2025 Administration Transition Information & Resources
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Three BU Researchers Win National Honor for Early-Career Scientists and Engineers
White House’s presidential award recognizes BU researchers studying special education, lasers, and genes and DNA.
Bionic Pancreas Company Cofounded by BU Researcher Hits the Nasdaq Stock Market
Another major milestone for Beta Bionics and its iLet device for people with type 1 […]
We Have Liftoff: BU Telescope Heads for the Moon
NASA’s Blue Ghost moon lander, carrying a BU-created X-ray telescope, blasts off into space.
Why Do Urban Trees Grow Faster than Rural Ones?
W. M. Keck Foundation to support BU project to delve into the mystery of city […]
Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation
Meta is ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, but a new BU poll finds the […]
Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?
A new BU study finds that selling some of the International Monetary Fund’s gold could […]
Did Monday’s Earthquake Rattle You?
BU seismologist and research professor in Earth and environment Rachel Abercrombie on the Maine-centered, 3.8 […]
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Keeping Seeds Alive—in Case the World as We Know It Ends
A BU Arctic expert studies the remote Svalbard Global Seed Vault, where seeds are a symbol of scientific history and hope in a time of climate crisis.
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Siddharth Ramachandran
Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering Interim Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development -
Pamela Templer
Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology -
Michael Dietze
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Earth & Environment -
Ji-Xin Cheng
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering -
Jessica Simes
Associate Professor, Sociology -
Lucy Hutyra
Distinguished Professor, Chair, Earth & Environment -
James Uden
Professor, Classical Studies Director, Undergraduate Studies -
Malika Jeffries-EL
Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences -
Hank Fien
Director, Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education Director, National Center on Improving Literacy Nancy H. Roberts Professor of Educational Innovation -
Xin Zhang
Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering -
Steve Ramirez
Associate Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences -
Emily Whiting
Associate Professor, Computer Science
More Americans Aged 25 to 44 Are Dying Younger. BU Research Helps Explain Why
School of Public Health researcher coleads study that finds sharp increase in excess deaths largely due to drug overdoses, alcohol use, traffic accidents, and homicides.