Struggles

December 19, 2017

Larry Sulak, David M. Myers Distinguished Professor and College of Arts & Sciences chairman emeritus of physics at Boston University, and winner of the 2018 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in experimental particle physics

Physics

Larry Sulak Wins Top US Prize in Experimental Particle Physics

November 6, 2017

Andrew Emili, director of Boston University wide Center for Network Systems Biology (CNSB)

Biology

Andrew Emili Heads New Center for Network Systems Biology

October 3, 2017

H. pylori

Physics

CAS Physicists Uncover Swimming Secrets of H. pylori

August 3, 2017

maple trees with syrup buckets during winter

Climate Change

Climate Change and an “Overlooked” Nutrient: Silica

June 29, 2017

Sam Sokolow with Genius star Geoffrey Rush at a premiere event for Genius in Palo Alto, Calif.

Science & Technology

The Alum behind National Geographic’s Genius

May 30, 2017

Karen Allen in her office

Physical Science

Office Artifacts: Karen Allen

February 22, 2017

Kenneth Rothschild poses in front of whiteboard

Science & Technology

CAS Physicist Chosen for National Academy of Inventors

February 21, 2017

From left, Paul Lipton, Carrie Preston, and Linda Doerrer

Schools and Colleges

BU Names Kilachand Honors College Associate Directors

February 16, 2017

science vs religion themed graphic image showing a boston university student contemplating conflicting tenets of science and faith

Students

Science vs. Religion

January 30, 2017

Professor Mark Grinstaff and Marlena Konieczynska in the Grinstaff Lab at Boston University

Medicine

A Better Way to Treat Burns from BU’s Grinstaff Lab

December 20, 2016

Malika Jeffries-EL, Boston University Department of Chemistry

Chemistry

Good Chemistry

December 12, 2016

Alex Sushkov, assistant professor of physics at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Physics

What Is Dark Matter?

December 1, 2016

MAVEN Mars satellite, NASA

Mars

Where Did Mars’ Water Go?

October 20, 2016

Where Did Mars’ Water Go?