Show Me the Data
First BU Data Science Day draws cross-disciplinary crowd Azer Bestavros, director of the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering (center), and the cochairs of Hariri’s first BU Data Science Day, Prakash Ishwar (left) and Dino Christenson (right), were delighted by the large, cross-disciplinary crowd that came together to talk about how data […]
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, […]
Making a Better World, from Neuroscience to Sandwiches
Social goals drive alums on Forbes 30-Under-30 list Christine Baugh (SPH’12) was recognized by Forbes for her work on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and its link to concussions in sports. Photo by Cydney Scott. Christine Baugh joined the School of Medicine Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center as a research coordinator in 2010, when it was just a handful […]
Board of Trustees Elects New Chair
Kenneth Feld, benefactor and vice chair, will take office in September Kenneth Feld (Questrom’70), elected the next chair of the Board of Trustees in December, proposed the establishment of a scholarship to honor Lu Lingzi (GRS’13), who died in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky. Kenneth J. Feld, vice chair of the […]
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 […]
Digital Learning Initiative Announces New Grants
Support for faculty developing online education innovations Helping disadvantaged students is a national goal; BU’s Mark Greenman is testing whether technology can better teach them physics. Could a cousin of the much-heralded MOOC help disadvantaged high school students take college-level classes? That’s what BU’s Mark Greenman and colleagues are test-driving in a project that is […]
BU Talks Climate Action at the White House
Pledges to reduce its carbon emissions by 35 percent.
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 […]
The Curious Case of the Light Cigarette
What happens when consumers take things for granted? Stine Grodal, Questrom assistant professor of strategy and innovation, has studied the evolution of light cigarettes. Photo by Michael D. Spencer. In the mid-1960s, a new type of cigarette appeared in America. Manufacturers called them “lights,” and advertised that more sophisticated filters, highly porous paper, and new […]
Record Gift Renames SMG Questrom School of Business
Allen and Kelli Questrom give $50 million for top faculty, new building Allen Questrom (Questrom’64) (from left), Robert Knox (CAS’74, Questrom’75), chairman of the Board of Trustees, Kelli Questrom, and President Robert A. Brown at yesterday’s announcement of the Questroms’ $50 million gift to the University, given through their Allen and Kelli Questrom Foundation. The […]