Calendar
All Topics (November 26 through November 26)
Monday, November 26
- All Day Classes resume
- All Day Human Resources Open Enrollment 2013
- All Day Application Deadline: Paytronix
- 9:00 AM Graduate Student Exhibitions: Elizabeth Carter
- 10:00 AM The Space in Between: Daniel Feldman, Stefanie Klavens, and Lynn Saville
- One Million Bones
- MSE PhD Prospectus Defense of Alket Mertiri
- 11:00 AM Hurricane Sandy Relief: Blood Drive
- Stephen A. Frank: Exploring My Kodachrome Dreams-Photographs from the West, Southwest, & Maine 2010-2012
- 12:00 PM ASC Walter Rodney Seminar: “After the Liberation: Algeria 1962-2012: reflections on the experience of independence”
- Madrid Engineering Program Pre-Departure Meeting
- 12:15 PM East Asian Archaeology Forum (EAAF) Lecture
- 12:45 PM A celebration of the publication of Laws of Creation: Property Rights in the World of Ideas, co-authored by Keith Hylton, Professor of Law, with former BU Law Dean Ronald Cass
- 1:00 PM Express Workshop: Preparing for an Interview
- Earth and Environment Dissertation Defense of Zhe Zhu
- 1:30 PM Express Workshop: Inside an Interview
- 3:00 PM South African Muslims and Democracy: Law, Religion and Identity," - Abdolkader Tayob
- 3:30 PM History of Art and Architecture Dissertation Defense of Susanne Moebus-Bergeron
- 4:00 PM Chemistry Colloquium: Professor Christine Thomas, Brandeis University
- Keeping Time with the Cosmos: The Role of Astronomy in 8th Century Maya Society
- 5:00 PM Express Workshop: Resumes
- Jack Falla Speaker Series: John Buccigross
- Gun Hill Road
- 5:30 PM Express Workshop: Cover Letters
- 6:00 PM Bending the Cost Curve? Innovative Models of Healthcare Delivery
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- Women and Gender Bias in Post-#MeToo Hollywood November 13, 2018Actor and comedian Michaela Watkins recalls the day a showrunner matter-of-factly told her that shows written, directed, and acted by women simply don’t succeed commercially. He made the comment during filming of the comedy Benched, which Watkins cocreated for the USA Network, and the remark left a searing impression. “Can you imagine someone you hired […]
- ENG’s Chris Chen Receives Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award November 13, 2018Christopher Chen, a College of Engineering professor of biomedical engineering, has been selected to receive the 2019 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award, the premier recognition by the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) for outstanding achievements and leadership in the science and practice of biomedical engineering. “I’m honored to receive the Pritzker Award and join the […]
- West Campus UBurger Is Gone—Where to Go for a Great Burger? November 13, 2018Much to the disappointment of hungry BU students, the UBurger in West Campus closed earlier this month. The good news is there are still plenty of great burger joints near campus. We’ve put together a list of five places you’ll want to check out that offer great food at great prices. And for those who […]
- It’s Tip-off Time for Women’s Basketball, Opening at Home Monday November 12, 2018The last time BU’s women’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament was in 2003. The Terriers were led by two-year captain Marisa Moseley. After leaving BU, Moseley (CAS’04) joined the coaching staff at the University of Minnesota, then the University of Denver, before becoming an assistant coach at UConn—the country’s most successful team in recent […]
- Witness to Lessons of Elie Wiesel November 12, 2018Two days after the mass murder at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh October 27, Ariel Burger was in a reflective mood when he picked up the phone to discuss his friend and mentor, the late Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74). “It would have been a good time to have his voice here,” Burger […]
