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Rehearsals (March 16 through May 31)
Sunday, April 14
- 12:30 PM Marsh Chapel: Thurman Choir
Sunday, May 19
- 12:30 PM Marsh Chapel: Thurman Choir
BU Today: Latest Headlines
- 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 […]
- Untangling the Connectome March 2, 2015MED's Bobby Kasthuri thinks a map of the human brain—the so-called connectome—could help explain how our brains develop from childhood and give deep insights into memory and consciousness. But there’s a problem: the map of one mouse brain would consume about two billion gigabytes of storage.
- NSF CAREER Award Goes to ENG Prof February 27, 2015Thin rods and other active materials that can bend and fold on command are essential to the engineering of smart needles, soft robotic arms, and other flexible devices that can improve care in fields such as medicine, for instance. Douglas Holmes, a College of Engineering assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science […]
- BU’s Kotlikoff One of Most Influential Economists February 27, 2015Being ranked among the world’s most influential economists is an honor that BU’s Laurence Kotlikoff welcomes. And doubts. “Janet Yellen is much more influential than anybody right now,” says Kotlikoff, who clocked in at number 19 on the Economist magazine’s top-25 list. Yet the Federal Reserve chairwoman (and Kotlikoff’s former professor) was not on the list […]
