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Boston University is no small operation: it has over 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 140 countries, 10,000 faculty and staff, 16 schools and colleges, and 250 fields of study. BU was founded in 1839.

Boston University offers bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through eighteen schools and colleges on two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston’s Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston’s South End neighborhood. BU also operates 75 study abroad programs in more than 33 cities in over twenty countries and has internship opportunities in ten different countries (including the United States).

The university counts seven Nobel Laureates including Martin Luther King, Jr. (PhD ‘55) and Elie Wiesel, 35 Pulitzer Prize winners, nine Academy Award winners, Emmy and Tony Award winners among its faculty and alumni. BU also has MacArthur, Sloan, and Guggenheim Fellowship holders as well as American Academy of Arts and Sciences and National Academy of Sciences members among its past and present graduates and faculty.

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Breast density raises the risk of breast cancer and can also make it more difficult for breast cancer to be detected. picture alliance/Getty Images

Breast density and mammograms: New FDA rule will ensure all women have more information after cancer screenings

The FDA’s rule change requires that all women in the US be informed about breast density and options for supplemental screening.
An experimental aircraft like this solar-powered airship could someday play a role in providing internet access to rural areas or disaster zones. Thales Alenia Space via Wikimedia Commons

A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that

Network equipment riding on balloons, airships, gliders and planes could boost internet access, including in disaster zones, and improve scientific monitoring.
Um data center em Ashburn, Virgínia, o coração da região dos EUA conhecida como “Alameda dos Data Centers”: aumento no uso da IA também fez explodir a demanda por energia do setor de tecnologia. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

IA sobrecarrega o uso de energia dos data centers, prejudicando os esforços de sustentabilidade

A IA está em toda parte, o que significa mais data centers consumindo mais eletricidade. Não há uma solução fácil, mas uma combinação de eficiência, flexibilidade e novas tecnologias poderia aliviar a carga
Tofu Masala Curry from the plant-based cookbook created by the Guelph Family Health Study in collaboration with George Brown College’s Food Innovation and Research Studio. (Amar Laila)

4 practical tips for eating more sustainably

Eating sustainably is more feasible than most realize. These four tips can help reduce the footprint of your kitchen while also helping you live a more healthy life.

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