BU Awarded $23.4 Million NIH Grant
For turning discoveries into treatments, diagnostics, improved health David Center directs Boston University’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute, which received an NIH renewal grant to help investigators on both campuses conduct multidisciplinary clinical research. Photo by Cydney Scott. BU’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has been awarded a $23.4 million, four-year National Institutes of […]
Smart Cities
Prof. Azer Bestavros of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science met with Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) about “smart cities” on September 29. Click to read more
A Taste of the Workplace for Liberal Arts Majors
New on-campus internship program offers experience, perspective Rebecca Behrends (CAS’17) (left) and Ericka Crankshaw (CAS’18) prepare memorabilia from opera singer Deborah Voigt at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. Photo by Cydney Scott. When Linda Wells was dean of the College of General Studies, she was often asked by parents and students how a liberal […]
Congress Inches Away From Government Shutdown
BU IN DC President Robert A. Brown attended a meeting of the American Council on Education board, of which he is a member, on September 21 and 22. School of Education Dean Hardin Coleman attended the fall policy meeting of the American Educational Research Association’s Organization of Institutional Affairs, which he chairs, and met with […]
BU Students Discover Corals in Unlikely Place
Research offers insight into little-known, endangered habitat Underwater images courtesy of the Boston University Marine Program. The photos evoke what a stoner must see while watching Fantasia: a kaleidoscope of vibrant-hued corals in all kinds of shapes. As striking as their colors and forms—although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the photos—is their neighborhood: […]
Sexual Misconduct Survey Guides Plan for Action
Questionnaire’s results: concerning numbers, commitment to improve Responses to the Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey showed that 73 percent of sexual assault survivors told a friend what had happened. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Nine out of ten BU students who completed a survey on sexual misconduct in March said they feel safe on campus, and three […]
Science Under Our Feet
BU researcher studies ecology, and climate consequences, of Boston’s groundwater Tim Maguire (GRS’18) and Emelia Chamberlain (CAS’18) are among the BU researchers analyzing the composition of groundwater samples. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. More than one passerby gawks at the three BU students who appear to be ice fishing—in June, in the middle of a Boston […]
The NAACP Is Not Done
NOTABLE ALUMNI The NAACP Is Not Done BU alumnus and NAACP President Cornell Brooks (STH ’87, Hon. ’15) believes the organization is not just relevant: it is essential and vital. Find out more. FACULTY EXPERT Addressing the Migration Crisis BU School of Law professor and immigration law expert Laila Hlass looks for global answers to a global […]
College Scorecard, New FAFSA Revealed
BU IN DC Mark Kramer of the College of Arts & Sciences attended a National Institutes of Health meeting on multiscale modeling on September 8. Linda Hyman of the School of Medicine started her rotation as director of the Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences at the National Science Foundation on September 14. Daniel Remick […]
Human Subjects Research Draft Rules Released
BU IN DC Kate Mellouk of Research Compliance and Kaci Foster of the Office of Sponsored Programs attended a Federal Demonstration Partnership meeting from September 2 through 4. Ha Jin of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke at the National Book Festival on September 5. HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH DRAFT RULES RELEASED The U.S. […]