
About Those New Year’s Resolutions
Full Article | February 11, 2013How to not quit when everyone else does

They Have Liftoff
Video | February 11, 2013BU’s Rocket Propulsion Group offers students real-world engineering experience

Why Thieves Want Your iPhone
Full Article | February 11, 2013And what you can do to make sure they don’t get it

Linking the Ivory Tower with the Street
Video | February 11, 2013CAS prof as scholar, activist, mentor
From February 2013
Tracing the Changing Face of Kenmore Square
Full Article | February 4, 2013With the Hotel Commonwealth sale, a look at BU’s famous neighbor
WTBU Snags College Radio Station of the Year Honors
Full Article | February 4, 2013Spring semester brings new faces and challenges
National Academy of Inventors Elects Four BU Profs
Full Article | February 4, 2013Inventions range from LEDs to cholera-killing probiotics
Early Spring Flowering Sets Record
Full Article | February 4, 2013CAS study: climate change speeding, but not preventing, blooms
From January 2013
Never Smoked. Lived Right. Died of Lung Cancer.
Full Article | January 28, 2013The puzzle of cancer in nonsmokers
Track and Field Icon John Thomas Dies at 71
Video | January 28, 2013Set world high-jump record as BU freshman
COM Students Produce Les Misérables Parody
Video | January 28, 2013Trailer features BU students struggling to find work
Working for the Underdog
Full Article | January 28, 2013SAR prof wants to change treatment for severely mentally ill
SPH Superfund Program Secures $11 Million from NIH
Full Article | January 28, 2013Award continues funding for critical hazardous waste research
Number of Applicants to BU Class of 2017 Sets Record
Full Article | January 22, 2013University sees 20 percent increase over last year
The Long Road Back
Video | January 22, 2013A year after a near-deadly fire, COM student returns to BU
CAS Prof Wins Novartis Award
Full Article | January 22, 2013Chemist’s research sheds (visible) light on organic compounds
Can a Film Change the World?
Video | January 22, 2013COM alum filmmakers on documentaries that make a difference
BU Receives 25 CASE Awards
Full Article | January 22, 2013Cited for marketing, communications efforts
LAW Student Unveils Life in Iran
Full Article | January 14, 2013New book portrays struggles of people “a lot like us”
Want to Be a Successful Artist?
Full Article | January 14, 2013Using social media to brand yourself
Examining America’s Family Courts
Full Article | January 14, 2013COM prof’s documentary highlights national scandal
NEIDL a Step Closer to Wider Operation
Full Article | January 14, 2013NIH says research can be conducted safely
When I Grow Up
Full Article | January 14, 2013Making a case for career counseling for elementary schoolers
From Myles Standish to Midtown Manhattan
Video | January 7, 2013How Ben Pollinger became one of the Big Apple’s top chefs
BU Sells Hotel Commonwealth to Sage Hospitality
Full Article | January 7, 2013Luxury hostelry revitalized Kenmore Square
BU Archaeologists Discover Oldest Maya Calendars
Video | January 7, 2013Skeletal remains found at site add to mystery
Vitamin Supplements: To Take or Not to Take
Full Article | January 7, 2013An expert offers some advice
From December 2012
A Joyful Noise: Inner Strength Gospel Choir
Video | December 20, 2012Award-winning group poised to celebrate 40th anniversary
Two Philosophy Profs Receive Major Honor
Full Article | December 20, 2012Papers make Philosopher’s Annual top-10 list
BU, Kenyan Universities to Develop Global Student Newsroom
Full Article | December 20, 2012Gates Foundation funds project for health reporting
Boston’s Street-Level Gas Leaks: 3,300-Plus
Video | December 17, 2012CAS prof and team spur repairs at potentially explosive sites
BU’s Shooting Star
Full Article | December 17, 2012Women’s b-ball guard Alford a consummate team player
Student Cyclist Killed on Comm Ave
Video | December 17, 2012COM grad student was talented photojournalist
Shopping Smart for the Holidays
Full Article | December 17, 2012Why you should buy the same gift for everyone, seriously
Nobel Laureate Wiesel on His New Novel, Memoir
Full Article | December 17, 2012Readers, says the BU professor, “have become my witnesses”
BU-Led Research Maps the Route to Dementia
Full Article | December 10, 2012Largest-ever study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Safe Driving on Mars
Full Article | December 10, 2012Alum steers rover on its search for signs of life
Asperger’s Are Us
Full Article | December 10, 2012Alum’s comedy troupe brings unique perspective to the stage
New Face at COM Focuses on New Media
Full Article | December 10, 2012James Katz heads new division, first doctoral program
Solving the Childhood Obesity Puzzle, One Piece at a Time
Full Article | December 10, 2012Fighting Fat: SSW profs focus on roles of maternal employment, abuse
SPH’s One-of-a-Kind Grocery Truck
Full Article | December 3, 2012Innovative truck delivers to underserved neighborhoods
When the Mighty Fall, They Call Judy
Full Article | December 3, 2012COM alum is crisis advisor in Petraeus scandal
University Bids Farewell to John Silber
Full Article | December 3, 2012Memorial service remembers transformational BU president
From November 2012
From Myles Standish to Midtown Manhattan
Video | November 29, 2012How Ben Pollinger became one of the Big Apple’s top chefs
LAW Professors Ranked Third Best in Country
Full Article | November 29, 2012The Princeton Review praises BU’s “array of courses”
Crazy? The Man Bought a Bookstore
Full Article | November 19, 2012MET alum new owner of New England Mobile Book Fair
Brown Joins in Call to Save Research Funding
Full Article |November 19, 2012Cosigns letter to congressional leaders ahead of “fiscal cliff”
Reaching Vets Falling through the Cracks
Full Article | November 19, 2012BU collaborates on web-based program to treat PTSD
To Julia: “We Miss You. Merci.”
