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Congratulations to David Bishop, professor of physics, on winning the 2026 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize award for his contributions to understanding superfluids! 🎉
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David Bishop wins prestigious prize for his contributions to understanding superfluids | College of Engineering
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November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Congratulations to David Bishop, professor of physics, on winning the 2026 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize award for his contributions to understanding superfluids! 🎉
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LWFuko
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In a recent Science News Explores article, Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Biology Pamela Templer discusses the importance of ultra-long-term ecological experiments that outlast the scientists who begin them.
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These ultra-long experiments outlive their scientists — on purpose
To study phenomena that unfold over decades or even centuries, scientists may launch long-running projects they may never see finished.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In a recent Science News Explores article, Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Biology Pamela Templer discusses the importance of ultra-long-term ecological experiments that outlast the scientists who begin them.
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In a new AP article discussing how antisemitism in schools has sparked debate over free speech and safety, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature Margaret Litvin warns that antisemitism could invite government overreach in education.
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States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into K-12 schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitism since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a new AP article discussing how antisemitism in schools has sparked debate over free speech and safety, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature Margaret Litvin warns that antisemitism could invite government overreach in education.
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PEARL—the Public Engagement and Aquatic Research Lab—has been parking along shorelines of bays, marinas, and sounds up and down the East Coast. Inside the mobile laboratory, BU Researchers are studying how oysters filter water pollutants.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
PEARL—the Public Engagement and Aquatic Research Lab—has been parking along shorelines of bays, marinas, and sounds up and down the East Coast. Inside the mobile laboratory, BU Researchers are studying how oysters filter water pollutants.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qKLxbT
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qKLxbT
Congratulations to Benjamin Sovacool, professor of Earth & environment and director of the Institute for Global Sustainability, on his nomination as a Coordinating Lead Author for the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Report!
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IGS Director Benjamin Sovacool Nominated as Coordinating Lead Author on Upcoming IPCC Seventh Assessment Report | Institute for Global Sustainability
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Congratulations to Benjamin Sovacool, professor of Earth & environment and director of the Institute for Global Sustainability, on his nomination as a Coordinating Lead Author for the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Report!
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Tanusha Tholla (CAS’25, CAMED’28), Talya Cohen (CAS’25, CAMED’28), and Samara Ruberg (Sargent’24, SPH’25) collaborated with Student Health Services to propose a new course that teaches how the US medical system works.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tanusha Tholla (CAS’25, CAMED’28), Talya Cohen (CAS’25, CAMED’28), and Samara Ruberg (Sargent’24, SPH’25) collaborated with Student Health Services to propose a new course that teaches how the US medical system works.
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Read more here:https://bit.ly/435ZdnH
In a recent article, the work of Steve Ramirez, associate professor of psychological & brain sciences, was highlighted for his research on how memories are altered and reactivated in the brain.
He explains that each time we recall a memory, we also rewrite it.
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He explains that each time we recall a memory, we also rewrite it.
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Science Fiction Descriptions of Memory Manipulation May Become a Reality
Are the most accurate memories the ones we never recall?
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October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In a recent article, the work of Steve Ramirez, associate professor of psychological & brain sciences, was highlighted for his research on how memories are altered and reactivated in the brain.
He explains that each time we recall a memory, we also rewrite it.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Lbhjyt
He explains that each time we recall a memory, we also rewrite it.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Lbhjyt
Boston University Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Michael Hasselmo, recently commented on research showing how intensive mental training can reverse age-related declines in the brain’s acetylcholine system.
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Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Boston University Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Michael Hasselmo, recently commented on research showing how intensive mental training can reverse age-related declines in the brain’s acetylcholine system.
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With Boston’s District 7 preparing to elect a new City Councilor, Associate Professor of Political Science Christine Slaughter offers insight on the race.
"Are we able to hold our elected officials accountable, especially in a progressive city like Boston?"
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"Are we able to hold our elected officials accountable, especially in a progressive city like Boston?"
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District 7 needs a new city councilor. Who can take on its challenges?
Following the resignation of City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, two new candidates are competing to represent Boston’s District 7 this November.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
With Boston’s District 7 preparing to elect a new City Councilor, Associate Professor of Political Science Christine Slaughter offers insight on the race.
"Are we able to hold our elected officials accountable, especially in a progressive city like Boston?"
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"Are we able to hold our elected officials accountable, especially in a progressive city like Boston?"
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Congratulations to BU Computer Science alum Dr. Gonca Gürsun (GRS’13) on being named Inventor of the Year by the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence!
Gürsun was recognized for developing the first AI-based behavior models for autonomous driving.
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Gürsun was recognized for developing the first AI-based behavior models for autonomous driving.
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BUCS Alum Dr. Gonca Gürsun Named Inventor of the Year by the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science
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October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to BU Computer Science alum Dr. Gonca Gürsun (GRS’13) on being named Inventor of the Year by the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence!
