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BU Today: Latest Headlines
- Celebrate Bunker Hill DayMuch of the American Revolution was fought and won in Boston’s backyard, and today Bostonians commemorate the 238th anniversary of the first major battle of the war—the Battle of Bunker Hill. The siege, which took place on June 17, 1775, marked the first time the newly formed and inexperienced colonial army fought the more highly […]
- What the Supreme Court’s Gene Decision Means to ResearchIn a long-awaited decision with major implications for commercial and academic research, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes that are isolated from the body cannot be patented. The ruling invalidated patents held by Myriad Genetics, a Salt Lake City firm that had been granted patents on two genes, known as BRCA1 […]
- LAW’s Hylton, MED’s Costello Named Warren Distinguished ProfessorsWith a PhD in economics from MIT and a law degree from Harvard, Keith Hylton has melded the two disciplines in his teaching and research, using each to illuminate the other. A leader in the increasingly important field of mass spectrometry, Catherine Costello teaches and collaborates with medical researchers, pharmacologists, chemists, and clinicians around […]
- BU Team Takes a First at MIT Clean Energy CompetitionA new technology that could be a game-changer for energy use in today’s commercial buildings, the result of a collaboration between two BU schools, took first prize in the energy efficiency category of the annual MIT Clean Energy Prize in May. The plan uses software, and no additional mechanical equipment, to reduce energy usage in […]
- Fenway Park ToursAt 101, Fenway Park is the oldest major league ballpark in the United States. At 37 feet, 2 inches, the Green Monster, its famous wall overlooking left field, is the highest wall in baseball. And it takes three men to operate what is baseball’s oldest manual scoreboard. Those are just some of the many fascinating […]
