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Spotlight on Sons of Serendip
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Video: Quartet of BU alums to appear on America’s Got Talent tonight
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Tracing America’s Earliest Photography
Rare images from the 19th century on display at the MIT Museum
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Pulitzer Winner Jhumpa Lahiri’s New Novel a Tale of Two Brothers
Alum’s The Lowland took 16 years to complete
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Movie Nights on the Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival managing director Brian Ditchfield (CFA'99) and founder Thomas Bena talk movies, food—and community.
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Barriers for bike safety: David Miller (ENG'16) tries to garner signatures in support of a petition for separated bike lanes with raised barriers on Commonwealth Avenue on July 15. Find more information here. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
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Wednesday
- SABR101x On-campus with Professor Andy Andres6:00pm
- REACH Outdoor Dance Performance7:00pm
- Boston Midsummer Opera "The Bartered Bride"7:30pm
Thursday
- Introduction to the GSI-sponsored Globus Genomics BU Site License: NGS Data Analysis using Cloud Computing and a User-friendly Interface11:00am
- Ward's Berry Farm CSA Pickup and Farmstand11:30am
Friday
- Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center (BNORC) Annual Symposium8:30am
- Boston Midsummer Opera "The Bartered Bride"7:30pm
Sunday
Don’t Miss
REACH Outdoor Dance Performance
The REACH dance program allows students to experience the thrills of dance in a company of dancers while bringing quality arts experiences to children in urban areas. On Wednesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. (rain date: July 30), REACH will present a 45-minute outdoor performance showcasing the diversity of the teen apprentices’ training as well as their ethnic and social backgrounds. Central Square Parking Lot #6, Bishop Allen Dr. & Columbia St., Cambridge; free and open to the public
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One Class, One Day
Class by class, lecture by lecture, question asked by question answered, an education is built. This is a series of visits to one class, on one day, in search of those building blocks at BU.
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Jerusalem: How Did It Get to Be the Holy City?
Zank’s class ponders centuries of conflict, zeal, and spin
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The History of Shopping
CAS class studies the modern American consumer
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Planting the Jolly Roger in a Classroom
BU course ponders piracy—yes, the Johnny Depp kind
In Your Words
“Dear Ibrahim, I understand your frustration. The course about which this article reports ended before the eruption of the current hostilities. …”
Jerusalem: How Did It Get to Be the Holy City?
3“Congratulations Carrie Landa! I look forward to collaborating with you to raise awareness and de-stigmatize mental health. http://www.afsp.org/survivorday ”
A New Leader for Behavioral Medicine
1“This sounds like an argument against vertical integration, or at least all vertical integration related to financial services. …”
Why Bank Holding Companies Need to Be Broken Up
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Classroom Circuitry
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