Three Reasons Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia
BU biomedical engineers used computer modeling to investigate why blood oxygen drops so low in many COVID-19 patients
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When Is the Best Time to Get Pregnant for Americans?
BU researchers say the seasons could impact the odds of conceiving, especially for couples living in southern US states
Do Fruit Flies Hold Secrets to Treating Human Diseases?
BU biologist is studying fruit fly genes to take down cancer, Alzheimer’s, asthma, and other human diseases
Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000
BU researchers: number of pandemic-related deaths is 36 percent higher than reported, with disadvantaged communities hit even harder than thought
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How to Parent during a Pandemic
BU psychologist offers evidence-based parenting advice for managing routines, coping with stress, and adapting to meet children’s needs
You Have an Idea for Impact. What’s Next?
Director of Faculty Entrepreneurship Rana K. Gupta explains why you don't need to be an entrepreneur to put your research out into the world for people to use.
White Sharks Are Here to Stay in New England
From Cape Cod to Maine, the increasing number of white sharks is both a conservation triumph and a risk for swimmers
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NIH awards $33.1 million to address critical gaps in our knowledge of heart and lung disorders in rural counties in the southeastern US
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences awards $2.3 million towards the development of a wearable physiological status monitor
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awards $800 thousand to assess financial difficulties in patients with blood cancer
Department of Defense awards $730 thousand to explore converging computational thinking
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? 7 BU faculty are members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
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Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab
How BU engineers built a 6,000-test-per-day system from scratch
Watch These 3D-Printed Nasal Swab Prototypes Take Form
BU graduate researcher is developing alternative swabs in response to the global supply shortage created by the coronavirus pandemic
Making Green Space Even Greener At BU
How an undergrad researcher's data will influence the landscaping and carbon footprint of BU's Charles River Campus
Meet “Dart,” a Robot Inspired by Creatures in Netflix’s Stranger Things
BU engineers have built a new soft robot that uses its mouth to lift and carry objects
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A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope
Science is under attack—if we turn away now, we abandon progress at the very moment we need it most
Muhammad Zaman on the Increasing Dangers of Antibiotic Resistance
In his new book, Biography of Resistance, ENG prof warns of the growing risk of drug-resistant infections
Will Some Americans’ Vaccine Aversion Prolong the Pandemic?
Three questions for BU epidemiologist Yvette Cozier
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Mo Khalil Awarded Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
BU synthetic biologist will study epigenetic memory to create new, self-assembling biological materials
Two BU Scholars of African American History Elected to AAAS
Husband and wife researchers, John Thornton and Linda Heywood, are both new members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Ksenia Bravaya Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
BU computational chemist recognized for her innovative approach to examining the molecules of life
Roscoe Giles, Lifelong Advocate for STEM Diversity, Named AAAS Fellow
BU engineer recognized for his work in advancing diversity and inclusion in the field of computation
Weining Lu, Kidney Researcher, Named BU Innovator of the Year
His research and collaboration with Pfizer has led to the development of a potential new drug for chronic kidney disease
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