Features

MFA Appoints Alumna Christina Yu Yu as Chair of Asian Art

Alumna Christina Yu Yu (GRS '04) recently was appointed the new chair of Asian art at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston, leading a team of curators overseeing more than 100,000 works of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South and Southeast Asian, and Islamic Art.

Christina earned her MA degree in history of art and architecture at the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, under the advisement of Qianshen Bai.  During that time she began her curator career as a graduate intern at the MFA.  Christina currently serves as the director of the USC Pacific Asia Museum, and previously worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as an assistant curator of Chinese and Korean art.  She will return to Boston this summer and assume her new role at the MFA effective July 2, 2018.

“It is a privilege to join such an accomplished MFA team and contribute to the future of this institution,” said Yu Yu. “Masterpieces from the MFA’s Asian collection have sparked interest in generations of visitors—including myself. I look forward to continuing to bring art and people together in new and meaningful ways.”

Department/Program News

Biology

Katya Ravid, professor of biology and professor of medicine and biochemistry at BU School of Medicine, was recently named a fellow and new president of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences (MAS) in recognition of her distinguished record of scientific achievements.  MAS’s mission is to promote public understanding and appreciation of the sciences, to support scientific research and education in areas relevant to the needs of the state, and to provide consultative or advisory services on matters of science to the Governor, and to local, state, and federal agencies.

Chemistry

Associate Professor Rosina Georgiadis’ innovative method of  teaching undergraduate students by using “virtual machines” was recently featured in the article “Cutting the cord: virtual machines for real instrumental analysis: not just at the instrument,” published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, a peer-reviewed international publication, as an invited feature article in a section on Education and Professional Development.

Economics

The department of economics was ranked 14^th amongst peer institutions in a detailed analysis of citations in economics in the American Economic Association’s Journal of Economic Literature.  Among other things, the article ranks economics departments according to the citation counts of their faculty. The article primarily focuses on two rankings: ranking based on the number of citations of the median member of the department and ranking based on the citations of the 10% of the department that is most cited. BU’s department is ranked #14 in the US on both.

Meetings & Deadlines

March 28

Council of Chairs & Directors Meeting (CAS 522, 3:15-5:00pm)

April 11

Faculty Meeting (CAS 522, 3:30-5:00pm)

Lectures & Events

March 28

March 29

March 30