The Office of Naval Research has awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant to a team of researchers from BU, the University of Washington, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Professor of Earth Sciences Matt Jackson and four colleagues from other institutions recently discovered the oldest rocks on the planet.
Their project is titled “Computational Behavioral Science: Modeling, Analysis, and Visualization of Social and Communicative Behavior.”
BU, through its African Studies Center, has signed Memoranda of Understanding this summer with the University of Fort Hare in South Africa and Addis Ababa University and Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia.
BU scientists working on the STEREO (Solar TErrestrial REelations Observatory) mission presented at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) meeting in Rome, Italy in September.
Associate Professor of Romance Studies Jonathan Barnes and Professor of Romance Studies Carol Neidle recently received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to do cutting-edge linguistics research.
Melinda Lopez, a faculty member in the Creative Writing Department, received a rave review in the April 6 edition of the Boston Globe for her play From Orchids to Octopi: An Evolutionary Love Story.
These awards recognize professors who excel at communicating complex ideas, motivating students to engage more deeply, listening to their academic and career concerns, and giving thoughtful guidance.
The Boston University Center for the Study of Asia (BUCSA) appointed Professor of International Relations and Political Science Joseph Fewsmith its next director.
Kate Snodgrass, head of the playwriting group in the Creative Writing Program, and three of her graduate students recently received national awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Washington, D.C.