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BU, Harvard create new model to better understand wound healing

Nada Shalash April 6, 2021
Engineer researchers crafted an in-vitro model to provide a closer look at how wounds heal.
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I Call Foul Play: Ideologies that dismiss science are dangerous

Luca Becker February 26, 2021
This ideology of politicizing science — such as Trump’s politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic — already has and will continue to have large-scale consequences in the real world.
Boston University associate professor Malika Jeffries-El in PBS NOVA docuseries

PBS highlights BU’s Malika Jeffries-EL’s research in new docuseries

Connor Allen February 18, 2021
BU's Malika Jeffries-EL, associate dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and associate professor in chemistry and materials science, was featured in PBS NOVA's new docuseries "Beyond the Elements" to help "tell a story about a molecule" in an engaging way.
Abbigale Shi

Mind your business: Ableism is rooted in capitalism

Abbigale Shi November 20, 2020
If you want to fight ableism, you must be able to recognize that it is, and has been for a long time, rooted in capitalism.
Two people walk along the Charles River Esplanade. Boston University scientists say decreased traffic during the pandemic has led to positive changes in Boston’s environment. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU scientists reflect on how COVID-19 changed Boston’s environment

Madeline Humphrey May 17, 2020
The City of Boston provides public transportation for about 1.18 million commuters each weekday. But the coronavirus pandemic has kept many people at home, meaning fewer cars on the road and, consequently, less air pollution.
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