Good Morning Dream Job
Video | November 16, 2009Good Morning America producer Brandon Bodow (COM’06) has a talent for finding talent
COM Student Wins Cash, Cruise on Wheel of Fortune
Slide Show | November 16, 2009Annual College Week draws BU crowd to see Pat and Vanna
Pairing Up with Alzheimers
Full Article | November 16, 2009Three endowed professorships included in major new gift
From November 2009
Distinguished Alums Receive Kudos
Full Article | October 28, 2009Awards ceremony highlights Alumni Weekend
BU Enters Talks for a Campus in India
Full Article | November 2, 2009Indian government officials visit to explore possibilities
From October 2009
For Bud Collins, Tennis Is a Love Game
Video | October 26, 2009A journalist now synonymous with the game is honored tonight
Seeing into Space
Slide Show | October 26, 2009Two research projects refine and redefine our understanding of the galaxy
Robert Altman Returns
Full Article | October 26, 2009Mitchell Zuckoff on the player behind The Player
Football Brains
Full Article | October 19, 2009Hard-hitting evidence connects concussions and dementia
Packed Agenda for Alumni Weekend
Full Article | October 22, 2009From lectures to hockey, classes to ceremonies, Alumni Weekend 2009 is filled with more than 100 events
Afghan Crossroads
Video | October 13, 2009Discussing the obstacles to a successful counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan
Beyond the Pulpit
Slide Show | October 19, 2009Brother Larry Whitney carries his faith into the community
Recycling That Cooking Oil
Slide Show | October 19, 2009Pilot program hopes to connect Fryolators to boiler rooms
Icons Among Us: Myles Standish Hall
Video | October 19, 2009Five alums share their memories of the stylish hotel that became a student dorm sixty years ago
Haunted by O'Neill
Full Article | October 13, 2009A new book about Boston's secrets includes Shelton's literary ghost
Helping Hands: Matching Capuchins with Those in Need
Video | October 6, 2009BU alum Jennifer Dowdy (CAS’06) takes viewers through Monkey College, and Craig Cook talks about his experiences with Minnie, his monkey helper
Sitting in the Editor’s Chair
Video | October 5, 2009Tova Goodman shifts from Freakonomics to The Simpsons
Don’t Say “Mumblecore” to Bujalski
Video | September 18, 2009Indie filmmaker screens his latest feature, Beeswax
A Global Health-Care Mission Expands
Full Article | September 18, 2009President Brown announces major new support for international outreach
Who Caused the Credit Crisis, Goldman Sachs or Goodie Bags?
Full Article | September 18, 2009Bruce Feirstein lists “100 to Blame” for Vanity Fair
From September 2009
Time Travels: Marsh Plaza
Full Article | September 14, 2009A familiar façade transforms, one frame at a time
Leventhals Pledge $10 Million
Full Article | September 14, 2009Philanthropy intended to encourage additional contributions
Door to Door, Block by Block
Full Article | September 14, 2009Three Boston City Council at-large candidates have BU connections
Michael Jeneid Dies
Obituary | September 14, 2009Innovative outdoor education director changed lives of many
Movie Love
Video | September 14, 2009For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism, a new documentary from a BU husband-wife team, focuses on the critics
BU Community Responds to Feltenstein Challenge
Full Article | September 8, 20095,000 alumni, parents, and friends step up to the plate with donations
LAW Remembers Margaret Der Hagopian
Obituary | September 8, 2009Retired assistant to the dean was the school’s “heart and soul”
From August 2009
A Classroom Gets a Break
Multimedia | August 31, 2009A surprise visit from McDonald’s turns a morning lecture into a television advertisement, and an educational moment
Jason Alexander Hosts Night of Good Humor
Video | August 10, 2009Comedy fundraiser features BU alums Bruce Fine, Jeff Ross, and Courtney Cronin
Boston City Council President on the Hustings
Full Article | August 31, 2009Michael Ross wants neighborhoods — and universities — to thrive
Dropping the Puck at Fenway
Full Article | August 31, 2009BU vs BC, in the shadow of the Green Monster
Door to Door, Block by Block
Full Article | August 31, 2009Three Boston City Council at-large candidates have BU connections
A Classroom Gets a Break
Multimedia | August 31, 2009A surprise visit from McDonald’s turns a morning lecture into a television advertisement, and an educational moment
New Hope for an Old Game
Full Article | August 24, 2009Alum lures squash champs to Boston-area contest
Medical Brief: Shutting Down Oral Cancer
Full Article | August 17, 2009BU team links overexpressed gene to spreading tumors
Taking the Law into Their Own Hands
Full Article | August 17, 2009Upward Bound students argue before “Judge” Elmore’s bench
Joel Tenenbaum’s Big Day in Court
Full Article | August 10, 2009Grad student now owes the record industry $675,000
You Are What You Eat, Including Your Sofa
Full Article | August 10, 2009Public Health study tracks chemicals entering food supply
No Brace, 26 Miles
Full Article | August 10, 2009Fighting post-polio syndrome, Mary McManus is a marathoner
From Delhi to San Francisco, Public Defense
Slide Show | August 3, 2009BU Law student makes a legal connection
From July 2009
A Linebacker Who’s Not Tedy Bruschi’s Sister
Full Article | July 27, 2009Four BU alums are in the Militia, full contact women’s football
Oh, That Summer Glow: Healthy or Harmful?
