At Boston University, we care about people and challenge one another to make discoveries that serve society. We are doers who come together to create a better world. In my first year as president, we’ve launched initiatives to build upon ou…
Every day, Boston University researchers are powered by major grants that translate their ideas into practical applications: BETTER ANTIBIOTICS CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), which operates o…
“We are doers who come together to create a better world. You are why.” Pioneering discoveries that serve society, from robotic medical cures to cracking the code for brain disease. The iLet Bionic Pancreas—developed in a Boston University
Above: Neuroscientist Swathi Kiran shows some tools used in therapies for people with aphasia. BU centers blend cutting-edge science, therapy, and community in the fight against aphasia Imagine waking after a stroke and finding yourself str…
Because of the generosity of alumni, donors, and partners like you, Boston University is breaking scientific ground, expanding knowledge, and opening doors of opportunity for the next generation. Here are some highlights: Two anonymous dono…
The Framingham Heart Study continues to yield new insights—decades after it began The 77-year-old Framingham Heart Study “told us that cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, diet, sedentary lifestyle—these are the core risk factors…
Above: A new project at BU’s CTE Center looks for biological markers that indicate brain disease resulting from head trauma. $15M NIH grant bolsters University efforts to diagnose a brain disease afflicting athletes and veterans One tragic
Above: Rory Mansfield has type 1 diabetes but lives a normal life, says his mother, Betsey Monaco, a pediatrician. Ed Damiano, research professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University, coinvented the iLet Bionic Pancreas, an automa…
Student Food Rescue aims to make a tangible impact on hunger in Greater Boston BU’s Newbury Center helps first-gen students find their way. How one art student and cancer survivor helps chemo patients find healing through self-expression. S…
Above: The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program offers hands-on research experience like studying how sugar kelp adapts to changing marine environments. Thanks to our donors, BU is training the next wave of scientists Sierra Koerber…
Whether they are using the world’s largest particle accelerator or walking the runway for Paris and Milan fashion week, the members of the Class of 2029 are showing the world what’s possible. To all the digital entrepreneurs, published auth…
Above: As an intern, Maisha Kazi (CAS’26) took constituent calls, did research, and wrote citizen citations for a Boston city councilor. Summer fellowships put BU students from Boston to work in their local government Maisha Kazi (CAS’26) f…