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History

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.

Graduate Students

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"

Science & Technology

The Five Oddest Clauses in the US Constitution

September 26, 2017

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

Racism

POV: The Controversy over Confederate Civil War Monuments

September 25, 2017

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

Baseball

Revisiting the Spirit of ’67

August 29, 2017

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

Arts & Culture

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

August 8, 2017

Gregory Kerr's YouTube video on laptop

UROP

Debunking Misconceptions about Other Cultures, on YouTube

July 31, 2017

Alexander Nikolaev at desk

Faculty

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

Local

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.

History

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.

History

One Class, One Day: Threading History

April 10, 2017

More than 100 headstones were vandalized at the Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia in Feb. 2017.

History

What History Reveals about Surges in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments

April 7, 2017

Economics professor and numismatist Pankaj Tandon holds a coin from ancient India under a magnifying glass

History

Economics Professor—and Noted Numismatist

March 6, 2017

Economics Professor—and Noted Numismatist