Fallou Ngom Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
CAS Associate Professor of Anthropology Fallou Ngom is among this year’s group of 180 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients, one of the top honors in academia.
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H. Eugene Stanley Appointed to Warren Distinguished Professorship
President Robert A. Brown last week named H. Eugene Stanley of the College of Arts & Sciences and Wendy Gordon of the School of Law as William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professors.
Graduate Faculty of Political Science Showcases Discipline’s Strength at BU
GFPS will add a new dimension within the scholarly community among political science faculty members, crossing departmental boundaries and clearing administrative hurdles.
William Grimes Named to Council on Foreign Relations
The economic fallout from Japan’s nuclear crisis—supply interruptions and lost business—has caught the eye of William Grimes, a BU expert on Asian economies.
Harris’ Article Picked as Top 20 All-Time by American Economic Review
CAS Professor of Economics John Harris’ article on the Harris Todaro model of migration and employment in poor countries was picked as one of the top 20.
Earth Systems Forum Lays Foundation for Collaboration
CAS scientists and researchers from a range of disciplines and departments that included geography & environment, biology, and astronomy convened to identify complimentary core strengths and new, collaborative opportunities.
Pardee Center Director Invited to Serve on Advisory Panel for 2011 Human Development Report
Professor Adil Najam, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and CAS Professor of International Relations and of Geography & Environment, has been invited to join the Advisory Panel for the 2011 Human Development Report.
Remembering English Professor Burton Cooper
Burton L. Cooper enjoyed a long and productive career in the Department of English, from his time as a CLA undergraduate (BA 1953) through his ascent up the professorial ranks, to his retirement in 1999.
James Jackson Announced as New Associate Dean for Research and Outreach
Professor James Jackson of the Department of Astronomy has agreed to serve as CAS Associate Dean for Research and Outreach.
Three BU Professors Win Prestigious Fellowship/Award
The professors are Corey Stephenson, Chemistry; Xue Han, Neuroscience; and Pankaj Mehta, Physics.