Honorary Degree for Hessler-Radelet
’79 alum, director of Peace Corps, will deliver 2016 Baccalaureate address Carrie Hessler-Radelet (CAS’79), director of the Peace Corps, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and deliver the Baccalaureate address at BU’s 143rd Commencement. Photo courtesy of the Peace Corps. Carrie Hessler-Radelet, the 19th director of the Peace Corps, will receive an honorary […]
Travis Roy to Receive Honorary Degree
Former Terrier hockey player now major supporter of spinal cord research View the video: Travis Roy reflects on his life 20 years after a paralyzing injury and talks about what he sees for his future. Photo by Jackie Riccardi. When Travis Roy heard he would receive an honorary degree at this year’s Commencement ceremony, he had […]
US Secretary of Energy Moniz to Receive Honorary Degree
Focuses on clean energy, nuclear issues Ernest Moniz. Photo (left) courtesy of the Department of Energy. Engineering a clean-energy future is very much on Ernest J. Moniz’s mind these days, as the world tries to turn the Paris Agreement on climate into action to reduce global warming. As US Secretary of Energy, Moniz directs the […]
Sen. Whitehouse Addresses the Politics of Climate Change
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Sen. Whitehouse Addresses the Politics of Climate Change Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed his environmental work and the Paris climate change agreement at the BU Pardee School of Global Studies. Find out more BU IN DC White House Lauds BU Professor Erika Wolf of the BU School of Medicine and the […]
BU Researcher Receives Presidential Award
BU IN DC Ellen DeVoe of the School of Social Work attended a White House event on supporting military-connected students on April 13. Dean Tanya Zlateva and Daniel LeClair of Metropolitan College participated in a White House roundtable on criminal justice reform on May 5. Vice President and Associate Provost for Global Programs Willis Wang […]
Sandro Galea’s Vision for Public Health
SPH dean emphasizes social justice issues like race, poverty Sandro Galea switched careers after a stint with Doctors Without Borders, leaving the immediate gratification of medicine to labor in the vineyard of public health. Photo By Eric Levin. Sandro Galea stood with his backpack at the edge of a small airstrip in Mendi, Papua New […]
Future Engineers Learn Real-life, Hands-on Design
ENG’s Gerald Fine wins Gitner Award for classroom tech use During close to 30 years in business, Gerald Fine was surprised that young engineers were uncomfortable with new technologies. Photo by Cydney Scott. Almost 30 years in business left engineer Gerald Fine troubled as he spied the horizon of his profession. Too many young colleagues […]
Unraveling Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is an epidemic. It attacks the brain’s nerve cells, causing memory loss, behavioral changes, confusion, and deterioration of language skills. It affects more than five million Americans 65 and older, and that is expected to increase to 13.8 million by 2050 unless science finds a treatment. Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are […]
Former Iranian Captive Jason Rezaian Speaks at COM
Accepts Hugo Shong Reporting on Asia Award in person Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian (right) came to the College of Communication on Tuesday to accept the Hugo Shong Reporting on Asia Award. The event was moderated by Thomas Fiedler (COM’71), dean of COM. Photo by Cydney Scott. Last December, Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian was […]
Sharing the Field’s Allure
ENG brings engineering to schools to bring students to engineering Josiah Quincy Upper School students and Gretchen Fougere, ENG associate dean for outreach and diversity, who says ENG’s goal is “to broaden and build the pipeline from K-12 schools into engineering.” Photos by Cydney Scott. It’s a warm spring morning at the Josiah Quincy Upper […]