Subcommittee Discusses Student Visas, Security
BU IN DC Sargent College Dean Christopher Moore met with Washington-area alumni and parents on June 7. Azer Bestavros of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering attended a panel at the National Science Foundation on June 7 and 8. SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSES STUDENT VISAS, SECURITY On Wednesday, the Senate […]
Graduating, With a Big Assist from Dad
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Graduating, With a Big Assist from Dad BU custodian Eddie Almeida used his University tuition benefit to give his children a world-class education they couldn’t have afforded otherwise. Hear their touching story FACULTY EXPERT Noted Scholar of Inequality To Lead BU School of Law Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a renowned expert in racial […]
Noted Scholar of Inequality to Lead BU School of Law
Angela Onwuachi-Willig drawn by BU’s history of access and diversity Angela Onwuachi-Willig says she decided to leave top-ranked UC, Berkeley, School of Law to take the LAW deanship because of the University’s commitment to the causes and ideals she cares deeply about. Photo courtesy of Onwuachi-Willig. Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a renowned legal scholar and expert in […]
Spending Committee Recommends Science Increases
BU IN DC Kristen Goodell of the School of Medicine testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee regarding the healthcare workforce on May 22. SPENDING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SCIENCE INCREASES The House Appropriations Committee recently approved two spending bills that would increase the research budgets for the National Science Foundation (NSF), National […]
Alum Nina Totenberg to LAW Grads: “Beware the Golden Handcuffs”
NPR legal correspondent says blind old Lady Justice is waiting for them Nina Totenberg (COM’65, Hon.’11) told the 2018 grads her hope was that they “all will find legal principles that you care enough about to take risks for.” Click for Video by BU Productions. Award-winning National Public Radio legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg counseled the […]
Prof. Kristen Goodell Testified Before the Senate HELP Committee
On May, 22, 2018, Dr. Kristen Goodell from Boston University School of Medicine testified before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) about the Health Care Workforce: Addressing Shortages and Improving Care. Learn more & watch the video. Read the testimony
BU-Based CARB-X Antimicrobial Partnership Gets Another $50 Million Plus
Gates Foundation, UK government contributions push CARB-X funding to more than $500 million A computer-generated image of a cluster of drug-resistant Campylobacter bacteria. Photo courtesy of James Archer/CDC. In a sign of the growing recognition of the threat of antibiotic resistance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK government are joining CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant […]
Be Bold and Courageous
ON THE CHARLES RIVER Be Bold and Courageous Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) urges BU’s Class of 2018 to “stand up, speak out” during an inspiring address at the University’s 145th Commencement. Be inspired FACULTY EXPERT Laurel or Yanny? BU hearing expert Tyler Perrachione explains the science behind the phenomenon that’s sweeping the Internet. You […]
Mayor of San Juan: What Will You Do in a Moral Crisis?
Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84, Hon.’18) delivers emotional Baccalaureate address “You may not accomplish everything you set out to do, but I guarantee you…you will never fail,” Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84, Hon.’18), told those at BU’s Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel May 20. The mayor of San Juan, P.R., talked about the desperation Puerto […]
Commencement Speaker Rep. John Lewis Champions Civil Rights
Georgia congressman has devoted his life to making #goodtrouble Congressman John Lewis (D.-Ga.) will receive a Doctor of Laws at BU’s 145th Commencement Sunday. Photo courtesy of US House of Representatives. If you had to choose one life to represent the best of America over the last century, John Lewis’ would be a good choice. […]