Full Article | November 19, 2012Top chefs help MET celebrate Child centenary
BU Joins Association of American Universities
Full Article | November 12, 2012Invitation recognizes research excellence
Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
Full Article | November 12, 2012Alum catastrophe expert: “We’re ignoring the elephant in the room”
Cricket Gets Some Respect (Again)
Video | November 12, 2012A popular sport abroad climbs out of baseball’s shadow here
University Grads Rated Among World’s Most Employable
Full Article | November 12, 2012International survey puts BU in top 10 U.S. schools, 17th worldwide
A Lecture Heard ’Round the World?
Full Article | November 12, 2012New council to probe how technology might revolutionize BU’s education
Saving the Ocean, One Fish Dish at a Time
Full Article | November 5, 2012What we need to do to have sustainable fisheries
Why We Run
Full Article | November 5, 2012Some compete in the Ironman because it’s a challenge.
Woodrow Freese does it because it’s now a gift.
From October 2012
SPH Student Wins $100,000 to Educate Honduran Youth
Full Article | October 29, 2012Do Something! Award to nonprofit Educate2Envision
Pavement Populist
Video | October 29, 2012For 40 years, CFA alum Sidewalk Sam has brought art to the people
Golden Goose Award Goes to MED Professor Emeritus
Full Article | October 29, 2012Nobel Prize winner honored for jellyfish research
BU’s First Green Roof
Video | October 29, 2012Great view, good eco-karma at Center for Student Services
ENG’s Collins Elected to Institute of Medicine
Full Article | October 25, 2012Among 70 distinguished researchers chosen this year
SPH Student Wins $100,000 to Educate Honduran Youth
Full Article | October 25, 2012Do Something! Award to nonprofit Educate2Envision
Students Pledge One Million Hours of Service
Full Article | October 25, 2012Contributing to the Campaign for BU
One Class, One Day: Welcome to America?
Full Article | October 22, 2012Examining the history of anti-immigrant sentiment
Behind the Curtain of BU’s Fundraising Campaign
Full Article | October 22, 2012The science and art of seeking alumni support
Physician-Assisted Suicide on the Massachusetts Ballot
Full Article | October 22, 2012Marcia Angell (MED’67) delivers BU’s Pike Lecture
Confronting the Past, One Marathon at a Time
Full Article | October 22, 2012BU staffer Daniloff’s memoir of ruin, running, and redemption
Thousands Return for Alumni Weekend
Full Article | October 10, 2012CGS’ 60th anniversary, former School of Nursing draw alums
YouSpeak: Gangnam Style!
Full Article | October 10, 2012Have you been caught up in the K-pop craze?
Sumner Redstone Gives $18 Million to School of Law
Full Article | October 10, 2012Addition to law building will bear media giant’s name
President Emeritus John R. Silber Dead at 86
Full Article | October 10, 2012Led University for 25 years
From September 2012
BU to Establish Autism Center of Excellence
Full Article | September 10, 2012$10 million NIH grant drives collaborative effort
BU Enters New Era with a Bang
Full Article | September 4, 2012Unprecedented event to launch transformative University campaign
BU Archaeologists Discover Oldest Maya Calendars
Video | September 4, 2012Skeletal remains found at site add to mystery
Facing Death, COM Professor Kept On Living
Full Article | September 4, 2012Peter Morrissey’s final lesson
Falling in Love with Science, Again
Full Article | September 4, 2012BU’s RET program trains middle and high school teachers
From August 2012
New Book Details DASH Diet
Full Article | August 13, 2012Blood pressure plan effective in weight loss, too
A Prehistoric Pottery Barn
Full Article | August 13, 2012BU lab confirms pottery find in China as world’s oldest
One Class, One Day: Boston’s People
Full Article | August 13, 2012Sociology course aims to burst the BU bubble
Evolving Ideas of Sin
Full Article | August 13, 2012Paula Fredriksen’s new book traces views from Jesus to today
The Mosquito Hunter
Video | August 6, 2012BU researcher says they’re efficient, enigmatic, and yes, sometimes deadly
One Class, One Day: Death and Immortality
Full Article | August 6, 2012Class probes different takes on what comes hereafter
When Presidents Make Rules Heading Out the Door
Full Article | August 6, 2012LAW prof proposes guidelines for “midnight rulemaking”
New Pedestrian Mall Slated for Charles River Campus
Interactive | August 6, 2012Street closures begin today
Eye on the Distant Sky
Full Article | August 6, 2012Discovery Channel Telescope transmits “first light”
From July 2012
Colorado Shooting Suspect’s Legal Arsenal: Where Is the Outrage?
