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).
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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.
Chemistry Department Hosts High Schoolers
Two groups of high schoolers explored x-ray crystallography and nanotechnology with CAS Chemistry Department faculty members this spring and summer.
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.
Boston University Joins Discovery Channel Telescope Partners for Celebration of “First Light”
A delegation of Boston University (BU) faculty, including the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, joined other Discovery Channel Telescope partners this weekend to celebrate the new telescope’s “first light” (first observation of a distant astronomical object).
BU Shares Credit for Big Discovery of Small Particle
Physics major Kelsey Bilsback, an intern at the CERN Laboratory in Geneva, finds herself among physicists from around the world flying high after CERN’s confirmation July 4 of evidence of a new subatomic particle that could dramatically advance our understanding of the universe.
MacArthur Grant Supports New Model of Ecosystem Dynamics
The MacArthur Foundation recently approved a $500,000 grant to a group of BU researchers to “support improving the scientific understanding of water and fisheries resource use in the Tonle Sap region” of Cambodia.