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BU Professor David Somers runs Boston for family, diabetes research

Brendan Nordstrom April 22, 2022
Found within the buzz and festivities of Patriots’ Day this year was David Somers, chair of Boston University’s Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, who ran the Boston Marathon for more than just a fast time. 
PHOTO COURTESY BU CTE CENTER

BU researchers find CTE in Aaron Hernandez’s brain

Andres Picon September 26, 2017

Aaron Hernandez, a former New England Patriots tight-end and convicted murderer, had CTE, the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center found. Hernandez’s brain was donated...

Cass Sunstein, a professor at Harvard Law School, speaks at “Behavioral Science and Nudges,” an environmental sustainability talk at the MIT Bartos Theater Monday afternoon. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Harvard professor describes behavioral science’s effect on environmental awareness

Sophie Will March 2, 2017

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for International Studies held a talk on Monday, featuring Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein, who spoke about how behavioral science and nudges,...

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