A Conversation About Cities and Health in Washington, DC
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 #SPHDSS19 COHOSTED BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, INITIATIVE ON CITIES, ACADEMYHEALTH, AND THE DE BEAUMONT FOUNDATION More than half the world’s population now lives in cities, and more than 80 percent of Americans live in cities. Cities therefore are becoming our predominant shared experience; they shape the air we […]
BU Law Professor Testifies
FACULTY EXPERT BU Law Professor Testifies Paul Gugliuzza, an expert on jurisdictional “ping-pong” in patent cases, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 4. Hear his case NOTABLE ALUMNI Alex & Leo: A Story of Love, Healing — and Graduating Alex Gitungano, the guardian of a badly burned boy from Burundi who […]
Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & Sciences
After nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership The new dean of Arts & Sciences reflects its liberal arts mission: Stan Sclaroff was a double-major in computer science and English as a Tufts undergraduate. Photo by Cydney Scott. Stan Sclaroff embodies the philosophy of a liberal arts education. An accomplished computer scientist, […]
COM Dean Gives Exclusive Parting Interview to Students
In this video, Thomas Fiedler (COM’71), departing COM dean, discusses his future plans. Hint: they involve working for one of the two dozen Democrats running for president in 2020. Video by COM seniors Sam Bacherman, Sophia Lipp, and Megan Mulligan and grad students Cheyenne Darcy Amaya, Yun Choi, Naa Dedei Coleman, Gaia De Simone, Heather […]
You’re Invited: A Conversation About Cities and Health
BU IN DC You’re Invited: A Conversation About Cities and Health Can we create cities that generate health? Join health commissioners from Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., for a National Press Club dialogue with the BU School of Public Health and Initiative on Cities on June 4th. Register today ON THE CHARLES RIVER McNutt […]
The Truth Still Matters, National Academy of Sciences President Tells 2019 Grads
Marcia McNutt (Hon.’19): “Your University education arms you with the skills to determine who and what to trust” At a time when there is urgent need for action on climate change, the United States is the only nation on Earth to abandon the Paris Agreement, McNutt told the crowd, which prompted whoops and hollers. With […]
Candidates Tackle Student Loan Debt
BU IN DC Michael Dietze of the College of Arts & Sciences hosted a workshop on ecological forecasting at the American Association for the Advancement of Science from May 13 through 15. CANDIDATES TACKLE STUDENT LOAN DEBT The pernicious impact of student loan debt is a dominant theme among the nearly two dozen contenders […]
Behind Bars. And Graduating from BU
Prison Education Program: Steven Correia’s story shows why it matters Steven Correia is one of 10 inmates at MCI Norfolk who will receive their BU diplomas in June. Photo by Alex Potemkin. Steven Correia won’t join his classmates on Nickerson Field at BU’s Commencement on Sunday to graduate with a bachelor of liberal arts degree […]
White House to Address Research Environments
BU IN DC School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea gave a book talk at the Politics & Prose bookstore on May 4. Katherine Einstein of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke on a Brookings Institution panel on housing policies for the middle class on May 8. Elizabeth Leary of Government & Community Affairs attended […]
Leonid Levin Chosen to Join Ranks of National Academy of Sciences
BU computer scientist among 100 new US members elected Leonid Levin, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of computer science, is one of the 100 2019 US researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Photo by Cydney Scott. Leonid Levin, a BU College of Arts & Sciences professor of computer science, is an […]