Boston University

Research

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

Research

Fighting H1N1 with Tobacco Plants

June 11, 2013

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

Food

Exotic Fruit

June 10, 2013

Ruha Benjamin author, People's Science Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier book, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Science & Technology

CAS Prof’s Book Explores Social Impact of Stem Cell Research

May 31, 2013

Jonathan Appavoo, Faculty Early Career Development Award National Science Foundation NSF,Boston University College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor of computer science, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

Accolades

CAS’ Appavoo Nabs NSF CAREER Award

May 24, 2013

Boston University BU, Max Wallack, Alzheimers research prevention, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry in Aging, BU Alzheimers Disease Center, nonprofit Puzzles to Remember, Wendy Qui

Students

A 16-Year-Old Takes On a Disease of the Elderly

April 30, 2013

Andrei Ruckenstein, vice president and associate provost for research, professor of physics, Boston University

Staff

BU Associate Provost for Research Ruckenstein Steps Down

April 25, 2013

Dean Karen Antman, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM MED BUMC, 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research

Research

Advocating for Women Scientists

April 18, 2013

Professor Helen Barbas, Sargent College SAR Neural Systems Laboratory, Boston University BU

Neuroscience

Rethinking Thought

April 12, 2013

Jason Bohland, assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University BU Sargent College, neuroscience, genes, human behavior

Neuroscience

Encoding the Brain

April 12, 2013

gay same-sex parenting family research, Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Benjamin Siegel

Research

Gay Parents As Good As Straight Ones

April 11, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, political science funding cuts, government funding research budget cuts

Politics

Congress Cuts Political Science Research Grants

April 9, 2013

Boston University BU, BU School of Medicine MED, BU School of Public Health SPH, moderate alcohol consumption risks, American Journal of Public Health, Timothy Naimi research

Public Health

A Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk, Study Says

April 8, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, robotics, teaching robots salsa dance, artificial intelligence, science research, John Baillieul Intelligent Mechatronics Lab

Engineering

Dances with Robots

April 8, 2013

Max Versace, Neuromorphics Lab, Boston University BU, robotics engineering, Cog Eye, Massimiliano Versace, BU Neuromorphics Lab, biological intelligence, robotic autonomous thinking

Research

The Robot as Decider

April 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Materials Science and Engineering, Alfred P Sloan fellow Ramesh Jasti, carbon research

Science & Technology

CAS Faculty Member Wins Sloan Fellowship

April 1, 2013

Dr. Cutler Cleveland, renewable energy, sustainable energy development, energy transitions, fossil fuels, Boston University climate change research, human induced climate change, global warming, carbon dioxide emissions, CO2 emissions, greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change

The Climate Crisis: Breaking the Fossil Fuel Habit

March 28, 2013

Boston carbon metabolism, ULTRA-Ex Urban Long-Term Research Area Exploratory project, Lucy Hutyra, Nathan Phillips, Mark Friedl, Curtis Woodcock, Boston University, climate change research, carbon dioxide emissions, CO2 emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon storage, climate change, global warming

Science & Technology

The Climate Crisis: Measuring Boston’s Metabolism

March 27, 2013

Ranga Myneni, phenological effects of climate change, seasonal temperature, vegetation, climate change, global warming, human induced climate change, International Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Boston University, BU

Research

The Climate Crisis: Tracking Change, Predicting Trouble

March 26, 2013

Bruce Anderson, climate change research, global ocean warming, causes of climate change global warming, human caused climate change global warming, climate change hypotheses hypothesis

Sustainability

The Climate Crisis: Why the Earth Is Warming

March 25, 2013

The Climate Crisis: Why the Earth Is Warming