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A portrait photo of Ann McKee in her office

CTE and Alzheimer's Disease

We Know Repeated Head Hits Contribute to CTE—but What about Alzheimer’s Disease?

April 29, 2020

A photo of Tom Brady leaving the field after his last game in a Patriots uniform

Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Leaving New England Patriots

March 17, 2020

Kat j. McAlpine interviews Ann McKee in her research lab about CTE

CTE & Football

What Does Football Do to the Brain?

January 30, 2020

A photo of Richie Zyontz (COM’79) alongside longtime friend and Super Bowl director Rich Russo.

Sports

Meet the BU Alum Producing This Year’s Super Bowl

January 30, 2020

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

A Boston University football player runs the ball in the 1969 Pasadena Bowl game.

Football

50 Years Ago, the BU Football Team Played Its Only Bowl Game

December 5, 2019

View over the shoulders of sports broadcasting director Bob Fishman watching the screens in the truck while directing an NFL broadcast

Alumni

Meet the Sports Broadcasting Legend Who Calls the Shots at CBS Sports

November 19, 2019

Patriots player Rob 'Gronk' Gronkowski gets tackled during a game against the Seattle Seahawks.

CTE

CTE Risk More Than Doubles after Just Three Years of Playing Football

October 7, 2019

kremer storm

Sports

COM’s Andrea Kremer on Working the First All-Woman NFL Sportscast

September 25, 2019

DEMENTIA IN CTE

Five New Answers about the Link between Football, CTE, and Dementia

August 5, 2019

US midfielder Michelle Akers and Brazil's Grazielle lie injured after going up for a header at the Women's World Cup semi-final match between the US and Brazil 04 July, 1999.

CTE

How Does CTE Impact Women? Former Soccer Stars Join the First All-Female CTE Study at BU

July 3, 2019

Football

Edgy Julian Edelman Documentary Stars BU Alums behind the Camera

June 28, 2019

Rob Gronkowski celebrating after one of the super bowls

CTE

Gronk Retires. Were Concussions and CTE a Factor?

March 27, 2019

Serena Williams in a Bumble ad

Marketing & Communications

What Makes a Memorable Super Bowl Ad?

February 1, 2019

Photo by : Evan Siegle, Green Bay Packers

Health & Medicine

Eat and Run

December 14, 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup Russia

Soccer

POV: Can Economics Predict This Year’s World Cup Winner?

June 18, 2018

Football

Super Bowl 52: What to Know, Where to Watch

February 2, 2018

Football

BU’s Ties to Super Bowl LII

February 1, 2018

Headshots of BU alum Patriots cheerleaders

Football

Sargent Alums Chosen as Patriots Cheerleaders

November 29, 2017

A festive platter featuring colorful fall leaves, corn on the cob, pumpkins, and a giant turkey.

In the City

BU Today’s Roadmap for a Fun-Filled Thanksgiving Weekend

November 22, 2017

BU Today’s Roadmap for a Fun-Filled Thanksgiving Weekend