Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients, and Metcalf Winners Revealed at Senior Breakfast
Vertex CEO and President Reshma Kewalramani (CAS’98, CAMED’98) to deliver Commencement address May 17.
TRIO; NSF and NASA; Graduate Student Loans
BU IN DC President Melissa Gilliam attended the Association of American Universities Spring Meeting from April 26 to April 29th. School of Public Health Dean Adnan Hyder hosted a panel discussion on “The Future of Public Health in the United States” on April 29th, followed by an alumni reception. Erica Augustine, Jackie Bowes, and Luciano Ramos joined him. […]
Budget Hearings; SBIR; Foundation Funding
BU IN DC Yannis Paschalidis, Darren Roblyer, Shannon Stott, and Joyce Wong of the College of Engineering and Laisheng Chou from the Goldman School of Dental Medicine participated in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Annual Event from April 11th to 13th. Lawrence Were of Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences spoke at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health 17th Annual […]
Songbird Brains Can Generate New Neurons. Can We Help Human Brains Do the Same?
Boston University study sheds new light on how songbird brains refresh themselves—findings that could one day open the door to new human therapies.
BU Launches Next Phase of You Are Why Initiative Focused on Student Experience
You Are Why: Students in Action will help BU build new partnerships and philanthropy to fund undergraduate scholarships, internships, and research.
Boston’s University, Antimicrobial Resistance, Dating Advice
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Being Boston’s University BU is more than a hub of learning, teaching, and research. It’s firmly rooted in—and engaged with—the city of Boston, partnering with its government, schools, nonprofits, and neighborhoods in so many ways. Partner with us RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT WHO Joins Forces with BU to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk […]
President’s Budget; NIJ; Geospatial Symposium
BU IN DC Molly Heald (SSW’26) of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health attended the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy’s Social Work Day on the Hill and Student Advocacy Day on March 25th and 26th. TRUMP’S PROPOSED BUDGET SUPPORTS PELL GRANTS, CUTS RESEARCH FUNDING On Friday, the White House released the President’s Budget Request to […]
BU’s Initiative on Cities Latest Menino Survey of Mayors Focuses on Housing Affordability Crisis
Survey finds more mayors understand the problem, but roadblocks to change remain.
Two Boston University Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows
Prestigious honor given to neuroscientist who studies diseases of aging and physicist whose work spans medicine to AI.
Campus Espionage; PCAST; DARPA Biological Technologies
BU IN DC Maxwell Palmer and Thomas Larsen (’26) of the College of Arts & Sciences discussed the importance of federal investment in social science research with Congressional offices as part of the Consortium of Social Science Associations 2026 Advocacy Day on March 24th. Catherine Fazio of the Questrom School of Business spoke at the Mpact Conference on […]