Econ alum Rebecca Long climbs Mt. Everest
Rebecca Long, who graduated from CAS in 2016 with a major in Economics, climbed Mt. Everest in May. Check out the story in Bostonia Magazine.
Former BU Econ PhD student Aparna Sengupta featured in ABA series on diversity
Aparna Sengupta, Principal at Bates White Economics Consulting and 2015 BU PhD Econ graduate, was featured in the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section campaign “What’s in a Name?” that celebrates diversity and AAPI heritage month. Watch the video here.
CAS features PhD alumni Arup Sen for his data analytics work for the NBA
Arup Sen earned his PhD in economics in 2014 and is now leading the NBA’s team for integrity, which relies heavily on data analytics. He is highlighted in CAS Alumni Features.
Prizes for Academic Excellence in the Economics Master’s Program awarded to Xiao Yang and Beixi Zhou
The first Prizes for Academic Excellence in the Economics Master’s Program were awarded this year to Xiao Yang and Beixi Zhou. Xiao, a graduate of the MA program, was an outstanding student in courses both in the Economics Department and in Mathematics. During his time in the program, he worked as a research assistant for […]
Alumna Julie Shi coauthor on finalist paper in NIHCM Foundation’s Annual Health Care Research Award
Recent graduate Julie Shi (PhD ’13) coauthored a paper that was selected as a finalist for NIHCM Foundation’s 20th Annual Health Care Research Award competition. The competition evaluated over 110 high-quality submissions for the awards, representing the best health care research published in 2013. The paper was written while Julie was still working on her […]
BU Economics honors Santiago Levy with inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Santiago Levy has been selected as the recipient of the Department’s first Distinguished Alumni Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in any area by graduates of one of the Department’s degree programs. Santiago Levy makes a natural choice for our first award both because of his […]