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Science & Technology

NASA artistic rendering of the InSight Lander vehicle on the Mars surface.

Mars

Another Mars Landing! But What Now?

November 29, 2018

Portrait of Jennifer Tseng, Boston Medical Center’s surgeon-in-chief, sitting chair in her office

Healthcare

Jennifer Tseng: From Receptionist to Chief Surgeon

November 29, 2018

Kai Hui and Tai Kang launch their catapult with the help of Lei (Ray) Shi during the College of Engineering's Tinker Catapult Challenge launch day.

University News

Catapult Challenge: Ready, Aim, Release!

November 29, 2018

Photo of Lei Guo, from left, Prakash Ishwar, Derry Wijaya, and Margrit Betke in front of computer monitors.

Computer Science

What If You Could Manage Information Overload?

November 27, 2018

Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation

Holiday

Find 10 Tech Gifts under $50

November 26, 2018

Robert Davey, infectious diseases researcher at the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), poses for a portrait in front of hazmat suits like the ones he wears while conducting Biosafety Level 4 research in the NEIDL laboratory.

Ebola

Old Drug, New Tricks

November 19, 2018

A portrait of Makarand Mody

Business & Law

New Insights into Airbnb

November 15, 2018

Portrait of Christopher Chen, Boston University Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Boston University Biological Design Center

Accolades

ENG’s Chris Chen Receives Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award

November 13, 2018

Professor Elie Wiesel sits talking with his teaching assistant, Ariel Burger.

Faculty

Witness to Lessons of Elie Wiesel

November 12, 2018

Composite image of a soundwave presented as a timeline with images of pioneering neuroscientist Rahul Desikan from the time he was a baby to current day.

Research

Rahul Desikan’s Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death

November 8, 2018

BU News service analyst College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler discusses data visualization and social media analysis with student BU News servic analyst Adrian Thomas during 2018 Midterm Elections coverage.

University News

What Does Social Media Sentiment Reveal about an Election?

November 8, 2018

Capitol hill

University News

Midterm Election Results Bode Well for Healthcare, Environment

November 8, 2018

A student and older man vote in the midterm election at booths in the 111 Cummington Mall polling place on November 6, 2018

Politics

Students on Why They Voted

November 7, 2018

composite of the democratic and republican logos

Politics

POV: Two Students Offer Opposing Views on Which Party to Support

November 6, 2018

Composite image showing several open browswer windows displaying news websites such as New York Times, CNN, and The Guardian

Computer Science

A Better Way to Predict Election Outcomes

November 6, 2018

A woman drops a ballot into a ballot box

lgbt

What Massachusetts Voters Need to Know about 2018 Ballot Questions

November 5, 2018

Microscopic image of high accumulations of p-tau in the brain tissue of a deceased person with the "major" genetic variation of the TMEM106B protein.

CTE

Why Some People’s CTE Symptoms Are More Severe Than Others

November 3, 2018

3 headshots of political candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11), Gina Ortiz Jones (CAS’03, GRS’03), and Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts candidate for the House of Representatives

Race

Not Politics as Usual

November 1, 2018

Saenko on a bench

Computer Science

Making Artificial Intelligence Intelligible

November 1, 2018

A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in the deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Politics

The Words of Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74) Are More Urgent Than Ever after Pittsburgh Tragedy

October 29, 2018

The Words of Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74) Are More Urgent Than Ever after Pittsburgh Tragedy