Three CAS Professors Appointed to Endowed Professorships
As the new academic year begins, we are pleased to announce the naming of three of our faculty members to endowed professorships.
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Teaching and Living at BU
BU’s Faculty-in-Residence (FIR) program offers a unique experience to professors and students alike. It is not often that students get […]
CAS Faculty-in-Residence: An Enriching Experience for Faculty and Students
This semester, CAS faculty members made their way into Boston University residence halls and student centers to present their research as part of the University’s award-winning Rhett Talks program.
COSMIC CONNECTIONS@BU Shows Students a Day in the Life of a Physicist
Local high school students visited Boston University’s Physics Department earlier this month for CONNECTIONS@BU, a four-day event where students learned about scientists’ quest to uncover the mysteries of the universe and how it began.
Local Schoolchildren Visit BU, Explore Neuroscience
On March 29, CAS held its inaugural BRAIN Day. Forty undergraduate volunteers demonstrated different aspects of neuroscience to 100 Boston-area students, grades 1-12, to increase public support and awareness of brain research.
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.
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.
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.
A Commencement to Remember
Commencement 2013 was a special occasion, as we wished well this year’s graduating class. The weekend included 33 separate ceremonies for CAS/GRS. Click on the link above to see the highlights!