Full Article | July 30, 2012BU prof explains politicians’ aversion to gun control debate
How Does a Bank Lose $5.8 Billion?
Full Article | July 30, 2012SMG’s Mark Williams dissects the JPMorgan Chase crisis
Will Qsymia Make You Thin?
Full Article | July 30, 2012MED’s Apovian weighs in on just-approved weight-loss drug
A New Counterfeit Problem: Anti-Malaria Drugs
Full Article | July 30, 2012BU’s Zaman awarded grant for device designed to address problem
BU’s First Men’s Varsity Lacrosse Coach Named
Full Article | July 23, 2012Ryan Polley arrives from Yale
Combating Boston’s Youth Obesity Problem
Full Article | July 23, 2012BU announces three initiatives
The Impact of Fertility Treatments on Women, Children
Full Article | July 23, 2012SPH partnership to examine long-term health outcomes
CFA Student Debuts on Broadway in Porgy and Bess
Full Article | July 23, 2012Sarita Lilly rides emotional roller coaster to Catfish Row
BU Shares Credit for Big Discovery of Small Particle
Video | July 23, 2012Physics professors, interns join Higgs hoopla at CERN
Putting the Powerful on Their Toes
Full Article | July 16, 2012COM-based center journalists shine a light on muck
In Arguing We Trust
Full Article | July 16, 2012CAS prof’s new book about debating America’s civic Bible
BU Athletes Ask America East to Rethink Ban
Full Article | July 16, 2012Petition seeks OK to play in championship tournaments
One Class, One Day: Monsters Arrive on Cummington Street
Full Article | July 16, 2012How horror films reveal what we’re really afraid of
Red Sox and Baseball: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
Full Article | July 9, 2012CGS Summer Institute to focus on America’s pastime
Students in COM Class Win AP Award
Full Article | July 9, 2012Radio documentary series explores now-illegal sentencing
Why We’re Afraid of Mormons
Full Article | July 9, 2012BU-trained scholar says uninformed prejudice abounds
Assessing Egypt’s New Regime
Full Article | July 9, 2012BU’s El-Baz sees Morsi’s victory as a boon for democracy
ENG’s Xue Han Named Pew Scholar
Full Article | July 2, 2012Brain researcher builds tools with pulses of light
SPH Ethicist: Organ Donor Proposal “Bizarre”
Full Article | July 2, 2012Annas deplores “good as dead” criterion
A New Sports League for BU
Full Article | July 2, 2012Patriot League reflects University’s academic and athletic strengths
From June 2012
Student Pleads Guilty to Careless Driving in New Zealand Crash
Full Article | June 18, 2012Margaret Theriault, seriously injured, returns to United States
LinkedIn Hacking: What You Need to Know
Full Article | June 18, 2012BU expert suggests changing passwords elsewhere too
Ferreting Out Faux Bordeaux
Full Article | June 18, 2012SHA alum earns national reputation as wine sleuth
Gridlock and Global Warming in BU’s Sights
Full Article | June 18, 2012City, University, IBM team up on research project
Study Links Explosions to Brain Disease in Military Vets
Full Article | June 11, 2012BU-led researchers find similarities to concussed athletes
Jim Collins Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Full Article | June 11, 2012Honor followed by grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CGHD’s Simon Presents Malaria Report to Congress
Full Article | June 11, 2012Research team finds PMI program “very successful”
Rape Charges Against Former Hockey Player Dismissed
Full Article | June 11, 2012Max Nicastro’s BU status unaffected by decision
Trustee Chair Robert Knox Endows Professorship
Full Article | June 4, 2012SPH’s Jonathon Simon is inaugural Knox Professor
What if an Interviewer Asks for Your Facebook Page?
Full Article | June 4, 2012SMG’s Kabrina Chang studies what is and isn’t legal in hiring
Tenure Awarded to 24 Professors
Full Article | June 4, 2012Provost Morrison: “An especially proud moment for the BU community.”
School of Social Work among Nation’s 20 Best
Full Article | June 4, 2012SSW advances six spots in U.S. News ranking
LGBT Seniors, Invisible No More
Full Article | June 4, 2012Discrimination and legal inequalities take toll on health and health care
From May 2012
SMG Receives $10 Million Gift
Video | May 28, 2012Allen & Kelli Questrom Foundation endows two professorships
Field of Dreams Gets Real, Almost
Video | May 28, 2012Class Gift donor throws out first pitch at Fenway
Honeybees Crash Commencement
Full Article | May 28, 2012Worker bees follow queen to excellent seats
Elliot Norton Award to Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Director
Full Article | May 28, 2012Kate Snodgrass: a tribute to sustained excellence in theater
Mugar on a Microchip?
