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Science & Technology

Stack of books on a table in a prison

Public Safety

Behind Bars. And Graduating from BU

May 15, 2019

satellite image of Boston, MA

Science & Technology

Orbiting NASA Instrument to Examine Boston’s Carbon Emissions, Plant Life

May 14, 2019

Robert Khuzami

Commencement

Prosecuting the Big Cases

May 14, 2019

Solar panels in Venezuela

Schools and Colleges

Can Latin America Jump-start Our Clean Energy Future?

May 13, 2019

The 4 Honorary Degree Recipients

Physical Science

Meet This Year’s Honorary Degree Recipients

May 13, 2019

Ziba Cranmer stands in front of an audience next to a screen that reads "DOLPHIN TANK BUILD LAB *Demo Day" along with listing some sponsors and other details and showing a web link to vote

Science & Technology

In Dolphin Tank, Alums Advise Student Innovators, Gently

May 13, 2019

Elena Carrión-Guerrero, r, and Maria Datel, CAS senior lecturers in Spanish

Science & Technology

How BU Professors Are Integrating the #MeToo Movement into Curriculum

May 9, 2019

Students can drop their unwanted items—clothing, shoes, accessories, kitchenware, and knickknacks—in Goodwill donation bins across campus through May 16. Photo by BU Today.

Earth

Moving Out? Don’t Throw Away Those Old Clothes

May 8, 2019

Portrait of Boston University College of Engineering professor Siddharth Ramachandran.

Materials Science

ENG Prof Named 2019 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow by DOD

May 6, 2019

Max Bard standing next to Deborah Kahn

Earth

Using Our Junk, Sculptor Wins 2019 Kahn Award and $20,000 Prize

May 2, 2019

Sports analytics track every movement and heartbeat, and help coaches optimize teams and play.

Sports

Sports Is Now Science. How Did That Happen?

May 1, 2019

side by side portraits of Rosina Georgiadis and Khiara Bridges

University News

Two BU Faculty Members to Be Honored Today

April 25, 2019

A White Shark swims off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Science & Technology

Sharks Return to the Spotlight. So Does Greg Skomal.

April 22, 2019

Koch plans to build a digital twin of his drone in computer simulation, creating an exact replica so that the controller can no longer tell the difference between computer simulation and the real world. The digital twin will allow him to improve Neuroflight's control over the drone's behavior. Courtesy of Wil Koch

Computer Science

Neuroflight Is the World’s First Neural-Network-Enabled Drone Controller

April 22, 2019

student wearing virtual reality gear

Computational Science

BU’s Second Innovation Week Celebrates Creativity with Added Student-Led Events

April 22, 2019

Public Safety

Why You Should Keep a Tourniquet in Your Beach Bag

April 20, 2019

Photo of a paper copy of the redacted Mueller Report with cover page up front.

Law

BU Political Analyst Reviews Mueller Report: “Impeachment Is Going to Happen”

April 18, 2019

people milling about near the chowderfest booth

Safety

BU’s Annual Earth Day Festivals Kick Off Today on Medical Campus

April 18, 2019

Boston University Ph. D. candidate Reza Ghaffarivardavagh poses with his research team. Reza holds the noise cancellation devices his team developed over his ears while his teammates make noise banging a pot, playing a trumpet, and a boombox in the background

Acoustics

Making the World a Lot Quieter

April 18, 2019

Black Panther in his titular movie, fighting off helicopters

Film & TV

Afrofuturism in the Age of Black Panther

April 18, 2019

Afrofuturism in the Age of Black Panther