Tagged: College of Arts and Sciences
Renegotiating Bilateral Treaties Should not Scare off Investors
Back in the early 1990s, a newly unshackled South Africa wanted to send a strong signal to financial markets that the country was not hostile to foreign capital.
Tombs Give New Insights into Maya History
A Maya pyramid beautifully decorated with a rare polychrome-painted stucco frieze was unearthed by CAS researchers in July at the site of Holmul, a Classic Maya city in northeastern Guatemala.
Rowing to Kabul
"Our [team] has Kurds, Shia, Sunnis, Arabs, and what brings us together is a care for the environment. I see that in rowing—one Arab, one Kurd, one Christian, one Muslim, all working together toward a common goal, building team spirit among different backgrounds" - Matt Trevithick (CGS’06, CAS’08)
No Doubt about Drought
Leading Professor of Earth & Environment, Ranga Myeni along with graduate student, Liang Xu, investigate the effects of the 2005 and 2010 droughts on the Amazon forest and foreseeable consequences on the environment.
Why Turks Are So Angry
BU CAS Professor of Anthropology, Jenny White, writes about the Turkish protests happening globally and the reasons behind the anger.
Why the United States Should Stay out of Syria
BU College of Arts and Sciences Professor Andrew Bacevich weighs in on the Gordian knot of the upheaval in Syria: when it comes to understanding the conflict’s historical context and implications, Washington “is manifestly clueless and powerless.”
Latin America Playing a Risky Game by Welcoming in the Chinese Dragon
BU CAS International Relations Professor Kevin Gallagher, debates whether or not China's presence as an important trade and investment partner will help or hinder the Latin American economy.
Rethinking World Literature
College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Wiebke Denecke's work to create a world literature anthology and her effort to expand the definition of "literature" for the 21st century.
Mushrooming Metropolises
College of Arts and Sciences professor, Lucy Hutyra, forecasts a tripling of urban spaces worldwide by 2030 and the expected growth, at 463,000 square miles, is “more urban land expansion than in all of history.” This growth could threaten hundreds of plant and animal species with extinction, denude forests, and accelerate climate change.
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