How the Trump Administration Could Impact Research
Federal Relations’ Jennifer Grodsky on the uncertainties ahead for BU There are a lot of unknowns about the impact the incoming Trump administration and the new Congress will have on federally funded research at BU and other universities. Photo by Kkolosov/iStock. As Donald Trump assumes the presidency, Boston University and other higher education institutions face […]
Center for Teaching & Learning Expands Efforts
BU Center for Teaching & Learning fellows: (back row, from left) Jonathan Hibbard, Christophor Cavalieri, Cheryl McSweeney, Kaija Schilde, Pary Fassihi, Peter Zink, and Scott Marr; (front row, from left) Sophie Hochhäusl, Gouri Gupte, center director Matthew Trevett-Smith, Bruce Anderson, and Rosina Georgiadis; (not pictured) Anthony Mecham. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Matthew Trevett-Smith sent an email […]
Someday, You’ll Have Supercomputing in Your Hand
ENG prof advised US government on developing exascale computing Roscoe Giles testified before Congress in 2013 as an advisor to Uncle Sam on developing the next generation of supercomputers. Photo (left) courtesy of Roscoe Giles. Some time ago, Roscoe Giles gave a talk to BU computer scientists where he used his iPad 3—a handheld, aging […]
Cybersecurity Experts Go to Washington
Sharon Goldberg briefs Congressional staffers on internet insecurities Expert panelists at a recent Capitol Hill cybersecurity briefing sponsored by BU and the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus: FTC Office of Technology, Research, and Investigation research director Joseph Calandrino (from left), Center for Democracy & Technology chief technologist Joseph Lorenzo Hall, and Sharon Goldberg, a CAS associate professor […]
Elie Wiesel (Hon. ’74), Spokesman for Peace and Human Rights, Dies at 87
Auschwitz survivor, Nobel laureate, taught at BU since 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74), BU’s Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, 1928–2016. AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky. Elie Wiesel, a survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, a Nobel laureate, and the most powerful witness for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust, died Saturday at […]
The Other 95%: The Unsecure Internet You Don’t Know About
Boston University Provost Jean Morrison and honorary co-hosts the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus hosted an illuminating panel discussion with leading researchers, policymakers, and government officials on the true breadth of Internet insecurity and what can (or can’t) be done to fix it. Speakers: Sharon Goldberg, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Boston University Joseph Hall, Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy & Technology […]
New MED Curriculum Aimed at Stemming Explosive Rise in Opioid Misuse
Response to governor’s request for help from medical schools Daniel Alford (SPH’86, MED’92), a School of Medicine associate professor of medicine and the assistant dean for continuing medical education, is leading the effort to expand MED’s opioid and addiction curriculum. Photo by Cydney Scott. Massachusetts—like the rest of the nation—is in the grip of a […]
Four Decades Forward: SPH Celebrates 40th Anniversary
MED offshoot now an international leader in research, graduate education Dean Sandro Galea in front of the Talbot Building, home of the BU School of Public Health, which kicks off its 40th anniversary celebration this month. Photo by Dan Aguirre. When the School of Public Health launches a yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary tonight, […]
Terrorism Expert Joins Pardee School of Global Studies
Jessica Stern on how ISIS works and what we can do to stop it Terrorism expert Jessica Stern, who has joined the Pardee School faculty, inspired Nicole Kidman’s character in The Peacemaker. Photo courtesy of Jessica Stern. Working with a military intelligence officer, a future BU professor hunted for terrorists who’d stolen a nuclear bomb, […]
Earth House Doubles as Environmental Classroom
New student residence teaches more sustainable everyday living At Earth House, BU’s residential program in sustainability, both the house and its director, Nathan Phillips, serve as instructors. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Vivien Chen takes a five-minute timer with her to the shower. So does Mark Holaday, and they both use watt-counters when turning on lights […]