Boston University’s 140th Commencement Address: Wendy Kopp
Wendy Kopp Founder and Chair of Teach for America Boston University Commencement Speech Nickerson Field May 19, 2013 Thank you President Brown, members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, friends, parents, and most importantly, graduates of Boston University’s Class of 2013! I’m Wendy Kopp, I’m the person responsible for those persistent Teach For America recruiters who... More
Teach For America Chair Wendy Kopp Addresses BU Grads at University’s 140th Commencement Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2013 CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu (Boston) – Speaking to nearly 6,700 Boston University graduates and 20,000 guests at today’s 140th commencement at Nickerson Field, Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All and Founder and Chair of Teach For America, encouraged the class... More
BU Receives $18.8 Million Educational Software Gift from PTC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2013 CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu (Boston) – Boston University today announced it has received an $18.8 Million gift of product design and lifecycle management software from PTC®, a world leader in providing technology solutions for manufacturing companies to transform the way products are created and... More
Teach For America Chair Wendy Kopp to Deliver Boston University Commencement Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2013 CONTACT: Kira Jastive 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu (Boston) – Boston University today announced that Wendy Kopp, Founder and Chair of Teach For America and CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, will deliver the commencement address at Boston University’s 140th graduation ceremonies at BU’s Nickerson Field at... More
Boston University Honors Three Professors with 2013 Excellence-in-Teaching Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2013 CONTACT: Richard Taffe, 617-353-4626, rtaffe@bu.edu (Boston) — Boston University will bestow its highest teaching award, the 41th Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching, to School of Medicine assistant dean of admissions and anatomy and neurobiology Professor Deborah W. Vaughan, one of nearly 3,500... More
BUSM Study Shows Positive Impact of Mind-Body Course on Well-Being of Medical Students
For Immediate Release, May 1, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – A Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study shows a mind-body class elective for medical students helps increase their self-compassion and ability to manage thoughts and tasks more effectively. The study, published in Medical Education Online, also discusses how... More
Virtual Patient Advocate Delivers Preconception Care to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
For Immediate Release, April 30, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – Results of a pilot study suggest that a virtual patient advocate (VPA) could help influence positive changes and help women have healthier pregnancies. Developed at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston Medical Center (BMC) and... More
BUSM Study Reveals Novel Mechanism by Which UVA Contributes to Photoaging of Skin
For Immediate Release: April 25, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides new evidence that longwave ultraviolet light (UVA) induces a protein that could result in premature skin aging. The findings demonstrate that aspects of photoaging, the... More
BUSM Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Study COPD and Treatment Efficacy
For Immediate Release: April 11, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. The findings provide a novel way to study COPD and... More
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Expands Elective Externship Program to Two University Sites in China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2013 Contact: Mary Becotte: 617-638-5147, becottem@bu.edu Boston—Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) will expand its Global Elective Externship program during the 2013–14 academic year to include an exchange program with two institutions in China: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Stomatology (SJUSS), located in... More
Utilizing MRI to Measure Blood Flow Over Atherosclerotic Plaques May Aid in Detection of Dangerous Plaques
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for thrombosis. The findings, which appear in the March issue... More
College of Communication Names Jeremy Page of The Wall Street Journal the 2013 Hugo Shong Journalist of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2013 CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240 or kjastive@bu.edu BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AWARDS 2013 HUGO SHONG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR FOR REPORTING ON ASIA TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S JEREMY PAGE Page recognized for series that led to fall of former Communist Party leader Bo Xilai (Boston)—The Boston University... More
Robert J. Vinci, MD, Appointed Chief/Chair of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2013 Contact: Gina DiGravio, 617-638-8480, gina.digravio@bmc.org (Boston) – West Roxbury resident Robert J. Vinci, MD, has been appointed Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at BU School of Medicine (BUSM). For the... More
College of Communication to Host Annual Narrative Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2013 CONTACT: Kira Jastive, 617-358-1240, kjastive@bu.edu BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION TO HOST 13TH ANNUAL NARRATIVE CONFERENCE “The Power of Narrative: Storytelling Journalism Goes Digital," April 5-7, 2013 (Boston) — The Boston University College of Communication (COM) will host its 13th annual Narrative Conference April 5 – 7. Called “The Power... More
BUSM Researchers Identify Chemical Compounds that Halt Virus Replication
EMBARGOED BY Chemistry & Biology through 12 p.m. ET, Thursday, March 21, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org Could lead to the development of broad spectrum antivirals for deadly viruses (Boston) – Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new chemical class of compounds that have the... More
Study Reveals Potential Immune Benefits of Vitamin D Supplements in Healthy Individuals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE by PLOS ONE through 5 p.m. ET on March 20, 2013 Contact: Jenny Eriksen, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – Research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that improving vitamin D status by increasing its level in the blood could have a number of non-skeletal health benefits. The study, More
Boston University and Mayor Menino Launch Bike-Safety Initiative
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2013 Contact: Tom Testa, 617-353-7628, ttesta@bu.edu Signage, markings and reflector pilot program for BU’s Comm. Ave. campus stretch (Boston) — In a continuing five-year effort to improve safety and calm traffic along its 1.5 mile-long main campus straddling Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University today announced with the... More
Cross-Cultural Parenting: Reflections on Autonomy and Interdependence
For Immediate Release, March 18, 2013 Contact: Gina DiGravio, 617-638-8480, gina.digravio@bmc.org (Boston)--Boston Medical Center pediatricians Laura Johnson, MD, MPH, Jenny Radesky, MD, and Barry Zuckerman, MD, the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, have published a paper in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics... More
Boston University School of Medicine launches safe opioid prescribing education program for health care provider
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 18, 2013 Contact: Gina DiGravio, 617-638-8480, gina.digravio@bmc.org (Boston) – Awarded the first of its kind funding to provide FDA-mandated opioid prescribing education, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has launched a program to train health care providers how to safely and effectively manage patients with chronic pain... More
BUSM Study Reveals B cells as Therapeutic Targets to Alter Obesity-Associated Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 12, 2013, Jenny Eriksen Leary, 617-638-6841, jenny.eriksen@bmc.org (Boston) – New research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) reveals that B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and type 2 diabetes through two specific mechanisms. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicates the importance of... More
