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BU Earns Greenovate Boston Award
Hosts ceremony, receives one of 18 sustainability honors
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Free Ferry Day Today
Enjoy visiting two Boston Harbor Islands at no cost
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Tofu: It’s What’s for Dinner
BU Vegetarian Society advocates eating less meat
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Coffee 101
Two CAS professors take different tacks on coffee: Merry “Corky” White traces the history of coffee in the United States and Sir Hans Kornberg tackles caffeine on a molecular level. BU Today suggests a few places where you can find some of the Boston area’s best brew.
What’s Up BU?
Tuesday
- The American Civil War: Treasures from the Vault9:00am
- Diverse Careers in Science: A Boston University Alumni Panel Discussion & Reception4:30pm
- Vinho Verde6:00pm
Wednesday
- Eggs & Entrepreneurs in Boston7:30am
- The American Civil War: Treasures from the Vault9:00am
- Boston Area Business Development Sales and Sales Management Career Fair6:00pm
Thursday
Don’t Miss
Diverse Careers in Science
The Boston University Division of Graduate Medical Sciences and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs present an alumni panel discussion focused on career opportunities in scientific research. Bakst Auditorium, BU School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St.; a reception will follow in room L-109.
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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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Cosmic Controversies
BU class explores conflicts that progress in science brings
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What “Makes Us Fundamentally Human”
In MET class, prisoners bare their musical souls
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Industrialized Food a Killer—and a Lifesaver
CAS course focuses on pros and cons of what we eat





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