A Better Future
After a devastating year, we asked CAS researchers and experts how they were going to make the world a better place in 2021
The veteran exec discusses what it takes to make hit films and why theaters will bounce back after COVID-19
Paula Austin is amplifying the voices of Black teenagers from Jim Crow–era Washington, D.C., and highlighting parallels to today
Fruit fly genes could hold clues that may help us take down cancer, Alzheimer’s, asthma, and other human diseases
Food historian Robyn Metcalfe (GRS’06,’10) on building a sustainable food system and what we might be eating in the future
Dean Stan Sclaroff on how the College of Arts & Sciences is solving today’s problems and empowering the next generation to do the same
Read MoreAs coronavirus began to spread around the world in early 2020, CAS alums, students, and faculty stepped up
Hayden Scholar Delice Nsubayi (CAS’22) helped UMOJA, BU’s Black student union, become a powerful voice for racial equity
Emily Lynn Perelman (CAS’22) is an illustrator and graphic designer whose vibrant creations add color to a dark year
Pilot and computer scientist Dharmesh Tarapore (CAS’18) of BU Spark! has invented a device that could end midair near misses
Ibram X. Kendi, a CAS professor of history, is founding director of the Center for Antiracist Research and a best-selling author
Research by CAS psychologists pinpoints traits of play that could forewarn of future aggressive and antisocial behavior
In 1978, a massive blizzard shut down BU and Boston—we want to hear your memories of interruptions to the college routine
From an alum who started a flying school to a mini reunion, see what your classmates have been up to
Read MoreReaders share feedback on our mystery photo from the archives, a professor’s “deeply moving” book, and more
Read MoreHow your gifts advance the CAS mission, including a new internship and research fund
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