Remembering Mayor Menino
IN MEMORIAM
Remembering Mayor Menino
Former Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s time at Boston University was short, but he leaves an indelible impression with his fellow faculty, students, and staff. More on his legacy
NOTABLE ALUMNI
The Science Guy
BU alumnus and Director of the National Institute of Mental Health Thomas Insel thinks researchers have neglected a wellspring of solutions: neuroscience. Read about his mission
FACULTY EXPERT
CSI: Boston University
Dr. Catherine Grgicak of the BU School of Medicine will use a $2.5 million grant from the Departments of Justice and Defense to develop more accurate DNA testing at crime scenes. Find out more
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
The BU School of Medicine hosted a forum on lessons from the Ebola crisis… Three BU students won EPA grants for their environmental and health research… Mark Williams of the BU School of Management discussed the deflationary nature of Bitcoin with the Washington Post… Michael Meurer and James Bessen of the BU School of Law urged action on patent trolls in the Boston Globe… Nancy Latham of the BU School of Public Health looked at the challenges of an aging society in The New York Times.