Full Article | May 28, 2012As libraries go digital, are books becoming obsolete?
Google’s Schmidt to Graduates: “Be the Adorer of Life”
Video | May 21, 2012Urges Class of 2012 to say “yes”
Posse Scholars Take Next Step: Graduation
Video | May 21, 2012BU’s first group of scholars reflects on four years here
Star Trek’s Mr. Spock Speaks at CFA Convocation
Full Article | May 21, 2012Leonard Nimoy also received an honorary degree
Three CFA Grads Win $10K
Full Article | May 21, 2012Kahn Awards go to opera singer, actor, and sculptor
Baccalaureate Speaker’s Plea: Vote, Speak Out, Organize
Video | May 21, 2012Your civic obligation has begun, Sandra Lynch tells BU grads
Weekend of New Zealand Beauty Ends in Tragedy
Full Article | May 14, 2012Three students die in road accident
A Special Place
Full Article | May 14, 2012A mother memorializes her daughter with a new student meeting room
Roman Totenberg Dies at 101
Full Article | May 14, 2012Violinist, beloved CFA professor, classical music legend
Points of Departure: Coming Back from Cancer
Video | May 14, 2012Diver Bailey O’Brien (SAR’12) was diagnosed with end-stage melanoma. She now has a clean bill of health
Google Chairman to Deliver Commencement Address
Full Article | May 14, 2012Schmidt took company from start-up to the stars
BU Taps Experienced Advocate for New Washington Office
Full Article | May 14, 2012Remade liaison efforts with national leaders completed
Dear Abbeys Turn 20
Video | May 7, 2012BU’s all-male a cappella group has a loyal fan base, on campus and beyond
Trying to Stop a Tsunami
Full Article | May 7, 2012BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center: working to diagnose, treat, cure
New Crisis Center Planned for Fall
Full Article | May 7, 2012Focus on sexual assault prevention, survivor support
From April 2012
A Special Place
Full Article | April 30, 2012A mother memorializes her daughter with a new student meeting room
The Making of a Cyber-Libertarian
Full Article | April 30, 2012Alum defends Bradley Manning, sues the government
Inquiring Minds: Exercise and Mental Recall
Full Article | April 30, 2012Research says fit body makes for fitter memory
The Truth about Teeth Whiteners
Full Article | April 30, 2012SDM prof weighs in on over-the-counter remedies
Remembering the Wigwam (Part Two)
Video | April 30, 2012BU’s Nickerson Field: former home of the Boston Braves
Journalist Pete Hamill Reflects on His Life, Craft, and the Digital Age
Full Article | April 23, 2012Writer’s papers housed at Gotlieb
BU Takes On Cancer: One Researcher’s Personal Crusade
Full Article | April 23, 2012SPH prof researches drugs to halt metastasis in breast cancer
GSU Food Court Named Greenest in Country
Full Article | April 23, 2012Points earned on energy, waste reduction, recycling
Inquiring Minds: Tracking Bats
Video | April 23, 2012Interdisciplinary research could help design unmanned military planes
Remembering the Wigwam (Part One)
Video | April 23, 2012BU’s Nickerson Field: former home of the Boston Braves
Sargent Graduate Programs Rated in Top 25
Full Article | April 16, 2012School moves up in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Student’s Research Leads to Wikipedia Entry
Full Article | April 16, 2012CAS sophomore sheds cyberlight on Cold War document
Fourteen Are Charged With Hazing
Full Article | April 16, 2012Victims were found with welts on their backs
$25 Million Gift Largest in BU History
Video | April 9, 2012Alum and trustee Kilachand’s pledge renames Honors College
SMG among Top U.S. Undergrad Business Programs
Full Article | April 9, 2012Businessweek ranks school number 18
Huntington Theatre Company Turns 30
Video | April 9, 2012Managing director reflects on first three decades
Ibrahim Miari, a Man in Between
Full Article | April 2, 2012CFA alum’s show probes his Jewish-Arab identity
A Defense Plan for the 21st Century
Full Article | April 2, 2012CAS prof endorses Obama’s scrapping of two-war strategy
YouSpeak: Is the Rutgers Case a Hate Crime?
Video | April 2, 2012Court decision could broaden definition
From March 2012
Physical Therapy of the Four-Legged Variety
Video | March 26, 2012Alum brings her PT skills to dogs
Full Professorships Go to 12 Faculty Members
Full Article | March 26, 2012Teacher-researchers span schools and disciplines
State High Court Upholds WBUR Courtroom Coverage
Full Article | March 26, 2012Decision hailed as First Amendment victory
To Bus or Not: Boston’s School-Choice Program
Full Article | March 26, 2012SED dean leads committee reviewing issue
Pushing the Boundaries of Artificial Intelligence
Full Article | March 26, 2012CAS lab develops robots modeled on the human brain
Syria: What Should the World Do?
