Boston University

Social Sciences

As principal investigators on a yearlong Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant, Juliet Floyd, a CAS professor of philosophy, and James E. Katz, a COM professor of emerging media, will bring together humanists, social scientists, computer scientists, and experts on big data to discuss humans, values, and society in transition.

Computational Science

The Search for Truth in the Age of Social Media

April 24, 2017

Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady eats a turkey leg

Gender Studies

One Class, One Day: Are You Man Enough? (And What Does That Mean?)

April 19, 2017

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Archaeology

Arctic Squirrels: Invasive or Native Species?

February 22, 2017

Jessica Stern, terrorism expert at Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies

Research

Explaining Violence: Lessons from Terrorists

November 14, 2016

Casey Taft of Boston University School of Medicine, Emily Rothman of Boston University School of Public Health, Megan Bair-Merritt of Boston University School of Medicine

Health & Medicine

Explaining Violence: Intimate Partner Violence

November 13, 2016

Melissa Holt and Jennifer Green of Boston University School of Education

Social Sciences

Explaining Violence: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience

November 12, 2016

Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers speaks in the US House of Representatives

Economics

The Women of the House

November 7, 2016

experiment used by Boston University psychology professor Peter Blake where children were given 10 Starburst candies and asked them divide the candies into two bags, one to keep and one to give away

Psychology

Learning to Share

October 28, 2016

photo of a ververt monkey

Anthropology

Why Do Monkeys Get Fat?

October 25, 2016

Squirrel gnawing on a chicken bone

Forensic Science

Toothy Squirrels Could Confuse Crime Scenes

August 30, 2016

James Pokines, assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine

Anthropology

Bone Detective

July 21, 2016

BU Sargent College student Grace Lei is hugged by children during a public health education trip to Ban Doi Chaang village in Thailand

Science & Technology

Sargent Students Witness Public Health in Thailand

July 14, 2016

School of Education (SED) professors Jennifer Green, left, and Melissa Holt

Psychiatry & Psychology

Bullied in the Schoolyard, but Coping in College

April 25, 2016

Into Africa: Three Fulbright Scholars, three countries, three perspectives on a changing region

Health & Medicine

Into Africa

December 7, 2015

Cornell William Brooks

Alumni

The NAACP Is Not Done

September 14, 2015

Erin Reid, assistant professor of organizational behavior, Boston University Questrom School of Business

Business & Social Sciences

How Some Men in Business “Pass” as Ideal Workers

June 1, 2015

Leila Agha, assistant professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business

Public Policy

Does Peer Review Really Work?

April 27, 2015

Georgios Zervas, professor of marketing at Boston University School of Management

Marketing

At Airbnb, Where Every Stay Is Above Average

April 16, 2015

Kristi Lewton, assistant professor in the anatomy and neurobiology department at BU School of Medicine. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Anatomy

In Defense of Wide Hips

April 15, 2015

Shulamit Kahn, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Management

Research

A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science

March 2, 2015

A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science