The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded a $150,000, one-year grant to professors Cutler J. Cleveland and Adil Najam of the Department of Geography and Environment to lead an interdisciplinary seminar on energy transitions.
Boston University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to strengthen the abilities of future military officers in five critical world languages.
Philanthropist Robert J. Hildreth, vice chair of Boston University’s Board of Overseers, has donated $2 million to Creative Writing Programs at the College of Arts & Sciences, and challenged alumni to raise an additional $1 million,
An auto mechanic from Sun City, Calif., became the center of attention for a few frightful minutes as his heart stopped beating and BU EMTs struggled to save his life.
Arts & Sciences undergraduates placed 26th out of 545 U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities that competed in the 69th Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition on December 6, 2008.
Titled “From the ‘Body of Liberties’ to Liberated Bodies: Black Boston from the 1630s to the 1850s,” the exhibit featured images and information about the lives of black Bostonians during the Colonial and pre-Civil War era.
BU’s Mock Trial Team, a student organization coached by the CAS Pre-Law Advising Office, won an honorable mention at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament.
Panelists examined the theory and practice of faculty mentoring and networking, highlighting strategies and programs that have proven successful in increasing advancement and retention, particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
We are now accepting nominations for the College of Arts & Sciences Collegium of Distinguished Alumni and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
The African American Studies Center educates graduate and undergraduate students about African American history, politics, and culture.