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Autism
New Video Game Could Help Reveal How People with Autism Perceive the World
Boston University researchers built a game that can be played by people across the autism spectrum—and that could one day help improve the development and testing of new therapies
Student Life
Destination: Africa. BU Medical School Students Spent their Summer Volunteering in Malawi and Ghana
Global Health scholarship offered an opportunity to work for nonprofit organizations, caring for local residents
Ajami
Fragile Manuscripts Hold Hundreds of Years of African and Islamic History
Boston University researchers have digitally preserved more than 52,000 pages of Arabic and Ajami West African literature
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Provost’s Meet & Greet
Colin Duckett, BU provost and chief academic officer, takes part in a fireside chat with Noora Lori, an associate professor of international relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, during a meet and greet with members of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) on the Medical Campus, September 23. After the conversation, SAC members had a chance to speak with Duckett during a reception. He held a similar session for SAC members on the Charles River Campus on September 29.
Photo by Michael D. Spencer
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