Boston University: A History of Invention and Innovation
To mark the 150th anniversary of BU faculty member Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone, here are some other notable society-changing ideas and products to emerge from BU.
Including People with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities in Research That Affects Them
Boston University epidemiologist Eric Rubenstein on why lived experience belongs in the research lab.
WHO Joins Forces with BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance
Collaboration will study link between environmental pollution and drug-resistant infections among refugees and asylum seekers.
New Provost, Convergent Research, Rude Customers
ON THE CHARLES RIVER BU Names New Provost, a Renowned Scholar and Scientist from Duke Colin Duckett, who assumes the role July 1, says he was drawn to BU by President Melissa Gilliam’s “ambitious vision.” Learn more about him RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT BU Task Force on Convergence Outlines New Strategy to Boost the Impact of the […]
NIH Director; SBIR; Antisemitism Report
BU IN DC Dean Adnan A. Hyder and a team of faculty and staff from the School of Public Health attended the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s annual meeting from March 18th to 20th. Kevin Outterson of CARB-X met with Congressional offices and Department of Health and Human Services officials to discuss antimicrobial resistance […]
BU Names New Provost, a Renowned Scholar and Scientist from Duke
Colin Duckett, who assumes the role July 1, says he was drawn to BU by President Gilliam’s “ambitious vision”.
Foreign Influence; MA Priorities; College Sports
BU IN DC Timothy Longman and Tsitsi Musasike of the Pardee School of Global Studies attended an alumni and student reception on March 9th. Musasike and Nick D’India accompanied Pardee graduate students as they spent the week in Washington, DC, learning about careers in the nation’s capital. Kurt Cavender and Cheryl Lai of the BU Center for the Humanities urged policymakers to support humanities research […]
BU Task Force on Convergence Outlines New Strategy to Boost the Impact of the University’s Research
Report is the result of a yearlong effort and interviews with 200 faculty; BU leaders will review and determine specific policies moving forward.
How to Deal with Rude Customers
When hospitality workers cope with disrespectful customers by sabotaging service, the stress can follow them home and interfere with sleep, finds Boston University researcher.
AI & Climate, Leadership Qualities, Tariffs
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Can AI Help Predict the Earth’s Climate a Decade from Now? For BU’s Elizabeth A. Barnes, integrating AI and Earth sciences is the next step toward solving some of the biggest, most complex challenges we face. See what she predicts ON THE CHARLES RIVER Noted Astronomer Merav Opher On The Qualities of a […]