Category: Learning
Global Urban Health Program Launched
The Center for Global Health & Development at BU launches a Global Urban Health program that will expand its research agenda addressing issues affecting global populations. The initiative, led by Professor Jonathon Simon, further establishes BU’s role as a major research university.
New Residency in Addiction Medicine
BU is one of 10 institutions around the country to introduce an accredited residency program in addiction medicine.
Truman Scholar Selected
Meghan Desale, CAS'08, is named a 2007 Truman Scholar, one of 65 students chosen by the Truman Foundation. Starting in Fall 2008, she attends the School of Medicine as a student in the University’s Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program.
Development of Honors Program Started
The University announces the development of a new University-wide honors program and the phasing out of the University Professors Program as a freestanding unit.
SHA Gets a New Home
The new SHA building is dedicated on September 27, 2006. The new SHA building is dedicated in style, with Boston University President Robert A. Brown as the keynote speaker. "The dedication opens the doors to a new era for the School."
Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Research Center
The Women's Health Interdisciplinary Research Center (WHIRC) promotes interdisciplinary research on women's health at the Medical Campus by bringing bench scientists, clinical investigators, and public health researchers together to determine collaborative research directions and obtain funds.
The Institute for Athletic Coach Education
The Institute for Athletic Coach Education (IACE) in the School of Education at Boston University focuses on the need for education and training for youth sport coaches. The institute aims to provide present and future youth sport coaches with learning opportunities and resources to help them better understand their role and fulfill their responsibilities as leaders and educators in the community.
The Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security
The Center for Reliable Information Systems & Cyber Security (RISCS) promotes and coordinates research and education in system reliability and information security by emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach that includes fields as diverse as reliable and secure computations, engineering, economics, ethics, and law. Current research areas include cryptology, network and software security, software safety, economic and game-theoretic approaches to Internet computing, database security, robust monitoring, and fair and secure file sharing.
Tulane University Students Enroll for the Fall Semester
Boston University opens its doors to Tulane University students when they are unable to go back to school in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina damage.
Online Degree Completion Program Established
The University initiates its online undergraduate degree completion program, allowing those with an AA or the equivalent credits to earn a Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Interdisciplinary Studies.
