As diseases spread across borders with increasing speed, a team of scientists, engineers and public health experts is preparing to launch a first-of-its-kind, open-source global surveillance platform on...
As an urban university, Boston University can sometimes feel devoid of green space. A new 92-by-45-foot garden located east of the College of Fine Arts aims to change that.
However, the team behind the garden has a broader objective in mind— investigate the use of plants for artistic use, cultivate outdoor education and encourage sustainability at BU.
In our food, clothes and even bodies exists a threat that is invisible to the naked eye — microplastics. As research on these tiny plastic particles advances, its hazardous nature becomes more apparent.
Nelia Gross, a PhD candidate studying materials science and engineering, began her first year at Boston University in 2022 researching how environmental contaminants influence how our bodies fight off diseases.
The intersections between politics and health have become blurred between fact and political opinion. A new research lab at Boston University’s School of Public Health is exploring the relationship between the two.
The Politics and Health Lab, led by co-directors Timothy Callaghan and Matt Motta, officially went live Jan. 27, but planning began spring 2023.
Safely landing a human on the moon in 1969 and launching the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 are only a few of the accomplishments that have established NASA as one of the leading space agencies of the world.
Now, over 80 science missions and countless other projects are under development at NASA, some led by teams of faculty and students at Boston University.
Since President Donald Trump began his second term, immigrants throughout the country have worried his plans will hinder their ability to receive proper healthcare. Undocumented immigrants have begun to see effects in their lives.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, fears of another widespread outbreak occurring linger — and a recent surge in bird flu cases in Massachusetts is adding to those concerns.
During the week of Nov. 11, a camera crew from National Geographic came to BU’s Cognitive Neuroimaging Center — a Magnetic Resonance Image center used by researchers to conduct experiments on undergraduate students and non-patient populations to study topics like memory and vision — to capture footage for this segment.
Over a comprehensive deliberation period, the Massachusetts Legislature struggled to bridge sustainable energy companies’ goals to expand their infrastructure with its own plan to transition from fossil fuels to Massachusetts’ new climate law — until Tuesday.
As she walked into Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue at the start of her sophomore year of college, a 2022 Boston University alum said she felt a sense of relief.
“I knew that it would be over soon and that I could put the situation behind me, and I was lucky,” she said.
For many Americans, presidential elections are immensely stress-inducing, but this year it’s gotten worse, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Psychological Association.
