Richard Primack Interviewed for Article in CTInsider
Dr. Richard Primack was interviewed by CTInsider regarding the effect of drought on Connecticut fall foliage this past year. Primack describes how during years with extremely dry conditions, New England trees tend to experience senescence before displaying vibrant colors. He elaborates, “If plants are experiencing drought, then the leaves will not undergo... More
Michael Sorenson featured in PNAS
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Sorenson for being featured in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal article. Sorenson collaborated with a team consisting of Katherine Stryjewski of Harvard University, Jeffrey DaCosta of Boston College, Evan Kuras of BU Urban Program, and collaborators at Cambridge University and farms in... More
Tom Gilmore Renews BU SURF Award
Dr. Tom Gilmore received funding for BU’s SURF Program. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program is dedicated to promoting access to graduate education for talented undergraduate students, specifically, those from minority groups that are underrepresented in the sciences. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF-REU) and... More
Sarah Davies Wins the ARROWS Mary Eskrine Award
Congratulations to Sarah Davies for Winning the ARROWS Mary Eskrine Award. The Mary Eskrine funding award is given to BU STEM faculty members to fund professional development activities that support the BU community of women and other underrepresented genders in STEM. This July, Dr. Davies attended the 15th International Coral... More
Congratulations to Cynthia Bradford for Winning the 2022 Perkins Award
Congratulations to Cynthia Bradford for winning the 2022 John S. Perkins Award for her outstanding long-term service at the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biology. As a proposal development specialist, Cindy has gathered grant proposals, which have received 70 awards, totaling over twelve million dollars in funding within... More
2022 Loren E. Wold Research Award Recipients
Douglas Alvarado, Erika Broeker, Evelyn Harper, and Judy Wong are the recipients of the Loren E. Wold Research Award for 2022 The Loren E. Wold Research Awards have been established by Biology alumnus Dr. Loren E. Wold (CAS ’97), a distinguished research scientist and Professor at Ohio State University. Dr. Wold is a strong advocate of undergraduate research... More
Meg Younger Publishes Study in Cell
A new study published in Thursday's edition of Cell reports that a mosquito's sense of smell is more complicated than we once thought. Neuroscientist and faculty member Meg Younger along with colleagues Leslie Vosshall of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Rockefeller University, Margo Herre of Rockefeller University, and Olivia Goldman of Rockefeller... More
Pete Buston and Tim Clutton-Brock Publish a Review in Trends in Ecology and Evolution Journal
Congratulations to Pete Buston and Tim Clutton-Brock for a review of the evidence for strategic growth in social vertebrates, published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. The review highlights how phenotypic plasticity is the genotype’s ability to express various phenotypes in response to variations in environmental conditions. Adaptive... More
Meg Younger named 2022 Searle Scholar
Dr. Meg Younger has been named a 2022 Searle Scholar. Younger is one of 15 young faculty members in the biomedical sciences and chemistry who have recently been appointed as one of the assistant professors on tenure-track appointments. The cohort was selected from a group of 191 applicants from 137 universities and research institutions. Each... More
Chris Schmitt Awarded 2022 Susan K. Jackson Award
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Schmitt, Assistant Professor in the Anthropology and Biology Departments for receiving the 2022 Susan K. Jackson Award. The Susan K. Jackson Award honors the late Susan K. Jackson, who served as a professor and administrator in the College of Arts and Sciences for over 30 years. Awardees... More