Calendar
Commencement (March 2 through May 18)
Wednesday, May 1
- 5:00 PM CAS Senior Reception
Friday, May 17
- 9:00 AM COM Bachelor's Degree Convocation
- 10:00 AM Phi Beta Kappa Induction
- Division of Graduate Medical Sciences: Master’s Candidates
- 11:30 AM Economics
- 1:00 PM SMG Undergraduate Convocation Ceremony
- 2:00 PM CAS Class Day Ceremony
- 3:00 PM Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
- COM Master's Degree Convocation
- 4:00 PM School of Social Work
- 5:30 PM Graduate School of Arts & Sciences: Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
- SMG Graduate Student Convocation Ceremony
- 6:15 PM Hillel House Events & Worship Services
- 7:45 PM Hillel House Events & Worship Services
- 8:00 PM 21st Annual Comedy Night
- 8:30 PM Hillel House Events & Worship Services
Saturday, May 18
- 9:00 AM Romance Studies
- American & New England Studies
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Physics
- 9:30 AM Riverboat Cruises on the Charles
- 10:00 AM Hillel House Events & Worship Services
- Division of Graduate Medical Sciences: Doctoral Candidates (with the School of Medicine)
- School of Hospitality Administration
- School of Medicine
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- Is Obesity a Disease?An overdue bow to science or a clever dodge of the real problem? The American Medical Association’s decision Tuesday to classify obesity as a disease left the weight of expert opinion, so to speak, unsettled. “Long time coming—I have been fighting for this for over 20 years,” says Caroline Apovian, a School of Medicine professor […]
- Eight Photographers You’ll Want to SeeThe magical work of beekeepers. The flamboyant artistry of a group of drag queens. The quiet complexity of life in a small Western mountain town. These are just some of the stories conveyed in the BU Photographic Resource Center’s annual juried exhibition, now in its 18th year. Titled Exposure 2013, the show features the work […]
- Who Owns Santa’s Home?While the rest of us spent the spring blocking out memories of snow and cold, a slew of nations was scrambling to the top of the world, impelled by climate change and hoping for a piece of the Arctic Circle’s oil and gas reserves. One BU expert says their efforts could get ugly. The background: […]
- Does Massachusetts Hate Business?It’s That ’70s Show time at Chief Executive magazine. A generation after Massachusetts was dubbed “Taxachusetts” for its putative hostility to business, the charge has been resurrected in the magazine via its latest state rankings, determined by a survey responded to by 736 CEOs. The commonwealth was rated 47th among states for the warmth of […]
- The Sun, the Sea, and a CarnivalWhat would summer be without taking in at least one carnival? One of the Boston area’s most famous, the Revere Beach Carnival, is currently under way, through Sunday, June 23—and you can get there by T. Even better, if you go tonight, you’ll get a discount. A promotion called “Wicked Wednesday” allows visitors to pay […]
