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Steve Ramirez, an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University. Ramirez will be hosting a live show with National Geographic called Nat Geo Live that will be touring across the country in March. COURTESY OF STEVE RAMIREZ

National Geographic collaborates with BU’s Cognitive Neuroimaging Center for upcoming live speaker-series

Jack Schwed February 7, 2025
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.
PJ and Megan Lutz canvas for President Biden outside a polling center at the Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden supporters launched the successful write-in campaign as a result of the President's name not appearing on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. CLARE ONG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

For canvassers, New Hampshire primary bears deeper connection with democracy

Siena Griffin January 24, 2024
Canvassers from across the country headed to New Hampshire for this year’s first-in-the-nation primary to make a stand for their chosen candidates on Tuesday.
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BioBiz Club takes interdisciplinary approach to biology, business

Sophie Nye February 9, 2023
Founded in summer 2020, the club builds community and hosts workshops and speaker events for students interested in biotechnology.
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez and his research team pose for a picture. Ramirez’s lab received a $1.15 million grant, which Ramirez says will help him open his memory neuroscience research to students of all backgrounds. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RAMIREZ GROUP

Ramirez Lab receives $1.15 million grant for neuroscience research

Jameson Beckman November 3, 2022
Ramirez hopes to continue to foster diversity in the neuroscience field starting with his own lab
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Canceled: A case for academic study beyond the textbook

Bini Ollivier-Yamin October 5, 2021
The over-intellectualization of serious topics prevents us from reaching any kind of understanding on a topic beyond its definition.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: X equals X in algebra and real life, but it’s not always a bad thing

Antonia Lehnert September 13, 2021
It’s time for us to grow out of the illusions offered by free will and accept a certain degree of determinism.
Planters’ NUTmobile. The NUTmobile visited Boston University last week to recruit student brand ambassadors to drive the vehicle. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Planters’ 26-foot-long NUTmobile visits BU, recruits students

Ashley Soebroto February 10, 2021
Securing that first job out of college can be a tough nut to crack. Planters' 26-foot-long "NUTmobile" visited Boston University last week, seeking BU applicants to drive the nutty vehicle across the country after graduation.
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.
The Instagram page of Forge Design Studios, formerly known as Boston University Design Club, a student-led design studio and cross-college community at BU. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Design Club forges into Fall semester

Molly Farrar July 3, 2020
Forge Design Studios, which launched last Fall, has brought learning resources and a cohesive design community to BU since its foundation. The group rebranded itself this Spring to help students of all backgrounds begin working with real clients and create design work for their portfolios.
Social Science Weekly: The Biology Behind Your Political Views

Social Science Weekly: The Biology Behind Your Political Views

Jonah Franks April 27, 2020
This may mean that much of the purpose of a college education is to begin the process of taking back your worldview from your genes, and that the first step to critical thinking is to learn to disenfranchise your DNA.
Lin Tian, Ph.D, professor at UC Davis, speaks at the Biology, Neurophotonics and NRT Seminar at Boston University Monday. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Neurophotonics seminar shares cutting-edge technological discoveries, changes brain research

Minali Prasad September 13, 2018
On Monday, Lin Tian, Ph.D., professor at UC Davis, and Michael Bruchas, Ph.D., professor at Washington University, spoke at the “Watching the Brain in Action: Creating Tools for Functional Analysis of Neural Circuitry” seminar at the Boston University Photonics Center.
Associate Provost for Graduate Medical Sciences (School of Medicine), Linda Hyman, will be serving a one-year term on the National Science Foundation (NSF). PHOTO COURTESY LINDA HYMAN

INTERVIEW: BUSM’s Linda Hyman to direct department of National Science Foundation

Shanee Abouzaglo September 3, 2015

Starting Sept. 14, Linda Hyman, associate provost for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences at Boston University School of Medicine, will begin serving a one-year term as director of molecular and...

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