Full Article | March 19, 2012BU international law expert: action unlikely
Recalling Japan's Tsunami, One Year Later
Full Article | March 19, 2012CAS prof’s memoir aids relief effort
The Dark Side of Drug Trials
Full Article | March 19, 2012Physician, bioethicist says many studies exploit impoverished, vulnerable people
Dean of Boston Jazz Radio
Full Article | March 12, 2012Eric Jackson (CAS’72): a WGBH fixture for more than 30 years
Fencing with Freud
Full Article | March 12, 2012Alum plays C. S. Lewis in smash Off-Broadway production
Growing Pains for BU’s Hindus
Full Article | March 12, 2012Increasing recognition, but where to gather?
Rising Stars Receive Sloan Fellowships
Full Article | March 12, 2012Three CAS faculty among this year’s recipients
President Names Task Force on Ice Hockey
Full Article | March 12, 2012Report on team culture due this summer
From February 2012
New Sports Field Coming to West Campus
Full Article | February 27, 2012$3 million from New Balance helps BU double field capacity, add men’s lacrosse
BU Launches Virtual Concert Hall
Full Article | February 27, 2012Symphony Hall performances now available online
To the Outer Limits, and Back
Video | February 27, 2012Outing Club takes students to icy New Hampshire summit
Entrapped Takes Redstone Top Prize
Full Article | February 27, 201232nd annual film festival plays to packed house
Brown Will Convene Hockey Task Force
Full Article | February 27, 2012Committee to examine team culture and climate
Teaching Doctors How to Close Life’s Last Door
Video | February 13, 2012MED’s end-of-life curriculum: science, humanity—and house calls
What the Dickens?
Full Article | February 13, 2012CGS Dickens expert on being a rock star for 200 years
Little Rock at Center of Big Controversy
Full Article | February 13, 2012CAS geologist shakes up field of geology
Sh*t Nobody Says at BU
Video | February 13, 2012Things you think, but wouldn’t be caught dead saying
Reefer Madness
Full Article | February 13, 2012SMG prof: workers can be fired for using legal medical marijuana
Sometimes, Nice Guys Finish First
Video | February 6, 2012Brian Durocher’s no-drama style builds women’s hockey team
Developing a New Weapon Against HIV
Full Article | February 6, 2012MED prof: plant-grown antibodies could hold key
New Bus Service Caters to College Club-Goers
Full Article | February 6, 2012BU alums’ Boston Nightlife Express takes off
NEIDL Goes Public
Full Article | February 6, 2012BU biosafety labs offer tours to press, politicians
All-Nighters Hazardous to Health, Grades, Happiness
Video | February 6, 2012For restive students, BU sleep docs offer Rx for Zs
From January 2012
Winterfest Brings Alums Back to Campus
Slideshow | January 30, 2012Hockey thrills, but broomball rocks
ENG Student Makes Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Full Article | January 30, 2012Kyle Allison pronounced one of nation’s most promising young scientists
Throwing Punches
Video | January 30, 2012BU boxing instructor John O’Brien practices what he teaches
Alums Named to Women in Entertainment Power 100 List
Full Article | January 23, 2012A CFA and two COM grads chosen by the Hollywood Reporter
Young Alum Remembered for Compassion, Friendship
Full Article | January 23, 2012Friends, staff mourn Kyle Trotman’s death at 22
Record Number of Applicants to Class of 2016
Full Article | January 23, 2012Both quantity and quality of potential students surging
BU Bridge Project Nearly Finished
Full Article | January 23, 2012Two new lane configurations being tested
Study Targets Group Sex Among Teens
Full Article | January 23, 2012SPH study: exposure to pornography a factor
An Appreciation: The Last Chapter of a Bibliophile’s Life
Full Article | January 17, 2012Famed Parisian bookseller and BU alum George Whitman dies
The World Watches North Korea
Full Article | January 17, 2012CAS prof says power transfer ominous for U.S., China
Face of FitRec to Retire
Full Article | January 17, 2012PERD’s Dexter to leave after nearly four decades
A Debut Novel Nearly Two Decades in the Making
Full Article | January 17, 2012Night Swim author to read tonight
From December 2011
Michael Chiklis on How It’s Done, Seriously
Full Article | December 19, 2011Shield star brings “hard-won wisdom” from Hollywood to CFA
As Protests Against Putin Mount, Where Is Russia Headed?