Gürsun was recognized for developing the first AI-based behavior models for autonomous driving.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qC3b1w
Gürsun was recognized for developing the first AI-based behavior models for autonomous driving.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qC3b1w
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has launched into space to capture images of Earth’s most distant atmospheric layer, carrying a BU-developed device on board as part of a mission led by a BU alum.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has launched into space to capture images of Earth’s most distant atmospheric layer, carrying a BU-developed device on board as part of a mission led by a BU alum.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3J5MvhU
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3J5MvhU
How do tariffs weaken the U.S. dollar’s global power?
In a new Brookings podcast, BU economist Tarek Hassan explains how rising trade barriers could make the dollar a less “safe” and dominant currency worldwide.
Listen or read more here: https://bit.ly/3WGM5l2
In a new Brookings podcast, BU economist Tarek Hassan explains how rising trade barriers could make the dollar a less “safe” and dominant currency worldwide.
Listen or read more here: https://bit.ly/3WGM5l2
How do tariffs hurt the dollar? | Brookings
Roughly two thirds of countries on Earth stabilize their currency against the U.S. dollar. The relationship has benefits in both directions: Smaller countries enjoy better stability for their national...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How do tariffs weaken the U.S. dollar’s global power?
In a new Brookings podcast, BU economist Tarek Hassan explains how rising trade barriers could make the dollar a less “safe” and dominant currency worldwide.
Listen or read more here: https://bit.ly/3WGM5l2
In a new Brookings podcast, BU economist Tarek Hassan explains how rising trade barriers could make the dollar a less “safe” and dominant currency worldwide.
Listen or read more here: https://bit.ly/3WGM5l2
A Pew research survey found 46% of Vermonters identify as unaffiliated with any religion, marking a sharp drop in Christianity over recent years.
BU Sociologist Nancy Ammerman says this is due to less religious young people replacing religious older generations.
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BU Sociologist Nancy Ammerman says this is due to less religious young people replacing religious older generations.
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Fewer Vermonters report religious affiliation in nationwide survey - VTDigger
A Pew research survey found that 46% of Vermonters aren’t part of a religion, one of the highest rates of unaffiliated in the nation.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A Pew research survey found 46% of Vermonters identify as unaffiliated with any religion, marking a sharp drop in Christianity over recent years.
BU Sociologist Nancy Ammerman says this is due to less religious young people replacing religious older generations.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3IYYFJu
BU Sociologist Nancy Ammerman says this is due to less religious young people replacing religious older generations.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3IYYFJu
CAS Professor of Sociology Patrick Sheehan conducts research on start-up workplaces and the dynamics of “hype culture.”
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October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CAS Professor of Sociology Patrick Sheehan conducts research on start-up workplaces and the dynamics of “hype culture.”
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Boston University alumni Lara Waldrop (CAS’97, GRS’04) and CAS Professor Emeritus John Clarke are helping lead NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission, which launched this week with a BU-developed device on board.
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NASA Space Weather Mission Blasts Off—with Device Created by BU Students on Board
The observatory is on a mission to understand Earth’s most distant layer of atmosphere, a project led by a BU alum
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October 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Boston University alumni Lara Waldrop (CAS’97, GRS’04) and CAS Professor Emeritus John Clarke are helping lead NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory mission, which launched this week with a BU-developed device on board.
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A new study reveals that extreme heat waves are driving clownfish toward collapse.
The study spotlights a new paper by BU alumni Morgan Bennett-Smith and Professor of Biology Peter Buston in which they explore how destructive climate change is for marine life.
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The study spotlights a new paper by BU alumni Morgan Bennett-Smith and Professor of Biology Peter Buston in which they explore how destructive climate change is for marine life.
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Clownfish and Anemones Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change
A new study led by Boston University marine biologists reveals that heat waves are threatening the future of the fish made famous by "Finding Nemo"
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September 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A new study reveals that extreme heat waves are driving clownfish toward collapse.
The study spotlights a new paper by BU alumni Morgan Bennett-Smith and Professor of Biology Peter Buston in which they explore how destructive climate change is for marine life.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gLb7Jj
The study spotlights a new paper by BU alumni Morgan Bennett-Smith and Professor of Biology Peter Buston in which they explore how destructive climate change is for marine life.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gLb7Jj
In a recently published article by The Guardian, Associate Professor of Sociology and African American & Black Diaspora Studies Saida Grundy examines Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth | Saida Grundy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to make slavery respectable again by promoting ‘the lost cause’
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September 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a recently published article by The Guardian, Associate Professor of Sociology and African American & Black Diaspora Studies Saida Grundy examines Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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"In some respects this was the most unhinged discussion of autism that I have ever listened to," said autism expert and Professor Emerita of Psychological & Brain Science Helen Tager-Flusberg in response to President Trump's recent news conference.
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Opinion | ‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump’s Autism Remarks
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September 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"In some respects this was the most unhinged discussion of autism that I have ever listened to," said autism expert and Professor Emerita of Psychological & Brain Science Helen Tager-Flusberg in response to President Trump's recent news conference.
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Karen Seto (GRS’95, GRS’00) is one of the world’s leading experts on the effects of contemporary urbanization on the planet.
