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Research

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Health & Medicine

POV: Why Science Should Be (Even More) Open

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, New England Infectious Disease Laboratory NEIDL, contagious diseases clearance, tuberculosis research, Boston Public Health Commission, Institutional Biosafety Committee ISB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

University News

Federal Court Supports NIH Review of Biolab Safety Risks

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS research assistant professor of archaeology Francisco Estrada-Belli, Mayan archaeological dig, Guatemala Ministry of Culture, Pacunam Foundation, the Alphawood Foundation, National Geographic Society Waitt Grants Program, Maya Archaeology Initiative, National Science Foundation funded study

Arts & Culture

CAS Archaeologist Finds Near-Perfect Maya Mural

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Edward Damiano, biomedical engineer, diabetse research therapeutics, bionic pancreas

Medicine

Sugar Fix

September 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva, prehistoric humans feet, physical therapist Kenneth Hold, how human ancestors walk

Social Sciences

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, Boston University Medical Campus

Politics

MED Grapples with Major Sequestration Cuts

September 16, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS linguistics research, Danny Erker, language pronunciation varieties in English Spanish Speakers, Boston accents research

University News

A Language Evolves

September 9, 2013

Boston University BU, student life, meditation

Research

Meditation Offers Lasting Peace

September 6, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, human genome inflammatory system research, protein-binding microarrays, assistant professor of biology Trevor Siggers

Health & Medicine

Setting the Stage for Smarter Drugs

August 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR nutrition rehabilitation college, professor chair of health sciences interim dean Kathleen Moran

Research

Interim Dean Named for SAR

August 5, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine MED, Philip A Wolf, Framingham Heart Study research budget cut

Research

Framingham Heart Study Carries on, Despite Budget Cuts

August 1, 2013

Boston University BU, President Robert Brown, American Association of Universities, Congress President Obama Restore Research Funding, science research budget cuts, Politico print edition

Schools and Colleges

AAU Open Letter to Congress: Restore Research Funding

August 1, 2013

Boston University BU, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine SDM, associate professor director of biomaterials Russel Giordano, dental restoration, Blocks of Enamic hybrid material

Research

Building a Better Tooth

July 29, 2013

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University Innovator of the Year Award 2013

Science & Technology

BU Innovator of the Year: ENG’s Theodore Moustakas

July 19, 2013

BU Profiles web-based research networking tool, National Institutes of Health NIH RePORTER, building professional relationships in the research community, networking for scientific researchers, research at Boston University,

Research

MED Researchers’ Latest Networking Tool

July 16, 2013

Law

What the Supreme Court’s Gene Decision Means to Research

June 17, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Team Aeolus Building Efficiency, Michael Gevelber, David Cushman, Jonathan Ellermann, Ryan Cruz, Benjamin Smith, $20,000 Energy Efficiency Track Prize, MIT Clean Energy Prize in May Office of Technology Development OTD, Institute for Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization ITEC, Sustainable Neighborhood Lab, software temperature optimization technology

Schools and Colleges

BU Team Takes a First at MIT Clean Energy Competition

June 14, 2013

Boston University BU, Charles River campus, School of Medican BUSM,associate provost research, Andrew Horner, Gloria Waters

University News

New VPs Waters, Horner to Helm BU’s Research Efforts

June 12, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Andre Sharon, 2013 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize, Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation, plant vaccine research award

Awards

Fighting H1N1 with Tobacco Plants

June 11, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine, Andrew Ellison, magnetic resonance imaging MRI, fruits vegetable imaging

BUSM

Exotic Fruit

June 10, 2013

Exotic Fruit