Boston University

Research

Boston University BU, School of Public Health SPH, dean Sandro Galea

Health & Medicine

School of Public Health Has a New Dean

September 15, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Jonathan Klamkin, electrical and computer engineering, NASA grant

Engineering

ENG Prof Wins NASA Early Career Faculty Award

September 12, 2014

Boston University BU, study abroad, Venice, Italy, environmental biology science, ecology

Research

Lessons from Venice

September 11, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Muhammad Zaman, engineering grant, PharmaChk

Science & Technology

$2 Million to ENG’s Zaman to Develop Counterfeit Drug Detector

September 11, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM MED, Ronald Corley, John R. Murphy, National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratories NEIDL, ebola outbreak research

Science & Technology

Battling Ebola: NEIDL’s Role

August 7, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Medicine MED BUSM,John Connor, NEIDL, Photonics Center, ebola research

Research

Battling Ebola: How Ebola Kills

August 5, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, Laura Jiménez lecturer, education, teaching, evaluating graphic novels

Research

Graphic Novels 101

July 24, 2014

Mark Crovella, Boston University Innovator of the Year Award, professor computer science, chair of computer science, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, computer science research, computer networks research

Computational Science

Computer Scientist Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

July 22, 2014

James Bird, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, Interfacial Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

Faculty

How Fast Can a Drop Bounce?

July 17, 2014

pregnancy, opioid use, birth defects, Martha Werler, professor of epidemiology, chair of epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, SPH

Drugs

SPH Study: Increased Risk of Birth Defects from Opioid Use

July 15, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, assistant professor of health sciences Jason Bohland, brain imaging research

Neuroscience

Can You Tell Which Child Has ADHD?

July 7, 2014

Gael Orsmond, professor of occupational therapy, Ellen Cohn, professor of clinical occupational therapy, Boston University Sargent College, teen autism video therapy

Therapy

Talking on Camera Could Help Teens with Autism

June 26, 2014

Brown Fat, obesity, Kenneth Walsh, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University

Research

The Brown Fat Death Spiral

June 26, 2014

Edward Damiano, bionic pancreas, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, biomedical engineering, type 1 diabetes

Strategy & Innovation

ENG Prof’s Bionic Pancreas Takes a Big Step Forward

June 19, 2014

James Johnson, professor of history, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Accolades

CAS Professor Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

June 18, 2014

Paul Lipton, professor of neuroscience, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, UROP, Boston University undergraduate neuroscience program

University News

Paul Lipton Named New UROP Director

June 12, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, social media relationship status, negative impact of social media on marriage relationships, Communication Research Human Behavior

Business & Law

Could Facebook Use End a Marriage?

June 2, 2014

Boston University BU, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories NEIDL, level 4 research,

Health & Medicine

NEIDL Takes Two Steps toward Full Operation

May 15, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Michael Hasselmo, Center for Systems Neuroscience, CSN

Neuroscience

Center for Systems Neuroscience Opens in July

May 14, 2014

Boston University Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Open Cloud, MOC, Hariri Institute Cloud Computing Initiative, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center

Business & Law

Pioneering a Cloud Computing “Mall”

April 28, 2014

Pioneering a Cloud Computing “Mall”