One of the main obstacles scientists face when dealing with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disorder likely caused by repeated head injuries, is diagnosing it in the first place. Currently, the only people who can definitively be diagnosed with CTE are those who are already dead, but a new research project called DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project-II aims to find a solution.  DxCTE-II is led by four principal investigators: Michael Alosco and Robert Stern, co-directors of clinical research at Boston University’s CTE Center, Gil Rabinovici, director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, and Eric Reiman, CEO of Banner Alzheimer’s Institute.  Last month, the National Institutes of Health awarded $15 million to DxCTE-II, which is a continuation of the first DIAGNOSE CTE research project that began in 2015, said Alosco, who also is a BU professor of neurology.  This first study provided an understanding of CTE biomarkers,...

One in six Americans spend their days in a classroom, putting them at risk of breathing in air pollutants — which are two to five times higher indoors than outdoors, according to the American Lung Association. A team of Boston University students is working to fix that. Senior Primah Muwanga and junior Ellen Zheng, along with recent graduate Celine Chen and faculty advisor Thomas Little, won the 2025 Janetos Climate Action Prize in May for designing sensors that test air quality differences between buildings across BU’s Charles River Campus. 

Every year, about 3,000 new students join the Boston University community with over 300 majors ranging from music to chemistry and everything in between. For non-business students, entrepreneurship may seem out of reach. Innovate@BU, a center located on BU’s Charles River Campus, provides students with resources, funding and mentorship to pursue business ventures — regardless of their academic major or background.

At first sight, BU doesn’t appear to have much green space. The school’s campus stretches for two-miles along Commonwealth Avenue, one of Boston’s busiest streets, giving it limited space for rolling fields, trees and meadows. Although green space appears sparse, students and professors have found a variety of urban sanctuaries both on and off campus.

With over 37,000 students and no defined campus borders, Boston University does not promise a typical college experience.