Boston University

Faculty

Julie Sandell, associate provost for faculty affairs, Boston University, non-tenure track faculty

University News

No Tenure=Better Teaching?

January 21, 2014

Boston University, BU, Department of Economics, college rankings, university rankings

Accolades

CAS Economics Department Ranked 12th Nationally

January 15, 2014

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University, patent infringement lawsuit, gallium nitride thin films, blue light emitting diodes, LEDs

Technology

Companies Agree to Pay to Settle Patent Infringement Suit

January 15, 2014

John Finnerty, associate professor of biology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, games in the classroom, using games to teach, educational games

Faculty

The Game Maker

January 14, 2014

Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Boston Medical Center BMC, best doctors survey, surgeons

Faculty

MED Physicians among Boston’s Top Docs

December 17, 2013

human caused climate change, carbon dioxide emissions, Montreal Protocol, CFC, hole in ozone layer, Pierre Perron, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, professor of economics

Climate Change

Montreal Protocol Has Slowed Global Warming

December 17, 2013

Pope Francis, op-ed, opinion

Voices & Opinion

POV: Leave Your Bias at the Door When Reading Pope Francis

December 12, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, New York Times media columnist David Carr, journalism faculty

Faculty

David Carr of the New York Times to Join COM

December 11, 2013

Boston University BU, Cambodia, ecology research, Les Kaufman, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Ecology

Ecosystems and Us

December 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Iranian nuclear weapons missile deal, Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear program, POV opinion, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, professor of international relations former US ambassador to Lesotho professor Robert Loftis, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif

Politics

POV: Iran Nuclear Accord Is a Good Deal

December 9, 2013

Christopher Chen, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, tissue engineering, biomedical engineering

Faculty

The Body Builder

December 4, 2013

Joyce Wong, Bennet Goldberg, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, STEM, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

Faculty

New BU Initiative to Boost STEM Education

December 3, 2013

divestment, socially responsible investing

Faculty

New Socially Responsible Investing Committee Meets This Week

December 2, 2013

Boston University BU, Point of View POV opinion, faculty Joan Salge Blake, Sargent College SAR, nutrition Thanksgiving

Food & Dining

POV: Equal Servings of Common Sense and Generosity

November 26, 2013

Boston University BU, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, director Chris Dellarocas, MOOCs, massive open online courses

University News

Wanted: Faculty to Develop MOOCs and Help Design BU’s Digital Future

November 25, 2013

Boston University BU, point of view, opinion editorial, JFK, John F Kennedy, kennedy assassination 50 anniversary, gun control

Politics

POV: 50 Years after Dallas, It’s Time for Gun Control

November 22, 2013

Nathan Jones, assistant professor of special education, Boston University School of Education, SED, special education research, special education teachers

Faculty

What Will It Take to Keep Special Ed Teachers?

November 20, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR

Schools and Colleges

Wanted: Leader with Research, Health Care Experience

November 19, 2013

Doctor Alex Walley, Boston Public Health Commission methadone clinic, Naloxone opioid overdose prescription drug, Narcan opioid overdose prescription drug, opiate overdose, fatal opioid overdose in Massachusetts

Local

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 1: An Overdose Lifeline

November 18, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Astronomy, research NASA MAVEN satellite

Science & Technology

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?

November 18, 2013

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?