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 […]
BU Students Discover Corals in Unlikely Place
Research offers insight into little-known, endangered habitat Underwater images courtesy of the Boston University Marine Program. The photos evoke what a stoner must see while watching Fantasia: a kaleidoscope of vibrant-hued corals in all kinds of shapes. As striking as their colors and forms—although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the photos—is their neighborhood: […]
Sexual Misconduct Survey Guides Plan for Action
Questionnaire’s results: concerning numbers, commitment to improve Responses to the Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey showed that 73 percent of sexual assault survivors told a friend what had happened. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Nine out of ten BU students who completed a survey on sexual misconduct in March said they feel safe on campus, and three […]
Science Under Our Feet
BU researcher studies ecology, and climate consequences, of Boston’s groundwater Tim Maguire (GRS’18) and Emelia Chamberlain (CAS’18) are among the BU researchers analyzing the composition of groundwater samples. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. More than one passerby gawks at the three BU students who appear to be ice fishing—in June, in the middle of a Boston […]
Introducing the New Dean of Arts & Sciences
Ann Cudd comes from post as University of Kansas vice provost Video of Ann Cudd, new dean of Arts & Sciences, discusses academia and her hopes for BU. Photo by Dan Aguirre. The new dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is an academic’s academic. Ann Cudd jokes that she and her […]
Could Pee-Wee Football Lead to Brain Injury?
MED study: more brain damage in NFL players who started playing early The new MED study is the first to show a link between early exposure to repetitive head impacts and structural brain changes later in life. Photo courtesy of Flickr contributor Captrosha. Last January, HBO’s Real Sports host Bryant Gumbel interviewed former NFL coach and player […]
America’s Promise Alliance, SED Join Forces to Better Understand What Helps Young People Thrive
The Center for Promise, America’s Promise Alliance’s research institute dedicated to understanding what young people need to thrive and how to create the conditions of success for all young people, is now housed at the Boston University School of Education. With a shared commitment to using research to find solutions that will improve outcomes for […]
Photonics Center Programs Promote Diversity in STEM Fields
NSF sponsors summer research by undergrads, high-school teachers Lauren Strong (left), with Helen E. Fawcett (GRS’97), an ENG research assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is one of 11 college undergrads participating in a new program funded by the National Science Foundation designed to promote diversity in STEM fields. Photos by Cydney Scott. Lauren Strong, a […]
Hip to Hacking Square
ENG alums’ class project earns spot at Black Hat USA 2015 The Square Reader mobile point-of-sale device is the small white object plugged into the iPad Mini in this photo. Photo courtesy of Square Inc. The Square Reader, used by millions of businesses in the United States, could at one point be converted in less […]