July 2006

Boston University News

Studious in BostonStudious in Boston

In mid-June, forty Boston public high school seniors received full-tuition scholarships to BU, presented by BU President Robert A. Brown and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino (Hon.'01).
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Trash TalkTrash Talk

College of Engineering students created "smart" trash cans, which can tell public parks employees when they need to be emptied, and made the finals of the seventh annual Computer Society International Design Competition. Read More

Medeiros Scholars PickedMedeiros Scholars Picked

Fourteen students from Boston-area Archdiocesan high schools received four-year, full-tuition Cardinal Medeiros scholarships to Boston University. Read More

Pace SettersPace Setters

The women's track team celebrated a successful year, and the men's ice hockey team had four players selected in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft in June. Read More

Alumni News

Conducting BusinessConducting Business

Fred Bronstein (CFA'78), the president and CEO of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, keeps the faith in great concert music.
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Alumni BenefitsAlumni Benefits

As an alum, you're entitled to everything from Zipcar discounts to career services and eligibility to join the BU Fitness and Recreation Center. Check out the full list, and see how your BU connection can help you today, at www.bu.edu/alumni/services/benefits/.

Sci-Fi RealismSci-Fi Realism

Mary M. Buckner (GRS'84) won the 2006 Philip K. Dick Award, given for the year's distinguished original science fiction paperback, for her latest novel, War Surf. Read More

Alumni Awards NominationsAlumni Awards Nominations

The Office of University Development and Alumni Relations and the Boston University Alumni Council announce the call for nominations for the 2006 Boston University Alumni Awards, due July 21. Read More

Alumni Events

Did You Know?

Babe RuthRole Reversal

And you thought Babe Ruth's only connection to BU was his playing days at both ends of what would become the Charles River Campus - Fenway Park and Braves Field (now Nickerson Field). But another Ruthian association exists: it seems that BU possesses the only picture of the Babe in a dress. Read More