Alumni+ Big Shot Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox Video
On Campus+ Bricks of Life Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life Video
Alumni10 Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him. Video
Books+ Exploring Endurance Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
June 18, 2019Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial IntelligenceData and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a ShotGreg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
June 10, 2019A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersDid noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
June 10, 2019Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
June 6, 2019Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-DayFounder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
June 4, 2019Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & SciencesAfter nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
April 25, 2019 Afrofuturism in the Age of Black Panther African American Studies conference offers cross-section of movement: film, authors, comics, more
April 24, 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) Named One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People “Millions are taking cues from her,” writes Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
April 24, 2019 CFA Student Wins Poster Contest for Zach Braff Movie Sam West’s illustration earned a trip to Hollywood, chance to work with noted director
April 22, 2019 Marshall Sloane, BU Trustee Emeritus and Overseer, Dies at 92 Founder and chairman of Century Bank built a legacy as a tireless supporter of BU, other causes
April 19, 2019 Framingham Heart Study Will Examine Aging with New $38M Funding Seven-decades-and-running research project gets renewed funding for another six years
April 19, 2019 BU Late at Night, Captured in Photos From 10 pm to 2 am, the campus hums, with plenty of playing, eating, studying, and sweating
April 18, 2019 University Terrorism Expert Joins Research into Extremist Violence Jessica Stern helping NATO, Homeland Security ponder prevention programs
April 16, 2019 The Infatuation: Helping Boston Foodies Find the Best Places to Eat Smart, candid, tell-it-like-I-see-it local restaurant reviews paired with a fun Instagram experience
April 12, 2019 The First Black Hole Image Is Here Two BU astronomers, hundreds of collaborators, eight telescopes together get first glimpse of a supermassive black hole
April 12, 2019 Toward Diagnosing CTE in Living People BU CTE researcher: experimental brain scan reveals abnormal tau protein in former NFL players