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  • October 30, 2009 Arts & Sciences Announces 2009 Teaching Awards

    Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 major teaching awards from the College of Arts & Sciences! These professors exhibit extraordinary passion and effectiveness not only in conveying ideas but also in mentoring and supporting students. The winners are: Stephen Esposito, Classical Studies (Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching); Maurice (Mo) Lee, English (Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching, endowed by Richard Neu, CAS’61, and his family); and Dana Bauer, Geography and Environment (Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching, endowed by Gerald Gitner, CAS’66).

  • October 15, 2009 BU Panel Tackles the Health Care Puzzle

    On October 8, Arts & Sciences at Boston University and the Boston University Alumni Association hosted a panel discussion on health care reform, part of the Discoveries lecture and learning series. The series gives alumni a deeper look into issues affecting the world and their lives. BU faculty experts in economics and health care participated in the lively panel discussion.

  • October 15, 2009 BU Celebrates National Day on Writing

    In today's world, everyone is a writer. Writing skills are important not just for future public relations specialists or authors, but for lawyers, business people, and all manner of specialists. On Tuesday, October 20, Boston University celebrated the National Day on Writing. Students, faculty, and staff participated in an exciting lineup of events to celebrate writing in all parts of our lives.

  • September 25, 2009 Feld Family Foundation Pledges $10 Million to BU

    An important gift from the Feld Family Foundation will create a new professorship in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS). Members of the Feld family pledged $10 million to the University to enhance faculty development, and $2.5 million has been designated for CAS to endow the Feld Family Professorship of Teaching Excellence. The gift also will endow professorships in the School of Management and the College of Communication.

  • September 1, 2009 James Winn Awarded Warren Professorship

    James Winn, professor of English and director of the Boston University Humanities Foundation, has been named a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor. BU President Robert Brown made the announcement on August 27. Winn is the fifth BU professor to receive the honor.

  • August 10, 2009 Research Team Awarded $2.8 Million to Model Group Behavior

    An interdisciplinary team of CAS faculty recently received a $2.8 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation for research into computer modeling of group behavior. The project will provide new tools to answer urgent economical and ethical questions, e.g., about the mortality of birds and bats in wind energy facilities.

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