BU Study Shows Kids Understand Complex Science
Deborah Kelemen’s innovative approach introduced five-to-eight year-olds to the concept of natural selection using a story book, and the children showed remarkable comprehension.
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Making Sense of Congress
Political Science Professor Cathie Jo Martin co-led a task force investigating the debilitating failure of Congress to find common ground on policy issues. Martin and her colleagues presented their findings to Congress in December.
Investing in the Humanities
The BU Center for the Humanities has expanded its research support once more—this time to doctoral students—helping the College of Arts & Sciences to continue its strong support of humanities scholarship.
A Tale 500 Million Years in the Making
Professor Ethan Baxter has brought over 150 Boston-area high schoolers and BU undergrads into the field to study ancient tectonic collisions, such as the one that formed the Appalachians 500 million years ago.
Riddle Reveals Deep Gender Bias
In research conducted by Mikaela Wapman (CAS’14) and Deborah Belle, a College of Arts & Sciences psychology professor, even young people and self-described feminists tended to display subconscious gender bias.
Frederick S. Pardee Endows New Global Studies School
Building on its growing international profile and the global scope of its programs for research and education, Boston University is launching a new school, to be named for its largest benefactor and housed in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Students Map the Evolution of a Local Wildlife Sanctuary
Graduate students Valerie Pasquarella and Sam Toabe are creating an exhibition at Natick’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, charting the changes there over the past three decades as suburbanites flocked to the area and invasive plant species dug in.
Initiative on Cities to Launch, with Menino on Board
Departing Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will launch a new chapter in his life’s journey in February: as co-director of BU’s new Initiative on Cities.
Studying in Africa on a Fulbright
Two Arts & Sciences doctoral students were recently awarded Fulbright fellowships to pursue their research in Africa. Their topics? The music of Northern Ghana, and urbanization and religious traditions in Uganda.
Green Monsters, Sox Fever, and Ellen DeGeneres
On October 22, TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres invited a crowd of BU students to Marsh Plaza to win Red Sox World Series tickets and appear on her show. She got more than she bargained for.