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Hearing Sciences

Laurel or Yanny? BU Hearing Sciences Expert Explains Auditory Phenomenon

May 22, 2018

A family during the Great Western Migration, 1866, stands alongside their covered wagon.

Economics

BU Researchers: The American Frontier Continues to Shape Us

April 2, 2018

Virginia Best discusses spatial hearing

Hearing Sciences

Follow Your Ears

March 8, 2018

History

Ancient Advice for a Good Life

February 23, 2018

MRI scan brain images showing parts of the brain activated by hearing human speech

Neuroscience

Kilachand Center’s New MRI Scanner Yields Outstanding Data

February 12, 2018

Attendees hold a Confederate Flag during the Florida Southern Pride Ride parade.

Government & Law

The Confederate Flag Symbolizes…What?

June 22, 2017

Social Sciences

How to Live in a Divided Nation

May 22, 2017

Dana Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission at Boston University School of Theology, and member elected to the American Academy of Sciences

Theology

STH’s Dana Robert Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

May 9, 2017

Portrait of terrorism expert Jessica Stern, a research professor at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Social Sciences

Why Terrorists Kill

April 13, 2017

More than 100 headstones were vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia in Feb. 2017.

History

What History Reveals about Surges in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments

April 7, 2017

Steven Sandage, director of research at BU’s Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute, is involved in a two-year study researching humility among religious leaders.

Psychology

Studying the Benefits of Humility

March 27, 2017

President Trump discusses the Federal budget in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. OMB director Mick Mulvaney sits to the President's right and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sits to his left.

Funding

BU Faculty Looks Warily at Trump’s Proposed Budget

March 21, 2017

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Public Policy

What Islam Could Teach Donald Trump about Democracy and Freedom

March 10, 2017

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Humanities

Is Hunting Moral?

February 9, 2017

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University College of Engineering

Hearing Sciences

Tuning In

September 29, 2016

Boston University student decorates a chemistry-themed street piano for Street Pianos Boston 2016

Chemistry

Chemistry-Themed Piano Synthesizes Science and Art

September 28, 2016

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Judaic Studies

Resistance of the Soul

June 3, 2016

Don Draper

Arts

Allure of the Antihero

April 26, 2016

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Education

Inside US Islamic Schools

April 26, 2016

Wesley Wildman, Boston University School of Theology

Religion

A Time Machine for Religious Scholars

March 16, 2016

A Time Machine for Religious Scholars