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Boston University’s Atmospheric Remote Sensing Lab in the Department of Earth and Environment in the College of Arts and Sciences. Undergraduate students at BU are finding it difficult to get research experience due to limited lab occupancy. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Fewer new awards for UROP as researchers adjust to lab limits, remote work

Anne Jonas October 14, 2020
Undergraduate students at BU are finding difficulty obtaining research experience this semester with fewer positions available due to limited lab occupancy.
The Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program building on Bay State Road. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to constraints on research opportunities and hands-on learning for undergraduate students. CONNYR LU/ DFP FILE

How a pandemic transformed laboratory research at BU

Rachel Do September 9, 2020
It has now been months since BU and other universities first instituted remote learning and reduced capacity in classrooms, and research opportunities for undergraduates this semester have been no exception to such changes.
Boston University students and professors in science courses with hands-on labs have had to adapt to online learning despite initial struggles. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DFP FILE

BU professors and students adjust to online science classes, despite challenges

Yiran Yu April 30, 2020
Science classes at BU have struggled without in-person labs, experiential learning and hands-on activities. However, while remote learning is not ideal, professors and students said they have been making the most of it.

UROP selects new director John Celenza

Camille Fowler October 18, 2017

John Celenza, a biology professor and molecular genetics researcher at Boston University, is stepping into his new role as director of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, succeeding Paul...

Researchers at Boston University work to develop a prototype of a computational tool used to enhance the identification of DNA at crime scenes. PHOTO COURTESY OF CATHERINE GRGICAK

New computational tool developed by BU researchers strengthens DNA analyses at crime scenes

Madeleine O’Keefe November 4, 2014

In shows like "Law & Order" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," it only takes an hour to nab the perpetrator of a crime. And thanks to the creation of a new computational tool by Catherine Grgicak,...

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