{"id":51427,"date":"2020-08-18T16:03:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?post_type=r_cas_magazine&p=51427"},"modified":"2020-09-14T13:08:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T17:08:01","slug":"deans-message-2020","status":"publish","type":"r_cas_magazine","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/fall-2020\/deans-message-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean’s Message 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo by Doug Levy<\/p>\n

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The stories you will read in this fall 2020 online edition of arts&sciences<\/em><\/a> will introduce you to some of our faculty, students, and alumni who are innovating boldly to make a positive difference in the world. Whether they are fighting disease<\/a> or fighting racial discrimination<\/a>, helping the world build a more sustainable food supply chain<\/a> or helping pilots avoid in-air collisions<\/a>, these members of the CAS community are solving problems to improve lives.<\/p>\n

As the world continues to struggle with the global pandemic, and our country confronts the pandemic of racial injustice, the faculty, staff, and students at BU\u2019s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences will continue to do our part to help. It is part of our mission as a global educational and research institution to work to solve challenges like these, while empowering the next generation to do the same.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy reading these stories, and I wish you and yours a safe and productive year ahead.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Stan Sclaroff
\nDean of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dean\u2019s Picks: Improving Lives<\/h2>\n

5 stories that show how we\u2019re solving problems and helping the world<\/h3>\n

\"GroupA Better Future<\/a><\/h4>\n

CAS experts on making the world better in 2021.<\/p>\n

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\"DrosophilaTiny Science<\/a><\/h4>\n

What fruit flies can teach us about human diseases.<\/p>\n

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\"ImageImproving Flight Safety<\/a><\/h4>\n

A device that could end midair near misses.<\/p>\n

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\"COVID-19Taking on COVID-19<\/a><\/h4>\n

From developing tracing apps to testing drug candidates.<\/p>\n

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\"ChildChildren\u2019s Behavior<\/a><\/h4>\n

Pinpointing future antisocial behavior.<\/p>\n

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