Calendar
All Topics (July 31 through August 7)
Thursday, July 31
- 11:30 AM Ward's Berry Farm CSA Pickup and Farmstand
- 5:00 PM BUMC Toastmasters Open House
- 6:00 PM ICA Thursday Concerts
Friday, August 1
- All Day Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program Ends
- 11:00 AM Scleroderma Center of Research Translation Enrichment Speaker
- 3:00 PM Parents Program Radio Show
- 6:00 PM National Poster Retrospecticus
Sunday, August 3
Monday, August 4
- All Day Last Day to hold Final Oral Exam for Sept 2014 Ph.D. Grads
- All Day Class of 2015 Scarlet Key Nomination Deadline
- 9:00 AM Last Day for Sept 2014 Ph.D. Grads to submit Final Approved Dissertation
- Last Day for Sept 2014 Grads (MA or MS) Final Approved Thesis Submission
- 10:00 AM Biology Dissertation Defense of Lauren Emily Friedman
Tuesday, August 5
- 2:00 PM PhD Final Dissertation Defense: Haiding Sun
- Part-Time MS in Advertising Webinar
- Religious Studies Dissertation Defense of Margaret Arnold
- Political Science Dissertation Defense of Abram Trosky
- 3:00 PM CISE Seminar: Samuel Qing-Shan Jia, Tsinghua University
Wednesday, August 6
- 2:00 PM Earth & Environment Dissertation Defense of Qingsong Sun
- 2:30 PM University Professors Program Dissertation Defense of Melinda M. Krokus
- 5:30 PM FREE Fitness Classes at FitRec
Thursday, August 7
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- How Did You Score on Our Jurassic Trivia Quiz? June 22, 2018Summer is blockbuster time. Now up: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, hitting thousands of screens across the country today. Stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their roles from the 2015 megahit Jurassic World. We posted a trivia contest on our site this morning to give the rabid Jurassic fans among us a chance to […]
- What Does Trump’s Immigration Order Mean? June 22, 2018Bowing to political pressure following a growing public outcry, President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday reversing a policy that separates parents and children at the US-Mexico border. It was a rare about-face for Trump, who met with mounting condemnation from human rights activists and members of his own party. But Trump said his […]
- Annual Tribute to Boston Native Donna Summer June 22, 2018Calling all disco lovers: we have a lively and fun summer outing for you. Tonight, the city of Boston hosts its fifth annual tribute to Boston-born disco legend Donna Summer. It kicks off at City Hall Plaza at 6 pm. This year’s version, Celebration of Summer V: Donna Summer Roller Disco Party, will feature exciting […]
- Calling All Jurassic Aficionados June 22, 2018It may be hard to believe, but it’s been 25 years since the smash dinosaur adventure film Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg (Hon.’09), arrived in theaters. The film broke the record for the highest grossing opening weekend and went on to earn more than $357 million at the domestic box office and three Oscars […]
- A Seat at the Table June 21, 2018As a 26-year-old market sales executive with Marriott International, Nancy Medoff was determined to join the company’s coveted Global Sales Organization. She cold-called the vice president and said, “I’d like to learn more about your team and what I can do to grow my skills so that when you have an opening, I’ll be considered.” […]