Full Article | December 19, 2011CAS prof on the future of U.S.-Russian relations
BU Men’s Hockey Star Arrested
Full Article | December 19, 2011Corey Trivino is charged with indecent assault
Where Deans Go for Guidance
Full Article | December 19, 2011Advisory boards provide reality check, direction, funding
Healthful Cooking Made Easy
Full Article | December 12, 2011Alum designs an app for that, with students’ help
Yoga Gets into Med School
Full Article | December 12, 2011Students learn to relax patients, and themselves
A Eureka Moment
Full Article | December 12, 2011True Holocaust tale in CAS prof’s book links student, teacher
Excellent Swimmer, Great Personality
Full Article | December 5, 2011BU researcher: fish show distinct, consistent behavior
CAS Alum Bags a Marshall Scholarship
Full Article | December 5, 2011First BU recipient of British grant in three years
From November 2011
Sarah Silverman, Rabbi Sister Riff on “Jewy-ness”
Video | November 21, 2011Comedian, alum sister strike lively note
This Green House
Video | November 21, 2011PBS’s Kevin O’Connor tours BU’s first LEED-certified residence
ENG Student Wins Collegiate Inventors Competition
Full Article | November 21, 2011Treatment for persistent infections takes first prize and $15K
Learning to Kneel
Video | November 21, 2011CAS prof researches Yeats through traditional Japanese dance
How-To Handbook for Handling Hoarders
Full Article | November 21, 2011BU researcher is go-to source for those finding hoarders
Making America Accessible
Video | November 14, 2011From his wheelchair, Kevin McGuire (CAS’83) leads the charge
PEN Honors Robert Pinsky for Lifetime Achievement
Video | November 14, 2011A career writing serious poetry, and getting it on The Colbert Report
Meet One of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10”
Full Article | November 14, 2011ENG’s Hatice Altug also receives White House honor
A Great Actress Comes Home
Slideshow | November 14, 2011CFA alum stars in many Huntington productions
New Footbaths a Nod to BU’s Growing Muslim Population
Full Article | November 7, 2011CELOP’s facilities available to everyone
Charge of the Light Brigade
Full Article | November 7, 2011BU physicists rebut claim that neutrinos move faster than light
Fancy Fridays Take Off at Shelton
Full Article | November 7, 2011A growing community, where cufflinks are welcome
From October 2011
Winter Storm Warning Can’t Keep Alums Away
Slideshow | October 31, 2011Alumni Weekend draws thousands
Overdiagnosis: Bad for You, Good for Business
Full Article | October 31, 2011SPH Bicknell lecturer says too much treatment makes people sick
How to Use Social Media to Find a Job
Full Article | October 31, 2011Alum’s book offers tricks and strategies
Losing Language, Finding Community
Video | October 31, 2011Intensive Sargent program hastens stroke patients' rehabilitation
BU Astronomers Take a Giant Step Forward
Full Article | October 24, 2011University invests $10 million in state-of-the-art telescope
Watching Climate Change from the Ground and the Heavens
Video | October 24, 2011CAS profs get an assist from Thoreau
Seinfeld-Inspired Student Sitcom Debuts on BUTV
Video | October 24, 2011Welcome Back, Brotter was born in Warren Towers
$9 Million Grant Fuels Sickle Cell Study
Full Article | October 17, 2011BU team uses iPS stem cells to probe treatments, cures
Digging Away at a Mystery
Full Article | October 17, 2011Archaeologist’s major Egyptian find was topic of 2011 University Lecture
Celebrating the Science of Stuff
Full Article | October 17, 2011Bell Labs materials engineer David Bishop joins ENG
Our Bodies, Ourselves Celebrates 40 Years
Full Article | October 11, 2011Global symposium at BU honored women's health pioneers
Building and Brotherhood in the Maine Woods
Video | October 11, 2011COM's Ureneck celebrates redemption found in family, nature
Who Wants To Be a Doctor? And Why.
Full Article | October 11, 2011New MED students reflect shifting medical landscape
MED Students Without Borders
Video | October 11, 2011Ecuador program gives first years a perspective on global health
From September 2011
$25 Million Gift Largest in BU History
Video | September 26, 2011Alum and trustee Kilachand’s pledge renames Honors College
Generosity from Afar
Full Article | September 26, 2011Record-breaking Kilachand gift highlights international donors
Kilachand Honors College Will Follow Its Dream
Full Article | September 26, 2011Donation advances University’s newest college
Alum’s $3M Gift Highlights Value of Extracurricular Life
Full Article | September 26, 2011Arthur Marciano endows new East Campus dining facilities
“Violence” at the Heart of This Year’s CFA Program
Full Article | September 26, 2011Dean Juarez set to launch wide-ranging initiatives
Liberal Arts vs. Career Majors: What’s an Education For?
Full Article | September 19, 2011Snaring a job, says Bill Gates, but BU profs say he’s wrong
Test-Driving Hubway
Full Article | September 19, 2011Bostonia takes Boston’s new bike-share program for a spin
YouSpeak: First Impressions
Video | September 19, 2011New Terriers on week one in a strange new world
University Sees Record Giving
Full Article | September 12, 2011Two superlative years for finances, admissions
The World, Post 9/11
Full Article | September 12, 2011BU faculty and staff on what’s changed in decade since
On the Loss of a Twin Brother
Full Article | September 12, 2011Hockey coach Mike Bavis recalls Mark, killed September 11
YouSpeak: What Are Your Memories?
