Midterm Election Panel Hosted by BU Women’s Guild

The BU Women’s Guild hosted a “Lunch & Learn: Midterm Election Panel” for a political preview on Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 12:00pm – 1:30pm. Location: 8 Saint Mary’s Street, 9th floor (West End Lounge) Boston, MA 02215 Panelists: Diane Balser, Instructor, Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies, Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program Emily Burlij, Associate […]

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Congress Increases Research, Student Aid Funding

BU IN DC Yannis Paschalidis of the College of Engineering participated in the Connections in Smart Health Workshop at the National Science Foundation from September 24 to September 26. University Librarian K. Matthew Dames attended the Association of Research Libraries annual fall meeting on September 25 and 26. School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea delivered […]

BU Prof Named One of Scientific American’s 11 Rising Stars of Science

ENG’s Sahar Sharifzadeh chosen from 500 globally Iranian native Sahar Sharifzadeh came to BU as an ENG assistant professor in 2014. Photo (left) courtesy of the College of Engineering. When 500 scientists from around the globe were assessed by the Nature Index and the League of Scholars Whole-of-Web (WoW), based on their curiosity, their initiative, […]

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The Current Changing Landscape at NSF with Focus on Geosciences

NSF’s Bill Easterling Visits BU Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 3:30-5 pm Trustee Lounge 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02215 The Geosciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation (GEO) seeks to improve our understanding of the physical global environment and the processes that affect its behavior. The Directorate provides 64% of all federal funding for academic […]

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US News Lists BU Among Most Innovative Schools

ON THE CHARLES RIVER US News Lists BU Among Most Innovative Schools Boston University was named one of the most innovative national universities in the US News & World Report rankings, recognizing the tremendous opportunities for students to transform their ideas into action.  Get inspired   RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT External Policy Changes Impact the Use of […]

Science Agencies Address Sexual Harassment

BU IN DC Julie Wickstrom of Financial Assistance discussed federal student aid with federal officials and Congressional staff during the Higher Education Loan Coalition’s fall meeting between September 16 and 18.   SCIENCE AGENCIES ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new anti-harassment policy on Wednesday that will require universities to alert the agency if […]

Congress Boosts Energy Research for Second Year

BU IN DC Rebecca Ingber of the School of Law testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on September 7. Azer Bestavros and Mayank Varia of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering met with members of the media, Capitol Hill staff, and U.S. Department […]

Nicolas Suarez (CAS’21, Pardee’21) on BU’s Instagram

bostonu #TerrierTuesdays: By all accounts, Nicolas Suarez (CAS’21, Pardee’21) is an incredibly accomplished sophomore – but if you ask him, he’s just getting started. The Port St. Lucie, FL native came to BU to study both political science and international relations and has aspirations of one day holding the most powerful seat in politics: President of […]

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Shaping the Story of Guns in America

NOTABLE ALUMNI Shaping the Story of Guns in America Two alumni, two stories: Catherine Mortensen (COM ’90,CAS ’90) of the National Rifle Association and Josh Sugarmann (COM ’82) of the Violence Policy Center lead divergent missions in the gun control debate.  See both sides   STUDENT LIFE Black Moms, in Their Own Words BU School […]