Rethinking World Literature
Wiebke Denecke, associate professor of modern languages and comparative literature, discusses her critical role in producing the third edition of the Norton Anthology of World Literature.
Understanding Spatial Thinking
Michael Hasselmo and colleagues show that different animal species use grid cells—which are believed to help compute self-position—in different ways.
Shedding Light on Earth’s Early Mantle
Researchers from Boston University’s Department of Earth and Environment have found evidence that material contained in oceanic lava flows originated at the Earth’s surface more than two billion years ago.
CAS Profs Make Impact with Technology Transfer Funding
CAS professors receive funding from the BU's Office of Technology Development for their innovative work.
Walk This Way: How Early Hominins Got Around
According to a new study co-authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jeremy De Silva in the journal Science, our Australopithecus ancestors may have used a different approach to walking than previously believed.
Programming Smart Machines
Professor Jonathan Appavoo won an Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation for his work teaching computers to learn from their past behavior.
NSF Gives Fellowships to Eight CAS Grad Students
CAS has eight new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) fellows.
Will Climate Change Slow the Boston Marathon?
Since 1924, Boston Marathon winning times have grown steadily faster. Can this trend continue as the climate continues to warm?
Stepping Out to Meet the World
CAS Professor Vivien Schmidt pioneers a new type of educational collaborative, building relationships for BU with universities around the world.
Designing a Better Satellite
A team of BU scientists is applying “plug-and-play” technology—standardized software interfaces that allow devices to easily talk to each other—to satellite design.