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
October 20, 2015 Keith Collins (ENG’91) Keith Collins was a Louisiana pediatrician and the father of six children. Read the Times-Picayune obituary…
October 9, 2015 Susan Sargent (GRS’77) Susan Sargent was a psychologist whose practice focused on children with developmental and emotional difficulties. She was also devoted to her family. Read the Boston Globe obituary...
July 6, 2015 Jane Aaron (CFA’69) Jane Aaron was a filmmaker and children's book illustrator, whose animated segments on Sesame Street brought letters and numbers to life. Read the New York Times obituary...
June 22, 2015 Richard Sher (COM’88) Richard Sher created and hosted the radio quiz show Says You! Read the Boston Globe obituary…
June 22, 2015 Albert Maysles (GRS’53) The acclaimed documentarian’s films included Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens, and 2014’s Iris. Read the New York Times obituary…
June 22, 2015 Ethan A. Lang (CGS’11, CAS’13) Ethan Lang, just 24 when he died unexpectedly on January 30, 2015, is remembered as a bright light. Read the Star Tribune obituary…
June 22, 2015 Robert “Sidewalk Sam” Guillemin (CFA’62,’67) Sidewalk Sam brought art to the masses, using chalk to create masterpieces on Boston sidewalks. Read the Boston Globe obituary…
June 22, 2015 Marcia Deihl (DGE’69, CAS’71) An activist and a singer/songwriter, Deihl died after being hit by a truck while riding her bike in Cambridge, Mass. Read the WBUR tribute…
June 22, 2015 Norman Dee (CGS’54, SED’56,’59,’70) Dee was a Lesley University professor emeritus and the husband for 57 years of Joan Dee, a BU School of Education associate dean for 41 years. Read the Concord Journal obituary…
June 22, 2015 Judith Arons (CAS’69) A social worker, psychotherapist, and teacher with an interest in women’s health, Arons helped create one of the country’s first rape crisis centers. Read the Boston Globe obituary…
June 18, 2019 Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019 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
June 10, 2019 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