Sophomores Gather to Recognize Achievements and Turn in Capstone
Students and faculty on the CGS sophomore teams gathered on Friday to turn in the written portion of the Capstone project and recognize the hard work of classmates and notable accomplishments over the past two years. In addition to announcing the students with the top 10 GPAs, the following awards were given: Judson Rea Butler […]
From One Generation, to Another: Advice on Successful Student Group Leadership
As the 2014- 2015 academic year draws to a close, many student groups are transitioning leadership, inducting the next generation of executive boards and charging them to continue the legacy. While this is bittersweet for some and exciting for others, it’s the perfect time to reflect on this year’s accomplishments, and pass along wisdom for next year. […]
CGS Professors Sam Hammer and Meg Tyler awarded Fulbrights
CGS is thrilled to share that Professors Sam Hammer and Meg Tyler have been awarded Fulbright scholarships for next year. One of the most prestigious awards programs world-wide, the Fulbright Scholarship Program sponsors U.S. and foreign participants for international educational exchanges across disciplines (e.g., the sciences, business, academia, public service, government, and the arts), with the […]
Bringing Social Media into the Classroom
We’ll admit that we’re ready for the nice spring weather. But, we haven’t only been experiencing snow flurries at CGS this winter. Over the past few months, there’s been a regular flurry of tweets mentioning @BUCGS with photos of our students having fun while doing their science lab work. It was also a fun surprise to see students tweeting about urban […]
Coffman Releases Groundbreaking Book on Acclaimed Author William T. Vollmann
CGS Humanities Lecturer Christopher Coffman’s new book, William T. Vollmann: A Critical Companion, which was co-edited by Daniel Lukes, was released today, December 19. The book is a collection of twelve scholarly critical essays that argue Vollmann to be the most ambitious, productive, and important living author in the U.S. Jonathan Franzen, James Franco, and Michael Glawogger are […]
Personal Genome Project Asks Sophomores to Closely Examine Their Genetics
Eye color. Muscle performance. Height. We make note of these traits daily, yet don’t think about the underlying genes from which they stem. Unless of course, you’re a CGS sophomore taking biology with either Professor Andy Andres, Millard Baublitz or Peter Busher. Andres, Baublitz, and Busher, who all teach sophomore biology sections, collaborate during the genetics portion […]
A Trip to Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley: A CGS Alumn’s Perspective
Update since post publishing date: Trevithick recently released a book, An Undesirable Element: An Afghan Memoir, co-authored with book subject and relentless educator Sharif Fayez. The book recounts Fayez’s upbringing in Afghanistan, bearing witness to turbulent events like the Communist invasion of 1979 and Iranian revolution of 1979, ultimately driving him out of the country. He becomes a prominent voice of resistance against […]
Behavioral ecologist sheds light on altruism during the Stanley Stone Distringuished Lecture Series
The annual Stanley Stone Distinguished Lecture Series took place last week, drawing in a crowd of current BU students, faculty, local alumni, and members from the public for an engaging conversation around altruism. The lecture, titled “The Evolution of Goodness,” was presented by Dr. Lee Dugatkin, a behavioral ecologist, evolutionary biologist and historian of science. Dugatkin provided […]
Welcoming People with Disabilities at Universities: Dean Megan Sullivan’s POV
BU Today featured an opinion piece written by College of General Studies Dean Megan Sullivan, focused on welcoming people with disabilities. While universities around the nation provide accommodations, Sullivan provokes the question on if universities truly welcome people with disabilities. She shares illustrative, relatable examples of how universities could better welcome this population, both inside and outside of the […]
Capstone Award Ceremony celebrates Exemplary Work of CGS ’14 Students
This past weekend, CGS had the pleasure of not only greeting the parents of its current students, but also of seeing the parents of those who graduated from CGS this past May to continue onto junior year. Friday night, students from the CGS class of 2014 gathered with their proud families in the Katzenberg Center […]