President Gilliam Launches Living Our Values Initiative
During her inaugural address, President Gilliam announced a new initiative that will focus on “building our skills in discourse,” while “deepening our commitment to free expression.” President Gilliam said, “Creating a community in which each of us can fully contribute to the life of this campus requires each of us to commit to regarding one another with dignity and respect.”
Melissa Gilliam Inaugurated as 11th President
Boston University celebrated Melissa Gilliam’s inauguration as the institution’s 11th president. President Gilliam addressed more than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, and dignitaries at Agganis Arena. The ceremony featured remarks via video from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey as well as welcoming remarks from BU trustees, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Boston University Climbs to #41 in U.S. News Rankings
Boston University climbed two places in U.S. News & World Report‘s annual Best College Rankings of national universities. BU tied with Ohio State and Rutgers, among a field of 434 national universities offering a full range of undergraduate majors, master’s, and doctoral degrees, according to U.S. News methodology.
BU Sees Drop in Black Students Enrolled after Supreme Court Ruling
The demographic data for Boston University’s Class of 2028, the first admitted after the US Supreme Court’s ruling that banned colleges from considering race as a factor in admissions, revealed a sharp drop in Black students enrolled, BU officials say. The decline, from 9 percent to 3 percent, was “concerning and disappointing,” President Melissa Gilliam says, and addressing it “will be a priority” for the University.
BU Team Wins Grant to Train PhD Students to Counter Climate Change
Malika Jeffries-EL, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of chemistry, along with a team of BU researchers, has been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship grant (NRT) to help PhD students collaborate across disciplines to develop new ideas to convert and store sustainable energy sources.
2024 Ignition Awards Bring BU Science and Tech to Market
Awarded annually by BU Technology Development, Ignition Awards are designed to accelerate the advancement of promising science and technology. This year’s awards support six projects, including strengthening teeth against sensitivity, processing encrypted data in the cloud, monitoring kidney dialysis in real time, jump-starting a cure for lung disease, helping immune cells fight pancreatic cancer, and a new way to attack liver cancer.
Penny Bishop Appointed New Dean of BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Penny Bishop, a leading adolescent development scholar, has been appointed as the new dean of Wheelock. Bishop, who was dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development since June 2021, officially assumed her role at BU on August 1, 2024.
Mark Grinstaff Receives NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
A new technology that could revolutionize vaccines has garnered William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor Mark Grinstaff one of just six inaugural Trailblazer Engineering Impact Awards. The $3 million award will allow Grinstaff and his team to explore new possibilities in the engineering of messenger RNA to make more effective and longer-lasting vaccines.
BU’s Framingham Heart Study Gets New Director
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones has been appointed director of the nation’s longest-running study of heart disease. The study is run by Boston University and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
BU’s Macklin Celebrini Is NHL’s Top Draft Pick
Men’s hockey phenom Macklin Celebrini became the second Terrier drafted first overall, joining goaltender Rick DiPietro (CAS’01), who went first overall in 2000. Besides becoming the fourth Terrier to win the Hobey Baker and leading BU to the Frozen Four, Celebrini’s honors include National Rookie of the Year, First Team All-American, and Hockey East Player of the Year.
