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Design

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Digital Health

Can This Free Mobile App Help Autistic Children Develop Better Language Skills?

April 2, 2021
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Research Accolades

Two BU Researchers Awarded Sloan Fellowships

February 16, 2021
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Innovation

This 10-Foot-Long Machine Churns Out 2,000 Face Masks an Hour

February 9, 2021
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Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021
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Internet Memes

The Bernie Sanders Sitting Meme’s Instant Popularity, Explained by Science

January 26, 2021
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CONTACT TRACING

Why “Bidirectional” Contact Tracing Could Drastically Curb Coronavirus Spread—Especially the B-117 Strain

January 21, 2021
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3D Printing

Watch These 3D-Printed Nasal Swab Prototypes Take Form

August 7, 2020
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NSF CAREER Awards

Meet BU’s Newest NSF CAREER Award Winners

August 5, 2020
In this May 8, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Katie Hammond, left, works with another nurse on a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center , in Seattle. The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday, May 16, 2020. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.
Translation

Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH

May 21, 2020
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Problem Solvers

BU Engineers Are Taking on the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 17, 2020
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Contact Tracing

Contact Tracing App Warns of COVID-19 Exposure while Protecting Privacy

April 15, 2020
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Sustainable Landscaping

Making Green Space Even Greener at BU

March 18, 2020
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Translational Research

Xin Zhang Elected to National Academy of Inventors

December 16, 2019
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4D Printing

It’s Now Possible to Print a Face in 4D

October 2, 2019
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Computational Design

Fabric Gives Form to a New DIY Manufacturing Method

August 6, 2019

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