Higher Ed Compact; AI and Life Sciences; DARPA
BU IN DC Brian Walsh of the College of Engineering met with Congressional offices during the Save NASA Science Day of Action, organized by the American Geophysical Union, The Planetary Society, and other organizations on October 6th. Noel Vest of the School of Public Health spoke about substance use and mental health challenges among college […]
NIH Honors Two BU Researchers for Exceptionally Creative, High-Impact Science
The prestigious Director’s Awards will support work studying sexual health and stopping mosquito bites.
BU Leaders Submit Letter to Homeland Security Regarding Proposed Cap on International Students’ Time in the US
The four-year cap “would hurt our international students and scholars,” President Melissa Gilliam and Provost Gloria Waters write in a letter supporting BU’s international community.
You Are Why, Women’s Health, Autism
ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU Launches “You Are Why” Campaign, Highlighting Impact of Research and Discovery President Melissa Gilliam says the effort is designed to engage supporters, elected officials, and new partners to align behind research that solves problems of our time. Check out: You Are Why RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT BU to Help Early Career Scientists […]
Shutdown; Visa Proposal; R&D Priorities
BU IN DC Leslie Dietiker of Wheelock College of Education & Human Development participated in the American Educational Research Association Consortium of University and Research Institutions Fall Policy Conference from September 28th to 30th. Karen Jacobs, Emily Rothman, and doctoral students from Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences met with multiple Congressional offices during the American Occupational Therapy […]
Veterans More Likely than General Population to Use All Types of Tobacco Products, Including the Most Harmful
A new study is the first since 2015 to examine differences in tobacco use by product type among military veterans compared to civilians, finding that veterans disproportionately use all commercial tobacco product types, including cigars and cigarettes, which pose a range of serious health risks.
BU Launches “You Are Why” Campaign, Highlighting Impact of Research and Discovery
President Melissa Gilliam says effort is designed to engage supporters, elected officials, and new partners to align behind research that solves problems of our time.
BU Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members
Rod F. Hochman (CAMED’79, CAS’79) and Kamal Bahamdan (ENG’94) join the board this semester.
Marsh Chapel, the Soul of Boston University, Kicks Off Its 75th Anniversary Celebration
Highlights include a sermon by Rev. Raphael Warnock in November.
NASA Space Weather Mission Blasts Off—with Device Created by BU Students Onboard
The observatory is on a mission to understand Earth’s most distant layer of atmosphere, a project led by a BU alum.