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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prof. Rebecca Ingber Testified at Supreme Court Nominee’s Hearing
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the nomination of the Honorable Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States took place for the fourth day, on Friday, September 7, 2018. Dr. Rebecca Ingber, associate professor from Boston University School of Law, testified at the Hart Senate […]
Pressley Wins Congressional Primary
BU IN DC Brian Walsh of the College of Engineering highlighted research conducted by the BU Center for Space Physics and funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at a Capitol Hill exhibition on July 25. Sarah Phillips of the College of Arts & Sciences spoke at a Congressional briefing on the history of American […]
Matriculation: Class of 2022 Is Welcomed into the BU Family
President underscores University’s long commitment to diversity Sunday’s Matriculation was ceremonious: faculty and administrators donned academic dress, banners representing BU’s undergraduate schools and colleges were on display, and President Robert A. Brown wore his presidential doctoral gown and formal President’s Collar and carried the academic mace. Photo by Katherine Taylor. Diversity, both embracing it and […]
Director Kevin P. Gallagher Appointed to the Committee for Development Policy at the United Nations
Kevin P. Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, has been appointed as a member of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP), a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations. The CDP […]