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History

The Boston portion of the Women’s March drew a crowd estimated at 175,000 people. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

History

The Women’s March and Its Impact, One Year Later

January 22, 2018

Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass., is a more than 3,700-acre ecological research area where scientists have been carrying out experiments since 1907.

Climate Change

CAS Researchers Working to Predict Future Climate Change

December 14, 2017

Tessa Croker, a PhD student in BU’s American and New England Studies Program, recently joined iconic doll company American Girl, where she ensures the historical accuracy of its products.

History

Making History Come Alive at American Girl

December 12, 2017

Diane Thompson extracting a core from a live Porites coral colony at Kiritimati in 2012.

Geosciences

Winds of Change

December 11, 2017

Historian Cathal J. Nolan shows we’ve gotten a lot wrong about war—with bloody consequences

History

The Allure of Battle

November 30, 2017

Jodi Cranston, Professor of Renaissance art at Boston University and founder of historical art research website mappingpaintings.org

Fine Arts

Hidden Stories behind Art Masterpieces

November 1, 2017

An Autumn view of Marsh Plaza and Marsh Chapel at Boston University

History

Discovering Marsh Chapel

October 10, 2017

Top of the United States Constitution document showing the words "We the People"

Law

The Five Oddest Clauses in the US Constitution

September 26, 2017

Robert E. Lee confederate civil war monument in Charlottesville, VA

History

POV: The Controversy over Confederate Civil War Monuments

September 25, 2017

Professor Tom Whalen poses for a photo in front of Fenway Park

Boston Sports

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67

August 29, 2017

William McKeen, author, professor and associate dean of Boston University College of Communication

Faculty

Recalling the Music and Mayhem of Los Angeles in the ’60s

August 8, 2017

Gregory Kerr's YouTube video on laptop

University News

Debunking Misconceptions about Other Cultures, on YouTube

July 31, 2017

Alexander Nikolaev at desk

Film & TV

The Languages of Game of Thrones

July 12, 2017

Attendees hold a Confederate Flag during the Florida Southern Pride Ride parade.

Government & Law

The Confederate Flag Symbolizes…What?

June 22, 2017

interior of King's Chapel

Arts & Culture

King’s Chapel Offers Glimpse into the Past

June 14, 2017

Sam Sokolow with Genius star Geoffrey Rush at a premiere event for Genius in Palo Alto, Calif.

Television

The Alum behind National Geographic’s Genius

May 30, 2017

Dana Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission at Boston University School of Theology, and member elected to the American Academy of Sciences

Theology

STH’s Dana Robert Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

May 9, 2017

The censorship board. George Creel is seated at far right.

History

How Woodrow Wilson’s Propaganda Machine Changed American Journalism

May 1, 2017

Portrait of terrorism expert Jessica Stern, a research professor at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Social Sciences

Why Terrorists Kill

April 13, 2017

Lauren Whitley, senior curator of textile and fashion arts for the MFA, shows students a mid-18th-century English brocaded silk dress, once worn by Lydia Catherine, Duchess of Chandos.

Fashion

One Class, One Day: Threading History

April 10, 2017

One Class, One Day: Threading History

One Class, One Day

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