Video | September 12, 2011Students reflect on what the 2001 tragedy means to them
BU Today Gets a Makeover
Full Article | September 7, 2011Redesigned news site highlights reader comments
Custom(er)-Made Ads Have Street Cred
Full Article | September 7, 2011SMG’s Brunel explains why CGAs rock
Presidential Panel Slams 1940s Guatemalan STD Study
Full Article | September 7, 2011Alum’s research leads to international condemnation of experiments
Cardiovascular Pioneer William B. Kannel Dies
Full Article | September 7, 2011MED prof’s research led to new understanding of cardiovascular health
Valet Parking, the App
Full Article | September 7, 2011New technology finds closest parking spots, best price
From August 2011
Kicking AIDS Out of Africa
Full Article | August 29, 2011Alum sees soccer as a way to teach HIV prevention
Tracking a Killer
Full Article | August 29, 2011ENG prof tries to determine what makes cancer cells migrate, invade
Surprising Spaces: Café Culture in Japan
Full Article | August 29, 2011Prof’s research challenges some common stereotypes
Ministering in a Mexican Prison
Full Article | August 29, 2011After a rewarding career in child welfare services, retiree Spencer Thompson (STH’69) finds a second calling
A Voice for the Disenfranchised
Full Article | August 22, 2011SAR alum Andrea Capachietti speaks up for women, children in crisis
First Responder
Full Article | August 15, 2011Christine Hunter (CAS’80, MED’80) has transformed medical care for military personnel
In Hospitals, Students to the Rescue
Full Article | August 15, 2011Volunteers fill void when more than medical care is needed
St. Mary’s Street LEEDs the Pack
Slideshow | August 8, 2011BU’s first green residence nears completion
Addiction Expert Designated White House Champion of Change
Full Article | August 8, 2011MED’s Daniel Alford has a question for you: How often do you drink?
A Faster, Cheaper Test For Lung Cancer
Full Article | August 8, 2011Noninvasive test earns Avrum Spira Innovator of the Year award
Radio Show Brings Philosophy to the Masses
Full Article | August 8, 2011CAS alum pumps up the Vol (taire, H) ume
SPH Study Finds Toxic Dust in Boston Offices
Full Article | August 1, 2011Residue from flame retardants in workers’ bodies also
Breast Cancer Survivor Searches for Disease’s Origin
Slideshow | August 1, 2011Alumna’s work supports research into environmental causes
The Porous Frontier
Full Article | August 1, 2011CAS prof: Voyager indicates radiation could penetrate our solar system
One Class, One Day: Studying What You Eat
Slideshow | August 1, 2011CAS course examines how food defines culture
From July 2011
BU Wins Sixth Straight America East Commissioner’s Cup
Full Article | July 11, 2011Terriers also take sportsmanship, service awards
Cutting-Edge Technology for an Ancient Religion
Video | July 11, 2011GRS student develops app to connect Yoruba faithful and their gods
Staggering Price Tag for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars
Full Article | July 11, 2011CAS prof estimates U.S. cost at $4 trillion
Learning to Love—or Tolerate—Your Neighbor
Slideshow | July 11, 2011Summer program focuses on differences to promote unity
Lynch Named Division I Athletic Director of the Year
Full Article | July 5, 2011National award caps strong year for Athletics
One Class, One Day: Reading the Language of the Pharaohs
Full Article | July 5, 2011STH prof teaches hieroglyphs
Summer Construction Season in Full Swing
Full Article | July 5, 2011Projects include renovated dorms, more lab space
New B-Ball Coach Comes from BC
Full Article | June 28, 2011Joe Jones helped lead Eagles to victorious season
Probing the Bangladeshi Diaspora
Full Article | July 5, 2011Kibria book finds immigrants face ignorance, misperceptions
From June 2011
Whitey Bulger’s Capture End of Story?
Full Article | June 28, 2011Next chapter may unfold in court, says COM’s Lehr
Boston Red Sox, Behind the Lens
Video | June 28, 2011Michael Ivins (COM’01) captures moments on and off the field
BU’s Research Paper Productivity Gets High Marks
Full Article | June 13, 2011University in fifth place in national cost per paper analysis
Big Meaning in the Smallest Movements
Video | June 13, 2011Student software opens worlds for motion-impaired
SHA Alum Killed on Charity Bike Ride
Full Article | June 13, 2011Christina Genco, passionate biker and volunteer
U.S. News & World Report: DASH Diet Number One
Video | June 13, 2011BU-created plan tops magazine’s list
Hall Named VP for Alumni Relations
Full Article | June 4, 2011Seeks to double alum philanthropic support by 2017
BU Aids Tornado-Ravaged Joplin, Mo.
Full Article | June 4, 2011Donations of mattresses, MicroFridges for homeless
From May 2011
Pulitzer Winner Urges COM Grads to “Bear Witness”
Video | May 31, 2011Photographer Tyler Hicks (COM’92): focus on experience, not paycheck
Alumni College to Debut in June
Full Article | May 23, 2011Weekend-long learning event focuses on sustainability
BU Joins Binge Drinking Study
Full Article | May 31, 2011Among 14 colleges sharing strategies for reducing problem
Graduation a Lifelong Process, Couric Tells Class of 2011
Video | May 23, 2011Veteran TV broadcaster cites taking, and leaving, CBS News job
Nobel Prize Winner Hails the Power of Knowledge
Video | May 23, 2011Packed crowd at Marsh Chapel listens to Baccalaureate address
Alumni College to Debut in June
Full Article | May 23, 2011Weekend-long learning event focuses on sustainability
What’s in a Commencement Ceremony?