Video | July 20, 2009A discussion on the risks and benefits of sun exposure
Discount Dangers
Full Article | July 20, 2009An interview with College of Communication professor Ellen Ruppel Shell reveals why paying less is costing us more
School Building
Full Article | July 27, 2009Brendan Callahan and Alyssa Snow look to “Achieve in Africa”
Music’s Magnetic Pull
Slide Show | July 27, 2009Tanglewood draws great young talent to the beauty of the Berkshires
Literary Wonders
Full Article | July 20, 2009From Paris to Patagonia, Pinsky Fellows search for inspiration
Living a Dream
Full Article | July 6, 2009After seven years, a documentary emerges about family, art, and obsession
Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Public Enemies
Full Article | July 13, 2009Boston University Professor Alston Purvis reflects on his experience helping actor Christian Bale become his father in Public Enemies
Breaking Through the Healthcare Impasse
Full Article | July 13, 2009SMG’s Stephen Davidson says that less can be more
Sargent Camp Revives
Full Article | July 1, 2009A nonprofit will manage as BU retains ownership of the popular wilderness retreat in New Hampshire
The Man Behind the French Horn
Slide Show | July 6, 2009Kevin Owen’s path from Comm Ave to a seat with the Boston Pops
Tweeting on High
Full Article | July 1, 2009Religion prof Prothero tries to explain a religion in 140 characters
New EMS Chopper Bears MED Prof’s Initials
Full Article | July 1, 2009Erwin Hirsch helped launch Boston MedFlight 25 years ago
Two Coaches Join Forces — for a Historic Moment
Slide Show | July 1, 2009Jack Parker and Jerry York to be inducted into the Sports Museum Hall of Fame
From June 2009
A Modern Version of the Fourth Estate
Full Article | June 15, 2009COM student wins grant to plan a media company in India
Cycling Around Dorchester
Slide Show | June 15, 2009Revisiting the community: Bikes become a way to help inner-city kids avoid obesity
Their Own Devices
Full Article | June 8, 2009A BU-bred start-up news Web site, run by two COM alums, reports on the latest from the medical device industry
Running Blind, and Blindfolded
Full Article | June 8, 2009Visually impaired alum prepares to defend her national title
Tiananmen at 20
Full Article | June 15, 2009Two decades after the Tiananmen Square massacre, a COM professor finds many of her Chinese journalism students to be unaware a prodemocracy movement even existed
From May 2009
Considering a Supreme Choice
Full Article | May 29, 2009LAW professor Jack Beermann finds Sonia Sotomayor to be a savvy selection by President Obama
Honoring Larry Legend
Full Article | May 29, 2009Celtics great Larry Bird on Boston, basketball, and coming to BU
Not Your Grandmother’s Gilbert and Sullivan
Slide Show | May 29, 2009Reggae and calypso become part of a pirate plunder
Making Molecular Biology Less Scary
Full Article | May 29, 2009Metcalf Cup and Prize winner Tom Gilmore’s enthusiasm ranges from classroom to baseball diamond
Honoring Gloria White-Hammond and Michael Capuano
Full Article | May 18, 2009Their common ground includes Sudan
Largest Individual Pledge Ever for Sargent
Full Article | May 18, 2009Alumna donates $1.5 million to Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Student EMTs Save a Life
Full Article | May 22, 2009With responders’ fast reaction, a graduate’s father survives a heart attack at Commencement
From Covering to Uncovering the Story
Full Article | May 22, 2009Pulitzer Prize winner Sy Hersh speaks at kickoff for New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University
One Experience, Many Images
Slide Show | May 18, 2009See Boston University's 136th Commencement as montage
“Generation We” Hears a Challenge
Full Article | May 18, 2009Speakers tell Class of 2009 to strive for more than success
