Three BU Professors Win Prestigious Fellowship/Award
The professors are Corey Stephenson, Chemistry; Xue Han, Neuroscience; and Pankaj Mehta, Physics.
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BU’s Thomas Kunz Introduces New Discipline of Aeroecology at AAAS Symposium
Aeroecology is a new discipline whose unifying concept is a focus on the aerosphere and the myriad organisms that inhabit and depend on this aerial environment for their existence.
Remembering Richard Ely
Ely resided in Lexington and taught at Boston University for more than 20 years, where he was recognized as an exceptional advisor and teacher.
Astronomy Researchers Discover Star Formation Sites
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory has cited recent work by Tom Bania, professor of astronomy, and astronomy graduate student Loren Anderson as a “major scientific result” in its most recent quarterly report to the National Science Foundation.
How to Build Intelligent Machines
Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS) Massimiliano Versace and CNS PhD candidate Ben Chandler are featured on the cover of the December issue of IEEE Spectrum.
Physicist Honored for 1984 Supercollider Work
For the past 14 years, the cover to Kenneth Lane’s 1984 paper that helped chart the course for supercollider physics has been hanging on his office door.
Prothero a Lead Architect of PBS Mini-Series “God in America”
The sweeping series, which probes the powerful role played by religion in U.S. life and history, received positive reviews in the New York Times, Variety, and other publications.
BU Prof Named Head of APSA British Politics Group
Prof. Graham Wilson, professor and chair-elect of the Department of Political Science has been named president of the British Politics Group of the American Political Science Association.
Chemistry’s Grinstaff is BU’s First “Innovator of the Year”
Professor Mark W. Grinstaff has won the inaugural Innovator-of-the-Year Award from BU’s Office of Technology Development, recognizing a faculty member who translates research into innovations that benefit humankind.
BU Computer Scientist Wins Grant to Develop Internet Privacy Tools
The grant will fund research to develop tools to protect the privacy of social media users.