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    • Government & Law
    • History
    • Linguistics & Language Sciences
    • Social Science

    African Studies Center

    The African Studies Center is one of the nation’s oldest leaders in promoting African language and area studies. Students and scholars across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to pursue rigorous academic study and research engaging Africa, to learn African languages, and to participate in diverse programming outside of the classroom.
    • Computer Science
    • Data Science
    • Education

    AI & Education Initiative

    The AI & Education Initiative conducts research on the impact of AI-driven innovations on equitable learning, education, and human development while providing education-inspired research results that influence foundational AI. It is cosponsored by the Hariri Institute for Computing and Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.
    • Geriatrics & Gerontology
    • Medicine
    • Neuroscience
    • Pharmacology & Toxicology
    • Psychiatry & Psychology

    Alzheimer’s Disease Center

    The Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center focuses on reducing the human and economic costs of Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of knowledge. Established in 1996, the BU ADRC  is one of 33 AD Research Centers in the US funded by the National Institutes of Health to advance research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
    • Government & Law
    • History
    • Linguistics & Language Sciences

    American Institute of Afghanistan Studies

    The American Institute for Afghanistan Studies at BU is a private, scholarly institution founded in 2003 to support research on all aspects of Afghanistan’s history and culture and to promote scholarly ties between Afghanistan and the United States.
    • Government & Law
    • History

    American Political History Institute

    An internationally recognized center for the study of America’s political past, the American Political History Institute is Boston University’s intellectual hub for research, teaching, and scholarly exchange in the field of US political history.
    • Biology
    • Medicine

    Amyloidosis Center

    The Amyloidosis Center at the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center is recognized internationally as a leader in basic and clinical research on amyloidosis and related diseases. Its mission is to serve as a referral center for evaluation and treatment of patients with amyloid diseases, coordinating center for clinical trials and laboratory research on systemic […]
    • Religion

    Anna Howard Shaw Center

    The Anna Howard Shaw Center at Boston University School of Theology promotes structures and practices that empower women and honor diversity. The Center is named after the Reverend Doctor Anna Howard Shaw, a Methodist minister, medical doctor, and suffragist. Ten years after its founding in 1978, the Shaw Center was designated as the women’s center […]
    • Linguistics & Language Sciences
    • Psychiatry & Psychology
    • Rehabilitation Sciences

    Aphasia Resource Center

    The Aphasia Resource Center is one of the nation’s preeminent aphasia clinical research and rehabilitation centers. The goals of its research are to systematically implement assessment and rehabilitation practices to enhance the communication skills of individuals with aphasia, develop a systematic, evidence-based protocol in diagnosing and rehabilitating patients with aphasia, facilitate effective translation of research […]
    • Geriatrics & Gerontology
    • Medicine

    Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Center

    The Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Center was established in 1983 to advance basic and translational research in rheumatology and to translate laboratory findings into new therapeutic strategies for rheumatic diseases. A broad research focus in the AADC is related to mechanisms of fibrosis and vasculopathy, as well as mechanisms of dysregulation of innate and adaptive […]
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Engineering
    • Engineering Biology

    Bioengineering Technology and Entrepreneurship Center

    The Bioengineering Technology and Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC) is an exciting new resource that will revolutionize how BU’s highly-ranked Biomedical Engineering department teaches it students about synthesizing technology and biology to improve human health. The space aims to inspire students to pursue innovative ideas applied to all aspects of biology and medicine.

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