Two from BU Cited for Encouraging Women in STEM
Lauded by magazine for their inspiration Elise Morgan (left), a College of Engineering professor of mechanical engineering and of biomedical engineering, and Cynthia Brossman, founder and administrative director of BU’s Learning Resource Network (LERNet) are cofounders of BU’s Summer Pathways outreach program. Morgan photo by Cydney Scott; Brossman photo courtesy of Brossman. The average annual […]
Thomas M. Menino Archives
Angela Menino (from left), widow of the late Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino (Hon.’01), President Robert A. Brown, and the Meninos’ children, Susan Menino Fenton, and Thomas Menino, Jr., at the announcement October 27 that the official Menino archive will be housed at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. “My husband dedicated his life to […]
New BU LAW Clinic Helps MIT Student Entrepreneurs
Advising on new venture, intellectual property legal issues Kelvin Chan (LAW’16) (left) and Nathaniel Gray (LAW’16) are two of the eight BU LAW students working in the Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic, a new collaboration between BU and MIT. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi. Rishan Mohamed has almost everything he needs to build his planned tech […]
Leventhal Center Wins Boston Preservation Award
Makeover of former Hillel for busy Admissions hub Transforming the building into an “exuberant, extroverted admissions reception center” started with a more welcoming entry and a canopy in bright BU red. Photos by Anton Grassl/Esto. For prospective students and their parents, the Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center is BU’s new front door. The striking International Style building […]
BU Dining Services Reaches a Big Goal, Ahead of Schedule
A fifth of food from sustainable sources achieved three years early BU Dining Services met its commitment to serve 20 percent sustainable food three years ahead of its 2018 goal by using local potatoes and dairy products, meat from 100 percent grass-fed cows, and certified organic soy milk, honey, coffee, and tempeh. Photo by Cydney […]
Shining a Spotlight on Europe’s Refugee Crisis
SPH forum calls for new approach to humanitarian aid Panelists taking part in the School of Public Health’s October 13 forum, The Health of Refugees: Europe in Crisis, included (from left) Sondra Crosby, director of the immigrant and refugee health program at Boston Medical Center; Maria Sacchetti, immigration reporter for the Boston Globe; and Amy […]
Task Force Focusing on Faculty Diversity Created
Will consider new ways to increase underrepresented minorities A new task force comprising 18 faculty and staff members from both the Charles River and the Medical Campuses will address how to increase faculty diversity at BU. Photo by Cydney Scott. Earlier this semester, President Robert A. Brown and Jean Morrison, BU provost, appointed a task […]
“In the Service of the City”
BU and Boston: a heritage of partnership By: BU Today Staff Community service and support and extensive financial contributions—from public works projects to scholarships for public school students—are part of the mission laid out by BU’s third president, Lemuel Murlin. Photo by Flickr contributor Thomas Hawk. The School of Education students working in the fourth-grade classroom […]
BU Awarded $23.4 Million NIH Grant
For turning discoveries into treatments, diagnostics, improved health David Center directs Boston University’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute, which received an NIH renewal grant to help investigators on both campuses conduct multidisciplinary clinical research. Photo by Cydney Scott. BU’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has been awarded a $23.4 million, four-year National Institutes of […]
A Taste of the Workplace for Liberal Arts Majors
New on-campus internship program offers experience, perspective Rebecca Behrends (CAS’17) (left) and Ericka Crankshaw (CAS’18) prepare memorabilia from opera singer Deborah Voigt at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. Photo by Cydney Scott. When Linda Wells was dean of the College of General Studies, she was often asked by parents and students how a liberal […]