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Salute to Leonard Nimoy (Hon.’12), Star Trek Icon, Boston Son
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Video: Longtime friend of BU lived passionately and prospered
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Bully Victims and Bullies at High Risk for Suicidal Thoughts
Some surprising findings from BU professor’s metastudy
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A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science
SMG prof: no gender discrimination in math-related sciences, problems elsewhere
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Crystal Michaelides (CAS’15) (right) looks a tad apprehensive as Dominique Baker (SAR’16) prepares to test her reflexes in a Systems Physiology lab. Photo By Jackie Ricciardi
Untangling the Connectome
MED's Bobby Kasthuri thinks a map of the human brain—the so-called connectome—could help explain how our brains develop from childhood and give deep insights into memory and consciousness. But there’s a problem: the map of one mouse brain would consume about two billion gigabytes of storage.
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Monday
- Peace Corps – Around the World Event 12:30pm
- 2nd Annual Silas Peirce Lecture: "The Silent Sex: Gender, Deliberation and Institutions"6:00pm
- Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin7:00pm
- Student Composers Concert8:00pm
Tuesday
Don’t Miss
Second Annual Silas Peirce Lecture: The Silent Sex: Gender Deliberation and Institutions
Tali Mendelberg, a Princeton University professor of politics, will discuss the consequences of certain rules, differing expectations faced by men and women, and how to elevate women’s participation and authority in political organizations. The lecture was established in honor of Silas Peirce, BU trustee and treasurer from 1911 to 1922. Metcalf Hall, George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave.; free and open to the public.
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Grad Students to Groundbreakers
For more than 11 years, CAS and ENG prof Mark Grinstaff and the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in his Grinstaff Group have been combining their expertise in chemistry, pharmacology, and biomedical and mechanical engineering to tackle complicated medical challenges.
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Video: A Better Way to Find and Treat Osteoarthritis
Imaging technology and better lubricants could slow the rush to joint replacement
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High-Tech Mesh Delivers Chemo to Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Slow release of drugs along incision targets remaining tumor cells
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Drug-Packed Nanoparticles KO Mesothelioma
Targeted method beats traditional chemo
In Your Words
“As a recent BU alum, I think a lot of these issues could be solved by the University becoming less …”
Fraternity Suspended for Party Promotion
60“The University did the right thing. Good for them. The immature responses of these kids on this thread only …”
Fraternity Suspended for Party Promotion
60“It occurs in nature and has been observed in no less than 1500 species; among those occurances, a good number …”
Gay Parents As Good As Straight Ones
119“Howard Thurman was an amazing person when I was an under grad at Boston University. He taught us much about life, …”
Who Was Howard Thurman?
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