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Upending the 2018 Midterm Elections
Women, minority, and LGBTQ candidates are ousting politicians thought to be unbeatable
Music in the Mountains
How a BU alum founded the Bendada Music Festival and helped revitalize a forgotten Portuguese village
Eat and Run
Sargent alum is director of performance nutrition for NFL’s Green Bay Packers
Winning the Genius Transit Challenge
Craig Avedisian has a plan to fix NYC’s failing MTA subway
Playing Olaf in Frozen, the Broadway Musical
Greg Hildreth is a versatile veteran of the stage and screen
BU Researchers: The American Frontier Continues to Shape Us
Residents of these western areas more Republican, antitax, antiregulation
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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
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 Fall 2018
Upending the 2018 Midterm Elections
Women, minority, and LGBTQ candidates are ousting politicians thought to be unbeatable
Music in the Mountains
How a BU alum founded the Bendada Music Festival and helped revitalize a forgotten Portuguese village
Eat and Run
Sargent alum is director of performance nutrition for NFL’s Green Bay Packers
Winning the Genius Transit Challenge
Craig Avedisian has a plan to fix NYC’s failing MTA subway
Playing Olaf in Frozen, the Broadway Musical
Greg Hildreth is a versatile veteran of the stage and screen
BU Researchers: The American Frontier Continues to Shape Us
Residents of these western areas more Republican, antitax, antiregulation
WBUR Names Alum a Host of On Point
Meghna Chakrabarti will share the duties for station’s live, national radio program
Mark Pettit Jr. Was LAW’s “Singing Professor”
Inspired thousands of students throughout his four decades at BU
Meet Questrom's New Dean
Susan Fournier is the first woman to lead the school and the first academic to be appointed dean in 40 years
These Old Windows
Questrom alum restores windows at BU’s Dahod Family Alumni Center
Campaign Enters Final Year
Strong momentum, leadership have historic effort poised for success
Alumni Weekend 2018: Building a Community
More than 3,000 alums celebrated old memories while connecting with new BU
Letting SpongeBob Sing
CFA’s Walter Trarbach earned Tony nod for sound work on hit Broadway musical
Thomas Fiedler to Leave COM Deanship Spring 2019
Wants his last year at the helm to be like Big Papi’s
BU to Build Data Sciences Center
Charles River Campus building would put math, statistics, computer science under one roof
A Campus Hangout Gets a Makeover
Major gift from Questrom alum Ed Fuller supports renovation and expansion of BU Pub
Faculty Obituaries
Pardee’s Arthur S. Hulnick, STH’s Merle R. Jordan, Pardee’s David Scott Palmer, CAS’ Anthony Wallace
A Tale of Two Scholarships
Support for undergraduate and graduate students
Book Reviews
New nonfiction by Rick Barton (Questrom’83), poetry by Ha Jin (GRS’94)
Letters
Bostonia readers write us about honorary degrees, the art of woodworking, and Jonathan Klarfeld
Alumni Obituaries
A selection of published tributes
Also In This Issue
U.S. News Lists BU among Most Innovative Universities
Climbs to 36th in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings
Marisa Moseley Named New Women’s Basketball Coach
Alum was assistant coach at UConn for nine years
Alum Lauren Morton Named New Women’s Lacrosse Coach
Star player and former Terriers assistant coach to lead team
Talking about Success in Hollywood
BU alum’s podcast interviews Terrier power players
Ebola Research Begins at NEIDL
After years of review, lab receives first BSL-4 pathogen
Stan Sclaroff Named Interim Dean of Arts & Sciences
Computer science scholar brings wealth of academic leadership to role
How Point-of-Care Testing Will Transform Healthcare
Catherine Klapperich’s first target: HPV
BU Alum Named 2019 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
Jamil Siddiqui inspires his students to love mathematics
Wheelock Family Theatre Begins Next Act—at BU
Acclaimed company remains focused on diversity, inclusion
BU Hosts The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children
Traveling exhibition on Reggio Emilia philosophy provides hands-on learning for preschool educators
Albie O’Connell Introduced as New Men’s Hockey Head Coach
Former Terrier and associate head coach calls new job “opportunity of a lifetime”
University Announces Massive Wind Power Purchase
15-year buy is a key part of BU’s Climate Action Plan