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Awards

Proposal to Push Space Junk to “Graveyard Orbit” Earns BU Duo First Prize in National Contest

June 3, 2024

Awards

BU Researcher Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow; Award Honors “Innovators with the Greatest Potential”

May 28, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence

Is AI Biased against Some Groups and Spreading Misinformation and Extreme Views?

May 23, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Quotes, Comments, and Cheers from BU’s 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Introducing the Winners of the 2024 Metcalf Awards, BU’s Top Teaching Honors

May 15, 2024

Arts & Culture

Kahn Award Will Carry Theater Arts Major Madeline Riddick-Seals Back to Alabama

May 10, 2024

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Awards

BU’s Innovator of the Year Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams

May 7, 2024

Composite Image: The 2024 recipients of the John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service are Walter von Bosau, media resources coordinator, Krasker Film/Video Services, Mugar Memorial Library (from left), Daniel Ivey, program administrator, CAS Writing Program, and Richard Vezina (SPH’90), associate director of the Slone Epidemiology Center. von Bosau photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Center photo provided by Dan Ivery, Vezina photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Meet the 2024 John S. Perkins Award Winners

May 6, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Photo Contest Winners Capture Moments of Joy, Sorrow, Meaning in Crisis

May 1, 2024

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Innovation

Student Entrepreneurs Competed for a Chance at $72,000 in Prizes at Innovate@BU’s New Venture Night

April 30, 2024

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Film & TV

Coming-of-Age Story of Immigrant Child Wins Big at Redstone Film Festival

April 27, 2024

Accolades

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Welcomes Five BU Members

April 26, 2024

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Awards

BU Student-Athletes Honored at 2024 Scarlet & White Awards Ceremony

April 24, 2024

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Photography

Global Programs Photo Contest Showcases BU’s Worldwide Adventures and Experiences

April 22, 2024

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Accolades

BU Honors Best Student Employees and Supervisor

April 18, 2024

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Awards

Three BU Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows

April 18, 2024

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Awards

BU Electrical Engineer Vivek Goyal Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow

April 11, 2024

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Awards

$100,000 Awarded to Student Entrepreneurs at SHA’s Annual Hospitality Leadership Summit

April 8, 2024

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University News

William Fairfield Warren Society Inducts New Members

March 22, 2024

William Fairfield Warren Society Inducts New Members