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Deliverance
Why did they find so much human trafficking in Kansas City? Because that’s where they looked. Cynthia Cordes led the search.
The 58 Billion Dollar Man
If a soldier in any branch of the military shoots it, drives it, or flies it, Army Materiel Command provides it
The Little Dive with a Long History
Brink’s robber hangout, BoSox refuge, and Blizzard of ’78 shelter, the Dugout has charmed scoundrels and students
Silberado
In a new book of John Silber’s speeches, Tom Wolfe remembers the man who could not assent to what he knows is wrong
Unlocking Emily's World
Cracking the code of silence in children with autism who barely speak
U.S. News Ranks BU 37 of Top 500 Global Universities
Princeton Review lauds LAW faculty
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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 Winter-Spring 2015
Deliverance
Why did they find so much human trafficking in Kansas City? Because that’s where they looked. Cynthia Cordes led the search.
The 58 Billion Dollar Man
If a soldier in any branch of the military shoots it, drives it, or flies it, Army Materiel Command provides it
The Little Dive with a Long History
Brink’s robber hangout, BoSox refuge, and Blizzard of ’78 shelter, the Dugout has charmed scoundrels and students
Silberado
In a new book of John Silber’s speeches, Tom Wolfe remembers the man who could not assent to what he knows is wrong
Unlocking Emily's World
Cracking the code of silence in children with autism who barely speak
U.S. News Ranks BU 37 of Top 500 Global Universities
Princeton Review lauds LAW faculty
A Star Is Born
Unraveling the magnetic mysteries of stellar birth
Freshman Hockey Star Talk of the Sport
Forward Jack Eichel eyed in the next NHL draft
New Deans in Top Jobs at SPH, CGS, SAR
CFA’s Juárez to leave post in May
In the Service of Bob Dylan’s Genius
The Lyrics is an elegant, outsized tribute to the Bard
Reviews
New fiction by Ha Jin, and a page-turner about “the great destroyer”—rust
Life on a Farm
A small family farm becomes a full-blown business for alum couple
2014 Alumni Network Award Winners Are Honored
From Boston to Beirut and beyond, alumni events are breaking records
Helping to Lift a Financial Burden
Alum’s gift gives CGS students a boost
A Bilingual Legacy
SED’s Julie Coppola was a dedicated teacher at home and in the classroom
Faculty Obituary
MED’s Gene Stollerman aspired to be “the whole person’s doctor”
Letters
Readers write back
Also In This Issue
Seinfeld’s Costanza Gives Master Class in Acting at CFA
Jason Alexander returns to work with School of Theatre students
Science Gets a Front Door on Comm Ave
Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering will bridge disciplines across sciences
Rare Double Arm Transplant for Former COM Lecturer
Will Lautzenheiser is reminded how great a hug can feel
BU Alum Named Most Powerful Woman in Hollywood
Seven alumnae make the Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power 100 list
Long Live the Daily Free Press
Famous friends among those donating more than $70,000 to save student newspaper
Hoop(ing) Dreams
Club raises hooping, toy spinning to an art
BU Mourns Loss of Former Mayor Menino (Hon.'01)
City’s longest-serving mayor dies just nine months after joining the University
Remembering a Pioneering Politician
Edward Brooke, first black US senator since Reconstruction and BU alum, has died
Preventing Landslide Harm in Uganda
PhD student named first Moorman-Simon Civic Fellow
Santander Extends Funding for BU Public Health Fellowships
Agreement also fuels internships for BU sophomores
High Protein to Lower Blood Pressure
New weapons against hypertension: omelets, peanut butter, chicken stir-fry?
Pass the Salt?
Researcher probes the link between salt and hypertension
Digging in the Shadow of Death
CAS archaeologist works to keep artifacts out of the clutches of ISIS
Chasing Orangutans
Andrea DiGiorgio talks about what big primates eat and why we should care
Book Asks: Are Terrorists Cowards?
Chris Walsh breaks ground with Cowardice: A Brief History
Making Art among the Dead
CAS alum may be country’s only cemetery artist-in-residence
Ready-Mixed Murals
Turning concrete mixer trucks into swirling, spiraling works of art