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$30 Million from AHA Bolsters Framingham Heart Study
Sponsors collaboration between BU, University of Mississippi
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YouSpeak: Snapchat
Video: What’s so great about the photo-sharing app?
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POV: Iran Nuclear Accord Is a Good Deal
Critics of agreement miss the lessons of history
Ecosystems and Us
CAS biologist Les Kaufman discusses the system-focused approach to conservation he and a team of researchers are working on to help protect the ecosystem at Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake, the country’s primary source for fish, rice, and protein.
What’s Up BU?
Monday
- Contemporary Issues ExhibitionAll Day
- Highpoint Editions: Decade OneAll Day
- “Redefining Citizenship: French Caribbeans in West Africa, 1900-1939”12:00pm
- Journalism Graduate Project Showcase5:00pm
- AURORA BOREALIS 12: A Festival of Light and Dance7:00pm
- BU Startup Night With Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit)7:00pm
Tuesday
Don’t Miss
BU Start-up Night with Alexis Ohanian
Reddit cofounder, start-up investor, and author Alexis Ohanian will talk about his book Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed, answer questions, and hold a fireside chat with BU alums Todd Dagres (GSM) of Spark Capital, and Rebecca Norlander (CAS’91), of Illuminate Ventures and Health123. Photonics Building, Room 206, 8 Saint Mary’s St.; free and open to BU students, faculty, and staff.
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Athletics Headlines
- W. Track. Track & Field Teams Open Season on Saturday December 7, 2013
- M. Track. Track & Field Teams Open Season on Saturday December 7, 2013
- M. Ice Hockey. Men's Ice Hockey Skates to 1-1 Draw with Merrimack December 7, 2013
Professor Voices
- The Continuing Popularity of A Christmas Carol December 3, 2013
- Holiday Shopping: Is Thursday the New (Black) Friday? November 20, 2013
Series Spotlight
The Addiction Puzzle
Since 2006, Boston University researchers have been awarded more than $130 million for addiction-related research. Currently 50 such projects are under way. In this series, BU Today examines the work of five BU investigators.
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The Addiction Puzzle, Part 5: Bringing Scientific Rigor to Addiction Research
Richard Saitz is SPH’s globe-trotting gadfly
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Video: The Addiction Puzzle, Part 4: Why Alcoholics’ Gender Matters
MED’s Berman finds men, women’s brains affected differently
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The Addiction Puzzle, Part 3: The Search for the Alcohol Trigger
CAS prof says context, mood affect consumption
In Your Words
“In the late 1970s, the board of trustees agreed to the creation of “Trustee Investment Advisory Committee” composed of faculty, …”
Remembering Nelson Mandela
7“In addition to what others have noted about the fact that even BU-affiliated people have occasionally been known to commit …”
Allston Man Arrested in Two Campus Laptop Thefts
21“Nelson Mandela, your beautiful spirit lives on. Today I remember the euphoric day in June 1990 when you visited the …”
Remembering Nelson Mandela
7“Philly to BU.. this y'all year!! ”
Terrier B-ball Tricaptains: All from Philadelphia, All Determined to Win
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