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Big Shot
Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox
Opening Doors
Erica Mosca empowers first-gen college students
Bricks of Life
Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life
Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death
This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him.
Taking His Time
Ian Schon (ENG’12) makes analog watches in a digital world
Exploring Endurance
Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence
Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a Shot
Greg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for Answers
Did noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide
“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Founder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & Sciences
After nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
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Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence
Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
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Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a Shot
Greg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
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A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for Answers
Did noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
Inside Winter-Spring 2019
Big Shot
Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox
Opening Doors
Erica Mosca empowers first-gen college students
Bricks of Life
Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life
Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death
This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him.
Taking His Time
Ian Schon (ENG’12) makes analog watches in a digital world
Exploring Endurance
Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
Providing Access for the Most Vulnerable
A donor leverages the Century Challenge, offering scholarship support to those who need it most
Renowned Photographer Peter Simon Dies
COM alum’s subjects ranged from musicians like Bob Marley to his beloved Martha’s Vineyard
New Coach, New Attitude for Women’s Basketball
Coming from UConn, Marisa Moseley brings winning formula from record-breaking team
Does Homework Really Help Students Learn?
A conversation with a Wheelock researcher, a BU student, and a fourth-grade teacher
Accomplished Alums in New BUAA Podcast
Interview series focuses on how successful careers unfold
BU Launches LGBTQIA Task Force for Staff and Faculty
Cochairs talk about BU’s progress, their long-term goals, challenges to overcome
Love Stories in LA
Celebration highlights tales of generosity to BU
Book Reviews
A young adult novel, a children’s book, poetry
Letters
Readers write back
Nobel Laureate Osamu Shimomura (Hon.’10) Dead at 90
MED professor emeritus discovered protein aiding in cancer and other research
The "Gift of Lightness"
Natalie Jacobson McCracken, former Bostonia editor in chief, celebrated the good things
Faculty Obituaries
COM’s Keith Botsford and Lawrence Martin-Bittman, Questrom’s Donald A. Pease
Alumni Obituaries
A selection of published tributes
Also In This Issue
BU Boosts Effort to Recruit Low-Income Students
Joins American Talent Initiative, an alliance of universities with shared commitment
BU Donates $250K for Boston’s MLK Memorial
King, who earned his doctorate at BU, “learned from our professors, and preached in Marsh Chapel,” President Robert A. Brown says
Not Acting Her Age
At 91, alum Jo Farkas proves it’s never too late for a second career
A Fictional Superhero Inspired by a Real-Life Four-Year-Old
In Super Satya Saves the Day, BU alum’s daughter serves as muse
Connecting Students of Color
Launched and led by students, the Minority Connection Initiative seeks to foster community
Oscar-Winner Michael Douglas on Acting, Choosing Roles, and Netflix
Actor receives Bette Davis Lifetime Achievement Award at BU
Track & Field Star Sarah Cicchetti on Breaking a 31-Year-Old Record
Senior Terrier smashes BU’s long-held mark in the weight throw
The Voice of BU for Almost Half a Century
Marie Gannon has worked BU’s switchboard since the year Nixon resigned
Sigrid Nunez Wins Top Literature Honor
CAS lecturer’s novel The Friend receives National Book Award for best fiction
Jennifer Tseng Appointment a Boston Breakthrough
The first woman in city to lead surgical units at a medical school and teaching hospital
Frederick S. Pardee Pledges Another $25 Million to Pardee School of Global Studies
Alum’s gift could pave way for stand-alone building for school he endowed
BU Trustee Richard Cohen’s Challenge Bolsters Need-Based Undergrad Financial Aid
Gift will match dollar for dollar all new or increased donations, up to $1 million
Take a Virtual Tour of BU’s New Fenway Campus
Peek inside residence halls, a theater, a mansion, and more in hyperlapse video
Breast Cancer Beacon
ENG researchers’ new device could make lumpectomies faster, more precise
New Self-Lubricating Condom Would Revolutionize Safe Sex
Developed by Mark Grinstaff and CAS team, it may help reduce disease spread, unwanted pregnancies
Does Religion Make You More Frugal at the Grocery Store?
BU research: people who are religious or exposed to religious messages are tighter with their wallets
Women and Gender Bias in Post-#MeToo Hollywood
Los Angeles event with BU alums sparks discussion about women in media
Scriptation Aims to Make Hollywood Paperless
BU alums’ new annotation app promises to end “script change hell”