BU Shares $1.6M High Performance Computing Infrastructure Grant
The grant will fund the purchase of a hybrid computing cluster that will combine high-performance computing CPU power with GPU accelerators.
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New Study Predicts Rapid Urban Expansion
A brief window of opportunity exists to shape the development of cities globally before a boom in infrastructure construction transforms urban land cover, according to researchers at Boston University, Yale, and Texas A & M.
Dean Sapiro Reappointed to Lead CAS
This summer, after five years at the helm, Dean Virginia Sapiro was reappointed to continue as leader of Boston University’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Dean Sapiro offers reflections on the progress over the past first five years and on some of the tasks that lie ahead.
CAS Prof Heads BU’s New Autism Research Center
Boston University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Professor of Psychology Helen Tager-Flusberg has been named the director of a new Autism Center of Excellence (ACE), to be located at BU. The ACE will be funded by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
New Student Services Center Opens Its Doors
This summer, the offices affiliated with Student Academic Life in the College of Arts & Sciences moved to the new Student Services Center at 100 Bay State Road (at the corner of Deerfield Street).
BU Honors Outstanding Women in Sciences, Math, Engineering
Boston University is honored to be among the 13 educational institutions designated by the Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program of the Henry Luce Foundation to receive annual funding in perpetuity to advance the careers of women in the sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Why Aren’t There More Stars?
Boston University undergraduate researcher Rob Marchwinski and his colleagues in BU’s Astronomy Department may have found the answer to a universal question: Why aren’t there more stars?
Walls of Lunar Crater May Hold Patchy Ice
As much as 5 to 10 percent of material in a permanently shadowed lunar crater could be patchy ice, according to the team of researchers led by Bradley Thomson at Boston University’s Center for Remote Sensing.
State-of-Art Lab Leads to New Findings in Garnet Geochronology
A series of recent publications by CAS Earth & Environment researchers have focused on the field of garnet geochronology. The findings in this area were made possible by the National Science Foundation-funded BU-TIMS research facility.
BU Researchers Make Promising Discovery in Terahertz Radiation
The findings of a team of researchers from BU, MIT and a number of other institutions have promising implications for the development of terahertz semi-conductors and other applications.