She will be honored this weekend, at BU's Alumni Weekend, as one of Arts & Sciences' 2025 Distinguished Alumni.
Read more about her career journey: https://bit.ly/4pF4hsM
She will be honored this weekend, at BU's Alumni Weekend, as one of Arts & Sciences' 2025 Distinguished Alumni.
Read more about her career journey: https://bit.ly/4pF4hsM
Seeing the World from Space | Arts & Sciences
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September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Karen Seto (GRS’95, GRS’00) is one of the world’s leading experts on the effects of contemporary urbanization on the planet.
She will be honored this weekend, at BU's Alumni Weekend, as one of Arts & Sciences' 2025 Distinguished Alumni.
Read more about her career journey: https://bit.ly/4pF4hsM
She will be honored this weekend, at BU's Alumni Weekend, as one of Arts & Sciences' 2025 Distinguished Alumni.
Read more about her career journey: https://bit.ly/4pF4hsM
This summer, Aashi Parikh (CAS’26) participated in the NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program, learning how NASA scientists conduct research—and performing fieldwork of her own.
Read more: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/bu-student-intern-at-nasa/
Read more: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/bu-student-intern-at-nasa/
Interning at NASA Fulfills a Lifetime Ambition for This CAS Student
Aashi Parikh participated in the agency’s Student Airborne Research Program, learning how NASA scientists conduct research—and performing fieldwork of her own
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September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This summer, Aashi Parikh (CAS’26) participated in the NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program, learning how NASA scientists conduct research—and performing fieldwork of her own.
Read more: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/bu-student-intern-at-nasa/
Read more: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/bu-student-intern-at-nasa/
BU affirmed Kenneth Anderson (CAS’73)'s interest in science and biology. But it also introduced him to a new field: research. That exposure would lead to a decades-long career of life-changing contributions in cancer care.
Read more about his career journey: https://bit.ly/4nORxOA
Read more about his career journey: https://bit.ly/4nORxOA
September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BU affirmed Kenneth Anderson (CAS’73)'s interest in science and biology. But it also introduced him to a new field: research. That exposure would lead to a decades-long career of life-changing contributions in cancer care.
Read more about his career journey: https://bit.ly/4nORxOA
Read more about his career journey: https://bit.ly/4nORxOA
Associate Professor of Education and Economics Joshua Goodman and PhD student Abigail Francis have recently discovered a decline in Massachusetts public school enrollment following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more about the sharp declines: https://bit.ly/3IeGSxz
Read more about the sharp declines: https://bit.ly/3IeGSxz
Fewer Students Are Enrolled in Public School Than Before the Pandemic
Research from BU indicates that COVID-era lockdowns continue to impact the makeup of public schools
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September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Associate Professor of Education and Economics Joshua Goodman and PhD student Abigail Francis have recently discovered a decline in Massachusetts public school enrollment following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more about the sharp declines: https://bit.ly/3IeGSxz
Read more about the sharp declines: https://bit.ly/3IeGSxz
Mary Beth Leonard (CAS’84) didn’t set out to become a diplomat. But following her passion for the French language and a curiosity about the world beyond Worcester, Massachusetts, led her to a distinguished career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
Read more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3IfE830
Read more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3IfE830
A Diplomatic Journey Rooted in Curiosity and Language | Arts & Sciences
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September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Mary Beth Leonard (CAS’84) didn’t set out to become a diplomat. But following her passion for the French language and a curiosity about the world beyond Worcester, Massachusetts, led her to a distinguished career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
Read more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3IfE830
Read more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3IfE830
This summer, Helena Shenk (CAS’26) spent her time on the Alaskan coastline, discovering how underwater noise from boats and harbors can affect fish communication, behavior, and survival.
Read more about her findings: https://bit.ly/46IxTxU
Read more about her findings: https://bit.ly/46IxTxU
Harbor Sounds and Fish Populations | Arts & Sciences
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September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This summer, Helena Shenk (CAS’26) spent her time on the Alaskan coastline, discovering how underwater noise from boats and harbors can affect fish communication, behavior, and survival.
Read more about her findings: https://bit.ly/46IxTxU
Read more about her findings: https://bit.ly/46IxTxU
Have you ever tried communicating with an animal?
In a recent article, Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences Irene Pepperberg, revealed birds can understand concepts like numbers, shapes, and even zero, challenging what it means to “talk” across species.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gDJcLi
In a recent article, Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences Irene Pepperberg, revealed birds can understand concepts like numbers, shapes, and even zero, challenging what it means to “talk” across species.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gDJcLi
We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first? todayheadline
Could the bottlenose dolphin be the first non-human species to have its language decoded?tephen Frink/Getty Images; Shutterstock Sophie Cohen-Bodénès knew
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September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Have you ever tried communicating with an animal?
In a recent article, Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences Irene Pepperberg, revealed birds can understand concepts like numbers, shapes, and even zero, challenging what it means to “talk” across species.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gDJcLi
In a recent article, Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences Irene Pepperberg, revealed birds can understand concepts like numbers, shapes, and even zero, challenging what it means to “talk” across species.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gDJcLi