Boston Medical Center
Boston University and the City of Boston announce the merger of Boston University Medical Center Hospital and Boston City Hospital, creating the Boston Medical Center.
President John Silber Keynote
President John Silber addresses the graduating class at Commencement.
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.
Hearing Research Center
The Boston University Hearing Research Center (HRC) opens with twenty faculty members from six departments in four Boston University schools and colleges. The HRC was formed to develop and disseminate knowledge that will improve the nation's auditory health and allow the fullest utilization of the sense of hearing. Research in the Hearing Research Center combines theoretical and experimental studies of auditory processing to understand hearing in both normal and impaired auditory systems.
Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center
The Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center—which commemorates Elizabeth Bishop, a wine and culinary arts enthusiast who worked closely with Julia Child—is established for the study of wine and other spirits. The center aims to foster educational programs that explore all aspects of wine—viticulture, enology, wine history, economics, distribution and marketing, pairing wine with food, and the psychological, physiological, and cultural phenomena of wine consumption.
MED Receives Community Service Award
The School of Medicine receives the Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Association of American Medical Colleges for its work in Boston.
Fraunhofer Center
The Boston University Production Technology Collaboration and Fraunhofer Resource Center opens at 15 St. Mary’s Street, bringing together academic and industry-based scientists and engineers to offer access to the most advanced manufacturing technologies.
Farouk El-Baz & the Million Man March
Professor Farouk El-Baz resolves the controversy about the crowd size in Washington, DC's "Million Man March" by estimating the number of participants in the march using the same computer techniques applied to counting sand dunes in the desert. He succeeds in conveying the excitement of scientific research and the importance of using advanced technology.
Ross Perot Keynote
Ross Perot, the Texas businessman who won 19 percent of the popular vote for President in 1992, addresses Boston University graduates at Commencement.
SMG Gets New Home
Construction begins on the Rafik B. Hariri Building of the School of Management; the building officially opens in October 1996.
