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 […]
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 […]
BUSTI Program Aims a Spotlight Offstage
Summer Theatre Institute for high-schoolers adds design track The students in BUSTI’s design class use a basic model kit to create their own production designs. Photos by Cydney Scott. Lindsey Walko remembers back in the sixth grade, when she saved the day while playing one of the orphans in a production of Annie. “During the […]
New ENG Offerings in Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, and Robotics
Master’s students can now specialize in these fast-growing fields Amazon announced plans to deliver packages via drones; graduate students who specialize in ENG’s new robotics program could find themselves working for the commerce giant in the near future. Photo by Flickr contributor Arts Electronica Center. In an effort to train its graduate students in rapidly […]
Breaking Nicotine’s Hold
An undergraduate aims to help smokers quit for good By Andrew Thurston Bhavya Narala (CAS’15) is studying the effects of nicotine withdrawal on the brain and hopes to provide new insights on the stimulant’s impact. Photo by Dan Watkins. For America’s 42.1 million smokers, the best hopes of quitting—willpower, gum, prescribed drugs—don’t offer much hope at […]
Following in a Legendary Humanitarian’s Footsteps
Two BU students named Albert Schweitzer Fellows Amanda Alon (CAS’12, MED’14, SDM’18) (left) will encourage better dental care among low-income children in Lawrence with her Schweitzer Fellowship. Aline Souza (MED’16) will use her fellowship to improve the heart health of homeless Bostonians. Photos courtesy of BU School of Medicine. Two BU students will honor the […]
Volunteer for FYSOP, Do Good around the City
Incoming freshmen can move in early, work for a cause, learn about Boston Last year, FYSOP student volunteers worked at Dorchester’s Nightingale Community Garden. Photo by Jackie Riccardi. Kirsten Kuhn started her first year at BU feeling more prepared than most of her fellow freshmen. Before classes even began, she had visited the Franklin Park […]
MET’s Online Programs for Veterans Get Top Grades from U.S. News
Lauds criminal justice, computer information systems, business programs Overseas postings make MET’s online programs especially convenient for soldiers. Photo by Vernon Doucette. Three Metropolitan College online master’s programs for military veterans have just been crowned among the nation’s best in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. MET’s Criminal Justice program tied for second place with […]