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Accolades

Composite Image: The 2024 recipients of the John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service are Walter von Bosau, media resources coordinator, Krasker Film/Video Services, Mugar Memorial Library (from left), Daniel Ivey, program administrator, CAS Writing Program, and Richard Vezina (SPH’90), associate director of the Slone Epidemiology Center. von Bosau photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Center photo provided by Dan Ivery, Vezina photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Meet the 2024 John S. Perkins Award Winners

May 6, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Welcomes Five BU Members

April 26, 2024

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Accolades

BU Honors Best Student Employees and Supervisor

April 18, 2024

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Rankings

BU’s Sargent College Named Nation’s Top Occupational Therapy Program in U.S. News 2024 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

April 8, 2024

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University News

Five Faculty Receive Edward Avedisian Professorships

March 21, 2024

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Faculty

Meet This Year’s Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards Winners

February 29, 2024

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Accolades

BU’s Lead Plumber Is Best in the Country. And Tops at HVAC, Too

December 5, 2023

Photo: Interior of Boston University’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences. Large walkway staircase i shown. Next to the staircase, a multifunctional space for studying, hanging out, or hosting events is shown with modular black, wood, and red seating areas. Two the far left are large windows letting in lots of natural light. A vast wooden ceiling tops off the area.

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Center for Computing & Data Sciences Wins Global Award for Interior Design

December 4, 2023

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University Lecture

Many Say Critical Race Theory Divides Us, LAW’s Jasmine Gonzales Rose Says It Unites Us

November 30, 2023

Accolades

Career Development Professorships for Promising Scholars Awarded to Five BU Junior Faculty

September 13, 2023

Photo: Large overhead shot of 2023's Menino Scholarship and ComCommunity Service Award recipients. Students in business casual attire pose on a large set of stairs together. Also pictured are interim President Ken Freeman.

Accolades

BU Honors 80 Boston Public Schools Scholarship Recipients at Annual Ceremony

September 5, 2023

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Accolades

Recent Sargent Alum Wins National Collegiate Horse Riding Cup

July 18, 2023

Accolades

Sky High—ENG Terriers Win NASA Student Competition on Clean Aviation Energy

June 9, 2023

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Students Create Ads for Chobani, Celebrity Cruises, and More

June 8, 2023

Photo: Six people stand in a line to smile at a camera for a photo. From the left, a Black woman with her hair tied up with a scarf. She wears a maroon midi skirt, a black top and gray cardigan. Next to her is a woman with long black hair and a knee-length, bright red dress. In the middle, an Western Asian woman with her hair pulled up behind her with two pieces left out to frame her face. She wears a black suit set, and an orange top. Next to her is a white male with circular glasses on and a black blazer with a patterned button up. Next, a shorter white woman with short brown hair. She wears a black suit set and a deep-colored shirt. On the end of the line, the last on the right, is a white man with shoulder length black hair. He wears a typical suit with a white button up.

Fine Arts

CFA Graduates Honored at Annual Kahn Awards Competition

May 18, 2023

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COMMENCEMENT 2023

CFA’s Karin Hendricks to Receive the 2023 Metcalf Cup and Prize, BU’s Highest Teaching Honor

May 17, 2023

Commencement 2023

CGS’ Stephanie Byttebier Wins a 2023 Metcalf Award

May 16, 2023

Photo: CAS professor Joanna Davidson, a white woman with short, curly brown and wearing a blue mosaic-themed blouse and black long-sleeved top smiles and poses with arms clasped behind her back. A blurry outdoor BU building can be seen behind her.

Commencement 2023

CAS’ Joanna Davidson a 2023 Metcalf Award Winner

May 15, 2023

Photo: Boston University athletic honorees gather at the annual Scarlet & White Honors banquet. Caitlin Weimar (from left), Emily Gant, Caitlin Coker, Kayla Roncin, Rachel Borzymowski, Megan Mastrorilli, Walter Whyte, Phil DeCarlo, Lane Huston, Domenick Fensore, Roy Meyer, and Maggie Lohrer. Photo by Matt Woolverton

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Terrier Athletes Celebrated at Annual Scarlet & White Honors Dinner

May 8, 2023

Terrier Athletes Celebrated at Annual Scarlet & White Honors Dinner