Calendar
Other Events (January 21 through January 29)
Tuesday, January 22
- 11:30 AM BUMC Student Flu Shot Clinic
- 1:00 PM Sustainable Careers: A Twitter Chat
- 6:00 PM JewQ Meeting
Wednesday, January 23
- All Day Application Deadline: Fidelity Investments
- All Day Application Deadline: Morgan Stanley
- 1:45 PM Computer Science Dissertation Defense of Vatche Ishakian
- 4:00 PM Sociology Dissertation Defence of Jim McQuaid
- 6:00 PM ECE Undergraduate Research and Lab Job Fair
Thursday, January 24
- All Day Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
- 12:00 PM Webinar: Choosing the Right Consulting Firm for You: The Benefits of Boutique Firms
- Postdocs Luncheon: MASS-AWIS Mentoring Circle Program
- 4:00 PM ECE Seminar with Marten van Dijk
- 5:30 PM Volunteer as a Tutor! Info Session
- 6:00 PM Opening Reception for "Colorful Texture: Synaesthesia in Art"
- Drash 'n Dine
Friday, January 25
- All Day Application Deadline: TD Bank
- 12:00 AM Application Deadline: New Orleans Spring Break Service Trip
- 5:00 PM Oshogatsu
- 9:00 PM Liquid Fun presents: Merry (Belated) Christmas!
Saturday, January 26
- 5:00 PM International Roundtable 2013
- 8:00 PM ICCA Quarter Final
Sunday, January 27
- 8:00 AM International Roundtable 2013
Monday, January 28
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to Scientific Visualization
- 4:00 PM ECE Seminar with Xi Chen
Tuesday, January 29
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- New Office Helps BU Meet Regulatory Mandates March 3, 2015Faculty and staff at large research universities like Boston University have to manage a thicket of federal, state, and local regulations. A recent report from a bipartisan Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education noted that “colleges and universities find themselves enmeshed in a jungle of red tape, facing rules that are often confusing and […]
- An Eye-Popping Show at the Sherman Gallery March 3, 2015For anyone tired of this winter’s monochromatic landscape (snow-filled skies above and slushy gray sidewalks below), a new show at the Sherman Gallery offers a handy antidote. Titled The Beatles Are Dull and Ordinary: Drawings by David X. Levine, it features a series of lushly colored pencil abstracts by an exceedingly talented artist. Levine’s work is […]
- POV: Fifty Shades of Grey Reflects Continuing Inequality for Women March 3, 2015There is no denying the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey. With more than 100 million copies of the book sold and more than $486 million globally since the movie opened February 15, Fifty Shades has catapulted into the public discourse. And, therefore, into the realm of public health. I have spent years talking to young people, college students, […]
- A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science March 2, 2015Women looking for equal pay, recognition for hard work, and career advancement might be wise to study engineering, mathematics, or computer science. The idea seems contradictory, considering frequent reports that the playing field isn’t level for women academics. But research by Shulamit Kahn, a School of Management associate professor in the markets, public […]
- Bully Victims and Bullies at High Risk for Suicidal Thoughts March 2, 2015Headline-making tragedies like the suicide of Massachusetts teen Phoebe Prince in 2010 have established the connection between being bullied and self-destruction. What you might not know is that bullies themselves are at risk for suicidal behaviors or thoughts—and those who have been both bullies and bullied are at the highest risk of all. So found a […]