Williams Surprises Spielberg
Video | May 18, 2009Maestro and collaborator pays homage to filmmaker and friend at BU’s Pops concert
Sharing Thoughts After Facing the Unexpected
Video | May 18, 2009Bridget Mooney’s inspiring talk at Senior Breakfast
The Passage, as Seen by the Family
Slide Show | May 18, 2009Walking down the aisles is only a small part of it
Anonymous Alum Donates $1 Million
Full Article | May 11, 2009Biggest individual gift in SSW’s history
Big Budget: the Big Picture
Full Article | May 11, 2009President Brown announces the 2010 budget of $1.9 billion
U.S. Rep Michael Capuano to Deliver Commencement Address
Full Article | May 4, 2009Honorary degrees to be awarded to Steven Spielberg, Larry Bird, J Allard, and others
Bringing Life to Science, Science to Life
Audio | May 11, 2009This year’s Metcalf Award goes to Peter Busher
Habitat Inhabits Marsh Plaza
Slide Show | May 4, 2009An overnight to dramatize the need for better housing
From Fallujah to BU, and Now on to Washington
Full Article | May 4, 2009Ismael Sagredo's memories have helped him mentor NROTC students
Dylan Shows Up Again
Full Article | May 4, 2009BU lecturer and ‘Dylanologist’ Kevin Barents spins the new album
From April 2009
Using a Guggenheim to Get Back to Africa
Video | April 26, 2009Filmmaker Sam Kauffmann will revisit Uganda and children with HIV/AIDS
Treating Tibet’s Traumatized
Full Article | April 12, 2009SPH’s Michael Grodin blends Eastern healing and Western medicine to help torture victims
The Most Moving Marathon
Video | April 26, 2009BU Today staff writer runs the run, and talks the talk
Terriers Take to the Streets
Video | April 14, 2009Icemen celebrate their NCAA title with a Duck Tour parade from Kenmore Square to Marsh Plaza
Jack Parker on Now, and Then
Video | April 20, 2009BU’s legendary hockey coach talks about what it takes to make it to the top
He's a Connector
Full Article | April 20, 2009A hyperactive personality helps Peter Shankman (CGS’92, COM’94) thrive in today’s hyperlinked world
Terriers Take to the Streets
Video | April 14, 2009Ice men celebrate their NCAA title with a Duck Tour parade from Kenmore Square to Marsh Plaza
There's Life After a Championship
Full Article | April 12, 2009Checking back with guys from the 1995 team
Treating Tibet’s Traumatized
Full Article | April 12, 2009SPH’s Michael Grodin blends Eastern healing and Western medicine to help torture victims
The Ultimate Comeback
Full Article | April 12, 2009Two Terrier goals in final minute lead to OT victory
Same Ice, Different Whirl
Video | April 12, 2009Figure it out: there’s another championship-bound skating team in our midst
Rollercoaster on Ice
Slide Show | April 10, 2009Terrier fans take a deep breath, and celebrate a 5-4 win
Trustee Issues a Million-Dollar Challenge
Full Article | April 6, 2009Sidney and Lisa Feltenstein to match new or increased gifts
Obama Chooses Another BU Grad
Full Article | April 6, 2009Howard Koh (SPH’95) to be Health and Human Services assistant secretary
Hanging with Bukowski at the Gotlieb Center
Full Article | April 6, 2009He’s in there, among seven miles of collections
From March 2009
Gagging on a Bitter, Multimillion-Dollar Pill
Full Article | March 23, 2009SMG prof says public anger at AIG bonuses could reshape economic landscape
2009–2010 Tuition Rises 3.75 Percent
Full Article | March 23, 2009BU strives to balance operating costs, financial aid needs
Med School Given $10.5 Million, Largest Gift Ever
Full Article | March 23, 2009Anonymous donor funds Breast Cancer Research Center, assistant professorship, and an international scholars training program
Small Molecules Reveal Big Health Risks
Full Article | March 16, 2009$7.6 million federal grant fuels search for clues to heart disease and stroke
Is Graffiti Art?
