Boston University

Science & Technology

Raj Mohanty, Professor of Physics, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Avrum Spira, Boston University School of Medicine, James Collins, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, ENG

Research

Science Coalition Report: Federal Funding Critical in Supporting New Technologies

October 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG professor of electrical and computer, Division of Systems Engineering, Christos Cassandras, building smarter cities, traffic light, parking meter, security camera, solar panel, photovoltaic units

Faculty

If Boston Were Smart

October 28, 2013

Boston University, Engineers Without Borders, EWBBU

Science & Technology

In Zambia, Text Messages Save Lives

October 23, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Public Health, research, professor Jonathan Levy, airport airplane pollution, heart disease

Science & Technology

Living Near an Airport Could be Bad for Your Heart

October 21, 2013

PharmaCheck, contaminated drug detector, counterfeit drug detector, drug quality detector, drug purity detector

Science & Technology

ENG Counterfeit Drug Screener Promises to Save Lives

October 21, 2013

cell phone, smartphones, mobile phones, mobile apps, students, college students,

Science & Technology

YouSpeak: Cell Phones in Our Lives

October 21, 2013

Boston University BU, Astronomy, asteroids, professor W Jeffrey Hughes, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona Perkins Telescope,

Astronomy

How to Catch an Asteroid

October 17, 2013

Boston University BU, US Capitol Hill, Government Shutdown, research funding cuts

Education

Federal Shutdown Shuts Down Some BU Research

October 16, 2013

Boston University BU, Fall Career Expo, internship job opportunities, Metcalf ballroom, Center for Career Development

Science & Technology

Jump-start Your Job Search at Fall Career Expo

October 16, 2013

Boston University BU, opinion, Nuclear Armament, Neal Leavitt, College of General Studies CGS humanities lecturer

Global

POV: Nuclear Armament Is a Lose/Lose

October 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Alice White, Chair of College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering department,

Engineering

From Bell Labs to BU, with a Passion for Engineering

October 8, 2013

Boston University BU, Point of View POV opinion, opposition to Obamacare maddening, School of Management Stephen Davidson, Affordable Care Act

Politics

POV: Opposition to Obamacare Is Maddening

October 4, 2013

Health & Medicine

MED Prof Earns Drucker Award

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

Health & Medicine

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

Humanities

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

Business & Law

Sugar Fix

September 30, 2013

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), food stamps, federal benefit cuts

Public Health

POV: Starving Out Food Stamps

September 24, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering professor electrical and computer engineering Theodore Moustakas, research technology lawsuit, blue LED light-emitting diodes technology infringement

Smartphones

BU Sues Leading Tech Firms for Patent Infringement

September 24, 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

Faculty

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

legality of United States US domestic surveillance programs, PRISM, US domestic surveillance program, Edward Snowden, United States National Security Agency NSA, Joseph Wippl, Professor of International Relations, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Science & Technology

POV: The Legality of the Government’s Surveillance Programs

September 18, 2013

POV: The Legality of the Government’s Surveillance Programs