Category: Learning
Institute for Astrophysical Research Formed
The Institute for Astrophysical Research (IAR) opens with a mission to promote and facilitate both research and education in astrophysics at Boston University. IAR members carry out research in a wide variety of astronomical fields including star formation, the interstellar medium, galactic structure, stellar variability, active galaxies, high-energy astrophysics, galaxy clusters, gravitational lensing, and dark matter. Graduate and undergraduate students are active, vital participants in IAR’s research programs.
Center for Cosmetic & Laser Surgery
The Center for Cosmetic & Laser Surgery opens at Boston University. Affiliated with both the Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, the Boston University Center for Cosmetic & Laser Surgery has earned the highest reputation for providing outstanding cosmetic plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. Its research efforts are constantly pushing forward the science of beauty by developing more effective and less invasive techniques.
The Center for Congregational Research & Development
The Center for Congregational Research & Development bridges theology and congregational life through research, education, and networking. The work is oriented toward the discipline of practical theology and guided by critical reflection on the actual practice and lived faith of Christians in congregations around the world. The center was later renamed the Center for Practical Theology.
Institute on Race & Social Division
The Institute on Race & Social Division opens in 1997 and operates for five years before shutting its doors in 2002.
Health & Disability Research Institute
The Health & Disability Research Institute (HDR), a campus wide, interdisciplinary focal point for health and disability research at Boston University, officially opens. HDR expands upon the scope and strengths of its predecessor, the Center for Rehabilitation Effectiveness at Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, and offers rich opportunities for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty working to develop their research programs in the area of health and disability.
Center for Dynamics & Control of Smart Structures
The Center for Dynamics & Control of Smart Structures opens and operates for the next six years.
Center for BioDynamics
The Center for BioDynamics, a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental center whose mission is to advance training and research at the interfaces among dynamical systems, biology, and engineering, opens its doors.
Photonics Center
The Boston University Photonics Center opens on June 13. The center, located at 8 St. Mary’s Street, is an $80 million state-of-the-art facility dedicated to working with industry partners to develop new products based on photonics—the practical use of light.
Center for Anxiety-Related Disorders
The Center for Anxiety-Related Disorders (CARD) opens to study the nature of emotional disorders and to develop and provide effective treatment for adults and children.
Mass Spectrometry Resource Center
The Mass Spectrometry Resource Center develops and applies mass spectral methods for biology and medicine with a primary emphasis on studies of oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates. The mission is to pursue sophisticated mass spectrometry in an environment with close interaction with life scientists and physicians. Resource faculty are members of the Department of Biochemistry and the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences at the Boston University School of Medicine.
