August 2007
Boston University News
The Launching Pad: Snaring the Sun
SLIDE SHOW: This summer, while many college students are heading to the beach, some BU students are heading to space. More than sixty undergraduates are designing and building BU’s entry in the University Nanosatellite Program, a U.S. Air Force–sponsored competition. Read More
Sending History Home
Charles Stith, director of BU’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center, brokers the return of African artifacts to Kenya. Read More
Pas de Quinze
SLIDE SHOW: This summer, fifteen aspiring dancers from greater Boston test the waters as professional performers through BU’s REACH! program, a dance apprenticeship. Read More
One Glass at a Time
Metropolitan College’s wine studies program showcases grapes from around the globe. Read More
University-Wide Honors Program Will Supersede UNI
The new program proposes a broader reach, interdisciplinary study by 2009. Read More
Not So Sweet News About Soda
A new study conducted by BU doctors reveals that drinking even one can of soda a day, regular or diet, can increase your risk factors for heart disease. Read More
Sargent Rehab Counseling Programs to End
After several years of low enrollment, the Board of Trustees votes to discontinue the programs. Read More
Alumni News
Red Hot Hockey Goes to New York
The Terriers head to Madison Square Garden to take on Cornell on Thanksgiving weekend, renewing an old rivalry. Read More
World’s Music
Myke Weiskopf (CAS’00) weaves synth pop and shortwave for a new sound. Read More
Club Hub
The Alumni Club of Boston keeps area alumni networked together and connected to BU. Read More
Study Champ
There’s no bingo today for retiree Chris Gussis (SED’71); he’s off to do another medical study. Read More
Alumni Events
- 08.25Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- 08.30Summer Wine Tasting Reception
- 09.15Fenway Park Tour
- 09.16Hollywood Bowl
- 10.25Town Hall Meeting in Philadelphia with President Brown
BUniverse
Catch up with the latest videos from campus — ranging from a talk on the art of business by SMG Dean Louis E. Lataif (SMG’61, HON.’90) to lectures by Howard Zinn and Andrew Young — on BU’s multimedia resource, BUniverse, which offers round-the-clock access to videos of cultural and scholarly events at BU. Read More
Did You Know?
BU’s School of Dental Medicine will open an institute and a care facility in the Arab Emirate of Dubai in 2008. Read More
Special Offer
The Boston University Alumni Relations Office sponsors the Alumni Insurance Program as a service to new graduates, alumni, and their family members. Read More