Video | May 23, 20116,000 feet of duct tape, 10,000 hats, 11,496 pastries add up to Graduation 2011
Points of Departure
Video | May 18, 2011Graduating seniors talk about what the journey has given them
Stress Rx: Med Campus Band Rocks
Full Article | May 16, 2011Combines talents of doctors, nurses, and medical students
African Language Scholar Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Full Article | May 16, 2011CAS prof sheds light on centuries-old written language
Points of Departure: There’s Nothing Like It
Full Article | May 16, 2011John Holland (CGS’09, COM’11) talks about the thrill of playing basketball
Katie Couric To Speak at Commencement
Full Article | May 9, 2011Honorary degree recipients announced at Senior Breakfast
Students React to bin Laden’s Death
Video | May 9, 2011Does demise of al-Qaeda leader make our lives better or worse?
One Class, One Day: Lessons from The Wire
Full Article | May 9, 2011Students mine series for insights into cities’ social construction
School of Law to Get Major Face-lift
Full Article | May 9, 2011Two trustees kick off $20 million fundraiser
Dancing with the (Classroom) Stars
Full Article | May 9, 2011Ballroom contest: students tango with teachers
David Ferry Wins One of Poetry’s Top Prizes
Video | May 2, 2011Work of CAS poet and translator cited as seismic
BU Student Dies While Studying Abroad
Full Article | May 2, 2011Mamie Hyatt had "brilliant career ahead of her"
Classicist Jeffrey Henderson Elected to AAAS
Full Article | May 2, 2011Popular CAS teacher wins academic honor
"Immensely Readable" World War II Survival Tale
Full Article | May 2, 2011COM prof rediscovers Shangri-La in tribal New Guinea
From April 2011
Icons Among Us: The John R. Silber Symphonic Organ
Full Article | April 25, 2011BU’s mammoth musical jewel in the GSU features early 1900s computer
Pulling Back the Curtain on Roméo et Juliette
Video | April 25, 2011BU Opera Institute production opens tonight
One Class, One Day: Playing Games
Full Article | April 25, 2011CAS lecturer uses video games to develop effective prose
BP Oil Spill One Year Later
Full Article | April 25, 2011BU prof on oil, nature, and how money always wins
Changing Lanes: Filmmaker to Beer Brewer
Video | April 19, 2011BU alum Garrett Oliver is a leader in the beer world
Singing the Praises of Ann Howard Jones
Video | April 19, 2011National award, rousing Elijah at Symphony Hall
Baseball Greats Reranked
Full Article | April 19, 2011BU study factors in equipment changes, steroids, medical procedures
Eyewitness to Disaster
Full Article | April 4, 2011CAS astronomer recounts surviving Japanese earthquake
One Class, One Day: Colbert 101
Full Article | April 4, 2011Pondering what makes The Colbert Report so damn funny
Construction of Center For Student Services Begins
Video | April 4, 2011University seeks to limit noise and distraction
Alternative Spring Break: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Full Article | March 28, 2011Helping those with HIV and AIDS
Isabel Wilkerson Wins National Book Critics Circle Award
Full Article | March 28, 2011COM prof’s Warmth of Other Suns wows readers and critics
Crisis Halts Study Abroad Programs in Japan
Full Article | March 28, 2011Affected students can opt for spring semester at Dartmouth
YouSpeak: Hooking Up Versus Dating
Video | March 28, 2011Students on the rewards of romance or just “doing it”
From March 2011
Princeton Review: LAW Professors Are Number One
Video | March 14, 2011School in top 10 in other quality measures
Celebrating Black History Month Through Fashion
Slideshow | March 14, 2011Umoja’s 23rd Annual Impact Fashion Show
BU Alum Assails Feminism as “Dead-End Road”
Full Article | March 14, 2011New book urges women to “make lemonade out of lemons”
Tackling Tooth Decay South of the Border
Video | March 14, 2011BU students, profs offer free dental care in Mexico
Lila Hunnewell Named BU’s New Chief Investment Officer
Full Article | March 14, 2011Has advised universities, others worth billions
From February 2011
Marsh Chapel Choir: A Religion in Itself
Full Article | February 28, 2011Long hours, no pay—and for some, what church is all about
Hello, Follies!
Video | February 28, 2011LAW’s annual comedy show: Sarah Palin and a (beastly) Beauty
Executive VP Joseph Mercurio to Leave University
Full Article | February 28, 2011After 38 years, master of major expansion moves on
Smoking Allowed
Full Article | February 28, 2011BU’s Cigar Aficionado Society offers social alternative
Jack Parker Talks About His Team, His Game, His Life
Video | March 8, 2011Legendary hockey coach takes questions from the BU community