Full Article | March 9, 2009CFA professor Hugh O’Donnell on Fairey, Banksy, and where to draw the line
A Novelist, Poet — and Chinese Soap Star
Full Article | March 9, 2009Rachel DeWoskin (GRS’00) juggles projects with ease
Obama at 50 Days
Slide Show | March 16, 2009COM's Tom Fiedler and Republican communications consultant Eric Fehrnstrom discuss Barack Obama's first 50 days as president.
Winterfest 2009
Full Article | March 9, 2009Terrier alumni and their families beat the winter blues with classes, cooking, and Terrier sports at BU’s fourth annual Winterfest weekend
Elite Alums Accept Awards
Full Article | March 9, 2009Recipients are a state treasurer, a former journalist, a businessman, and a health advocate
BU’s Better Way to Stay Connected
Full Article | March 9, 2009Alumni Link gets a makeover and emerges with more than just a new name
Hoax Buster Full Article | March 2, 2009
MET genealogist was whistleblower on Herman Rosenblat’s recent Holocaust memoir Angel at the Fence: The True Story of a Love That Survived
Pardee Center Director Tapped for United
Nations Role
Full Article | March 2, 2009
Adil Najam to serve on Committee for Development Policy
Arts & Sciences, United Online
Full Article | March 2, 2009New Web site brings undergrad and grad schools under one roof
Women's Swimming and Diving Wins America
East Championship
Video | March 2, 2009
Women earn first conference crown in 14 years; men grab second place
From February 2009
SMG Student Analysts Tops in New England Contest
Full Article | February 23, 2009Five BU undergrads beat MBAs from Harvard, Babson, and BC to capture first place in the 2008-2009 New England Research Investment Challenge
1,500 Acres of Life
Video | February 23, 2009Educating the educators at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Ecuador
University Council Approves Open Access Plan
Full Article | February 23, 2009BU to create free archive of faculty research
Tale of Fantasies Fulfilled Takes Redstone Prize
Video | February 23, 2009Sombra Azul wins at COM film festival
Don’t Wait for the Hollywood Fairy
Full Article | February 23, 2009Director Chris Koch (CGS’84, COM’87) on what it takes to make it in show biz
Why Darwin Matters
Slide Show | February 13, 2009Thomas Glick discusses Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and its enduring relevance
Smoking Snuffed Out
Video | February 13, 2009Debating Boston’s new ban on tobacco sales in drug stores and college campuses
In Public Health, Knowledge Is Power
Full Article | February 13, 2009SPH partnership helps public housing residents find resources
Hopkinton Bound: Running All the Way Home
Full Article | February 13, 2009How 39 years, 26.2 miles, and $3,000 add up to the Boston Marathon
From Fine Arts to the Food Network
Full Article | February 9, 2009College of Fine Arts alum gets a taste of fame on Ask Aida
Terriers Earn 64-61 Overtime Victory at Vermont
Full Article | February 9, 2009Women’s basketball keeps nine-game win streak alive
The Games Behind the Game
Full Article | February 9, 2009Men’s hockey recipe for success: three taps to the chest, a bracelet for a friend
Miles Apart on Gaza
Video | February 2, 2009Watch BU professors debate whether Israel's military action was justified, and whether it led to a humanitarian crisis
BU’s Outdoor Education Campus to Close
Full Article | February 2, 2009The Sargent Center for Outdoor Education will close in August because of budgetary concerns.
Students Witness History, Report Back
Slide Show | February 2, 2009BU students at the Washington Journalism Center cover inauguration from all angles
Zinn Takes on Terrorism
Slide Show | February 2, 2009BU emeritus professor’s play Daughter of Venus runs at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
SMG Leaps Forward in Financial Times Rankings
Full Article | February 2, 2009MBA program named 29th in the U.S., 57th in the world
From January 2009
Memos to the President
Full Article | January 23, 2009Advice from BU experts, on talking to the press, handling high-level appointees, and choosing a dog
Adderall for an A-Plus?
