Sclaroff and Team Win $10 Million Grant for Computer Modeling Research
Their project is titled “Computational Behavioral Science: Modeling, Analysis, and Visualization of Social and Communicative Behavior.”
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BU Enters Partnerships with African Universities
BU, through its African Studies Center, has signed Memoranda of Understanding this summer with the University of Fort Hare in South Africa and Addis Ababa University and Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia.
BU Scientists Probe Secrets Left in Mercury’s Wake
BU scientists working on the STEREO (Solar TErrestrial REelations Observatory) mission presented at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) meeting in Rome, Italy in September.
CAS Faculty Awarded Grants for Cutting-Edge Linguistics Research
Associate Professor of Romance Studies Jonathan Barnes and Professor of Romance Studies Carol Neidle recently received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to do cutting-edge linguistics research.
BU Scientists Release Alarming Data on Bat Depopulation
A new study led by Boston University College of Arts & Sciences researchers predicts that one of North America’s most common bat species will be all but extinct in 20 years.
$3 Million NSF Grant to Fund Softphone Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a $3 million grant to support a new research project at Boston University, “Securing the Open Softphone.”
BU Team Awarded $1.6 Million NIH Grant
An interdisciplinary team of professors recently won a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop new ways to target protein-protein interactions with synthetic organic drugs.
BU Prof Wins Grant to Simplify Computer Network Analysis
Mark Crovella, professor of computer science in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a $450,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.
BU Computer Scientist Wins Microsoft Research Fellowship
Prof. Evimaria Terzi, assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship grant. Terzi and six other promising young researchers from around the world will share in a total grant distribution of $1.4 million.
Spanish Ambassador Bestows High Honor on CAS Profs
Spanish Consul to the United States Jorge Dezcaller bestowed on behalf of his majesty King Juan Carlos I the Cruz de Oficial (Officer’s Cross) of the Order of Isabel la Católica upon Professors of Spanish James Iffland and Christopher Maurer.