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The National Science Foundation awarded Boston University, Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the University of Pittsburgh a joint grant Tuesday to study climate change and invasive plant effects for a three-year research project. COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BU researchers study potential loss of wildflower population due to climate change

Maggie Choy February 9, 2020
Woodland flowers may be the latest victim of climate change in the eastern United States.
A report done by the University of California - Berkeley found that course evaluations for professors are not as effective as was previously thought. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Course evaluations ineffective, misused, report finds

Mina Corpuz October 3, 2014

Student course evaluations, which can shape a professor’s yearly earnings and track for tenure at Boston University, may not adequately reflect an instructor’s teaching quality, according to an academic...

Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere

Daily Free Press Admin April 14, 2014

As warnings about climate change are becoming increasingly dire, scientists now believe that the quality of our food is at risk due to the spread of greenhouse gases. Scientists at the University of California-Davis,...

BU professor of biology publishes textbooks in multiple languages

Daily Free Press Admin February 5, 2014

Boston University’s department of biology continues to expand its global presence with the publication of biology professor Richard Primack’s conservation biology textbooks in multiple languages. The...

Climate change in New England may affect foliage, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin January 16, 2014

A new study by Boston University biologists indicates that climate change is affecting the leaf-out times of trees and shrubs in Massachusetts, according to a Monday press release. The study, led by...

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