Video | January 23, 2009A discussion of the ethics and safety of cognitive enhancers
BU Prof to Study Partner Abuse by Vets
Full Article | January 23, 2009$1.5 million DOD grant will open doors on relationships of soldiers with PTSD
To: Barack Obama
From: Us
Full Article | January 16, 2009
Advice from professors on war, science, commerce, and justice
An American Election Abroad
Video | January 16, 2009Part one: changes bring new hope to the Old World
Who Do You Trust?
Full Article | January 16, 2009LAW’s Tamar Frankel on how Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme went up in smoke
Cyberbullying on the Rise, on Campus
Full Article | January 12It’s not just a teenage battlefield anymore
BU in the New Year
Slide Show | January 9, 2009Eleven campus personalities reveal how they’d like to change their lives in ‘09
CSI: Boston
Full Article | January 9, 2009BU School of Medicine trains amateur detectives at Citizen’s CSI Academy
A Day at the Atom Smasher
Full Article | January 9, 2009BU grad student works at the world's largest particle accelerator
From December 2008
International Activist Paul Farmer to Speak at BU
Full Article | December 23Partners in Health founder will attend January's MLK Day celebration
A Relationship Blooms in the Desert
Full Article | December 23Boston University celebrates ties with Persian Gulf region
Nobel Laureate Steven Chu (Hon.’07) Picked for Obama’s Team
Full Article | December 23Physicist to be energy secretary, lead global warming initiatives
Rocking Around the BU Music Scene
Video | November 24, 2008The 808 Sessions: Spitzer Space Telescope, Forest Henderson, Interrobang!?, Bob Cenci, Grimis, and First to Seven
President Brown on a Greener BU
Video | December 8Outlines efforts to make University more energy efficient
Euro Chic or Posh Eclectic?
Full Article | December 8, 2008Lucky’s creative director explains how to own your style
From November 2008
At Reunion, Making a Difference
Slideshow | November 24, 2008Alumni bring order and a sense of calm to a distressed urban school
Will the Big Three Fail?
Full Article | November 24, 2008School of Management Dean Louis Lataif on saving GM, Ford, and Chrysler
Where Hollywood Meets History
Full Article | November 24, 2008COM prof Robert Zelnick's role in Nixon legacy depicted in Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon
Board of Trustees Appoints Real Estate Expert
Full Article | November 17, 2008Stephen Karp (CAS’63) is founder and chair of New England Development
Back on Campus
Video | November 14, 2008Conversations with alums about what BU meant — and still means
How Will Obama Govern?
Video | November 7, 2008Bostonia asked two BU experts in American politics to discuss the challenges and mandates facing the Obama administration
“It’s a Good Day to Be an American”
Full Article | November 10, 2008BU reacts to President-elect Barack Obama
Why They Climb
Video | November 10, 2008FitRec Center's rock climbing instructors take on Whitehorse Ledge
Closing the Health Care Gap
Full Article | November 10, 2008Alum Plays Leading Role on New England’s Public Health Stage
Where Nobel Economists Put Their Money
Video | November 3, 2008Three laureates discuss what to do with what’s left
Wiesel: Are Justice and Vengeance Compatible?
Full Article | November 3, 2008BU conference honors scholar, humanitarian Elie Wiesel
From October 2008
Back to Where You Once Belonged
Slide Show | October 29, 2008More than 1,500 alumni returned for Reunion & Alumni Weekend.
Keeping in Touch, on Facebook and Beyond
Full Article | October 26, 2008New Bostonia site is one of many ways BU's outreach to alums is changing
Teen Spirit
Full Article | October 26, 2008Young-adult author Diana Rodriguez Wallach (COM’00) serves up plenty of boyfriends and family dramas — and something new, too
Can Cyclists and Drivers Share the Road?
Video | October 26, 2008Two bikers — CAS associate professor Catherine Caldwell-Harris and Sargent grad student Aaron Manders (SAR’07,’09) — talk about the rules of the road
BU Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Full Article | October 13, 2008MED’s Shimomura Discovered What Makes Jellyfish Glow
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