CAS Computer Scientist Honored for Cryptography Innovation
Ran Canetti’s invention allows secure internet communications Ran Canetti, a CAS professor of computer science, has won one of the top awards in cryptography. Photo by Cydney Scott. BU’s Ran Canetti has been awarded one of the top honors in his field of computer science—the 2018 RSA Conference Award. The College of Arts & Sciences professor […]
GDP Center Hosts Panel Discussion in Washington, DC
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm 1777 F Street NW, 1st Floor, Washington, DC 20006 President Robert A. Brown and Provost Jean Morrison hosted a panel discussion organized by the BU Global Development Policy Center and BU Federal Relations in Washington, D.C. on April 18. Center Director Kevin Gallagher moderated a conversation with […]
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects Michael Hasselmo
CAS neuroscientist known for pioneering research—and building community Michael Hasselmo combines experiments and computational modeling to study how memory works in the brain. Photo (left) by Michael Spencer Photography. Michael Hasselmo, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of psychological and brain sciences, who is known for his pioneering research into memory as well as […]
MED Researcher Ann McKee Makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People List
Carmen Yulín Cruz (CAS’84), San Juan mayor, also named Two BU affiliates, MED’s Ann McKee, a CTE researcher, and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (CAS’84), made TIME’s list of 100 most influential people. Photo courtesy of Time. Ann McKee “may have saved my life,” former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland writes in TIME magazine’s annual […]
BU Cybersecurity Expert on How to Protect Yourself from Internet Scams
Millions of Saks, Lord & Taylor customers compromised in recent hack BU’s cybersecurity director has tips for defeating online scams like the one that stole millions of customers’ information recently from Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. Photo credit: iStock/wdstock. In the 21st century, it seems, life is a breach. Hackers made news again […]
Collegiate Recovery Program Shows Students They’re Not Alone
Offers support for those recuperating from substance use The CRP stresses that recovering students have the same class and University obligations as their peers. Photo by Sophie Park (CAS’20). Collegiate Recovery Program is a supportive community for students facing addiction Students in CRP explain its importance Group dispels isolation, stigma that students in recovery can […]
BUILD Tutoring Program Celebrates 20 Years
Pairs work-study and Boston public school students BUILD tutors and students at the Tobin School in Roxbury at their weekly book club. Photo courtesy of Michael Dennehy. The BU Initiative for Literacy Development (BUILD) sends work-study students to local public schools to tutor children and help develop literacy skills The organization celebrates its 20th anniversary […]
Former UN Secretary-General Kicks Off BU Think Tank
Ban Ki-moon encourages students to think globally Ban Ki-moon, eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, gave the keynote speech kicking off the opening of BU’s new Global Development Policy Center. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Former secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon told a standing-room only crowd at BU’s Metcalf Trustee Center on Wednesday that […]
Six Quick Stats about Applicants to the Class of 2022
Record-breaking 64,470 applied, surge in those seeking early decision Half of the students who apply to BU have never set foot on campus. Current students can help them navigate, should they attend. Photo by Janice Checchio. A record-breaking 64,470 students applied to the BU Class of 2022 Applicants’ average GPA is 3.66, average SAT score […]
Kilachand Center’s New MRI Scanner Yields Outstanding Data
CNC team invites neuroscientists across both BU campuses to use machine Neuroscientist Tyler Perrachione, who studies speech and language, is delighted with BU’s new Siemens Prisma 3 Tesla MRI scanner in the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering. Photo by Mira Whiting Photography. Neuroscientist Tyler Perrachione, who studies […]