Boston University

social-sciences

A composite image showing Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigeg, and Amy Klobuchar

Election Prediction

What Voters’ Sweat Levels, Facial Expressions, Reveal about Their Feelings for Candidates

March 2, 2020

Mannequin parts laying on a white background

Body Perception

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Models Got Thinner and Thinner over 23 Years

January 13, 2020

Portrait of Stephanie Curenton

Accolades

BU Researcher Named National Black Child Development Institute Fellow

August 29, 2019

Portarit of Sarah Lipson in her office.

Mental Health

Transgender College Students Are Up to Four Times as Likely to Experience Mental Health Problems

August 16, 2019

The American flag formed from colored bullets

GUN DEATHS

The FBI and CDC Datasets Agree: Who Has Guns—Not Which Guns—Linked to Murder Rates

August 6, 2019

Portrait of Robert Eschmann.

Racism

The Internet Is Unmasking Racism. Here’s What That Means to Young People of Color.

July 30, 2019

Business & Social Sciences

Taking a Breather from Teamwork Produces the Best Results at Work

May 3, 2019

illustration secure multiparty computation

Data Science

What Is Secure Multiparty Computation?

February 27, 2019

Japanese soldiers playing the American game of baseball supposedly in China during the war

International Relations

Long before Pearl Harbor, Japan Tried to Get America on Its Side

February 22, 2019

Boston University professor of biology and a social insect researcher James F. A. Traniello poses sitting among insect specimens in his lab.

Accolades

James Traniello Elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

December 18, 2018

colorful rendition of the democratic and republican political party mascots

Economics

How Corporations Disguise Lobbying as Philanthropy

December 3, 2018

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Computer Science

A Better Way to Predict Election Outcomes

November 6, 2018

A child watches as students get on a yellow school bus

Psychology

BU Spearheads Largest-Ever Study of Child Anxiety

September 25, 2018

Political scientists Maxwell Palmer (from left), David Glick, and Katherine Levine Einstein say big-city mayors shun higher office because of its hard-edged partisanship. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Social Sciences

Why Some Politicians Shun Promotions

August 1, 2018

Social Sciences

Diversity Is Difficult

July 30, 2018

Religion

Christianity Can Be Good for the Environment

June 14, 2018

Business & Social Sciences

The Curse of Meetings

May 22, 2018

A doctor tries to de-escalate a dangerous situation halting and angry patient. Photo by sturti/iStock

Communications

What Hospitals Can Teach the Police

May 1, 2018

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Economics

Farmers and Forests

February 9, 2018

Tommy Leung and Nathan Perkins (MED’18)

Data Science

Count Love Project Reveals Protest Patterns

November 15, 2017

Count Love Project Reveals Protest Patterns