Calendar
Dissertations (April 1 through April 5)
Monday, April 1
- 10:00 AM Economics Dissertation Defense of Michael Siemer
- 10:30 AM PhD Dissertation Seminar, Program in Nutrition and Metabolism
- 12:30 PM Astronomy Dissertation Defense of Antonia Stefanova Savcheva-Tasseva
- 1:30 PM MCBB Dissertation Defense of Ransom Poythress
- 2:00 PM Physics Dissertation Defense of Luca D'Alessio
- PhD Dissertation Seminar, Program in Nutrition and Metabolism
- Political Science Dissertation Defense of Chien-Kai Chen
- 4:00 PM PhD Dissertation Seminar, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience
Tuesday, April 2
- 9:00 AM Economics Dissertation Defense of Giovanni Osea Giuntella
- 10:00 AM Biostatistics Dissertation Defense of Stephanie Lustgarten
- 2:00 PM Economics Dissertation Defense of Brittany A. Baumann
- Sociology & Social Work Dissertation Defense of Ignatius A. Samuel
Wednesday, April 3
- 9:30 AM History of Art & Architecture Dissertation Defense of Yanchiuan He
- 12:00 PM MCBB Dissertation Defense of Ryan C. Thompson
- 1:00 PM Division of Religious & Theological Studies Dissertation Defense of Emily Katherine Ronald
- 2:00 PM Biostatistics Dissertation Defense of Lei Zhu
- Computer Science Dissertation Defense of Ashwin Thangali Varadaraju
- 3:00 PM American & New England Studies Dissertation Defense of Patricia R. Stuelke
- Editorial Studies Dissertation Defense of Anna Razumnaya-Seluyanova
Thursday, April 4
- 9:00 AM Mathematics & Statistics Dissertation Defense of Zhongkai Cui
- 2:00 PM Sociology & Social Work Dissertation Defense of Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico
- 2:30 PM Chemistry Dissertation Defense Frederick G. Baddour
- 3:00 PM Economics Dissertation Defense of Jeremy Blair Smith
Friday, April 5
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine February 21, 2019Meet Mike Wagner, BU’s greenest super-commuter. A year ago, the 52-year-old University carpenter made some pretty radical lifestyle changes—he outfitted his home with solar panels and bought a hybrid SUV. Now he charges his vehicle off the sun and drives 60 miles to and from work daily, leaving a zero carbon footprint behind. It’s cutting-edge […]
- Two Wildly Different Miami Plays from One Rising BU Playwright February 21, 2019The two plays are wildly different in both style and substance, but both are set in today’s Miami and both focus on young Latinx women. That’s no accident, says playwright Alexis Scheer, the third-year MFA student who wrote both of them. “I’m learning the common thread in all of my plays is Latinas in charge,” […]
- BU Beats: BU Pep Band Crowd-pleasers February 20, 2019If you’ve ever been to a Terrier men’s or women’s hockey or basketball game, you’ve heard the BU Pep Band in action. Comprising approximately 150 undergrad and graduate students, the Pep Band (typically two bands with the same number of musicians) performs about 125 times a year. In addition to athletic events (the band is […]
- Is Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency Constitutional? February 20, 2019Having been rebuffed by Congress in his effort to secure $5.7 billion to build 234 miles of wall along the US/Mexico border, President Trump Friday invoked criminal immigrants and illicit drugs, which he said flow over the border, to declare a national emergency, allowing him to divert billions earmarked for military construction projects, counternarcotics programs, […]
- The Weekender: February 21 to 24 February 20, 2019Midterms are around the corner. So this weekend may be a good time to relax with friends and explore the city. Looking for some ideas for what to do? Check out our guide “The Weekender.” If you have suggestions for events or places we should feature, leave them in the Comment section below. Ganko Ittetsu […]
