June 2007
Boston University News
New Leader for Arts and Sciences
VIDEO: Political scientist and women’s studies scholar Virginia Sapiro is appointed dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. “Liberal arts education is more important than ever,” she says, “and far from being impractical, is absolutely crucial to people being able to function.” Read More
Mighty Mice Stay Smarter Longer
You don’t have to be human to have senior moments. Experiments have revealed that animals of all sorts show declines in learning and memory as they age. Now Boston University researchers, using genetically engineered mice, have discovered a protein that might help keep those old minds sharp. Read More
Commencement 2007
In what appears to be the latest Boston University tradition, a gentle rain graced members of the Class of 2007 as they made their way across Nickerson Field at the 134th Commencement exercises on May 20. Read More
Embracing the Future
SLIDE SHOW: Boston University’s 134th Commencement ceremony seemed to lift the spirits of the Class of 2007 well above the threatening ceiling of clouds. Read More
Points of Departure
VIDEO: Members of the Class of 2007 think about the future and the past, explore their fears and expectations, and say good-bye to Boston University on camera. Read More
Celebrating Teaching Excellence
AUDIO: Metcalf Cup and Prize recipient Jeffrey Beatty, an SMG associate professor of strategy and policy, and Metcalf Award winners Penelope Bitzas, a CFA associate professor of voice, and Eric Widmaier, a CAS professor of biology, celebrate the love of law, the power of music, and the meaning of life science. Read More
Remote Vision of an Oasis
The eastern Sahara Desert might seem like the last place you’d go looking for water. But that’s exactly what researchers at BU’s Center for Remote Sensing did, and they found much more than they’d bargained for. Read More
Alumni News
Making New Connections
Steve Hall, who was recently named to the new position of associate vice president for alumni relations, says alumni “want to be engaged with the institution, and the University needs the alumni to be engaged. Our job is to find the terms of the marriage.” Read More
Basketball, Italian-Style
With no calls from the NBA, former Terrier Joey Beard (SED’98) got his break in Europe. “I was able to see the world, establish a lot of relationships,” he says. “I’ve learned different cultures, and I’ve learned to speak different languages.” Read More
Reunion 2007
Alumni were on campus May 18 to 20 for Reunion 2007. They enjoyed luncheons, tours, parties, a Town Meeting with President Robert Brown, and the annual BU Night at the Pops. Read More
Reel Leader
Paramount Pictures COO Frederick Huntsberry (CGS’82, SMG’84) talks about the business of Hollywood, from picking movies to leading large organizations. Read More
Turnaround Artist
Richard Massel (CGS’96, CAS’98) is not your typical school administrator. He’s only thirty-one, his curly brown hair reaches his shoulders, and he never even considered a career in education until after graduating from BU. And yet, as principal of a high school in the Bronx, he has done what his predecessors could not: he has improved attendance and graduation rates. Read More
BUniverse
Catch up with the latest videos from campus — ranging from a talk by CAS Professor Stephen Prothero on religious literacy 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?
Did you know that BU was the first university to open all its divisions to women? It’s not the only first for BU — in fact, just one of many. Read More
Special Offer
You can own a Boston University ring, now available through the official Boston University Ring Collection. Reward yourself with this symbol of excellence. Read More