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Accolades

Composite image. At left, Photo of Mark Grinstaff, a middle-aged white man with glasses who wears a button-down shirt with a gradient, squiggly line pattern that fades from green and blue to red and pink. He smiles as he stands outside with his hands in his pockets. In the middle, Photo of Professor Dana Robert of STH. She is a middle-aged White woman with short salt and pepper hair. She wears a black blazer and blue blouse, and smiles as she sits in a wooden chair, her hands crossed in her lap. Behind her, a large white bookshelf filled with books is seen. At right, Photo of Gary Lawson, School of Law professor of Law. He is a middle-aged white man with glasses and salt and pepper hair. He wears a speckled gray-green tweed suit, pink button down and black tie. He smiles slightly and holds his arm with his hand and learns against a white wall.

Accolades

William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorships Honor Mark Grinstaff, Gary Lawson, and Dana Robert

April 13, 2022

Photo of the winning hunger challenge team posing with a giant $10,000 check and Congressman Jim McGovern. From left: Alexia Lancea (CAS’22), Eunice Lamothe (CAS’22, SPH’23), Saahil Adusumilli (Sargent’22), and Mary Campion (CAS’22), US Rep. Jim McGovern, and State Rep. Andy Vargas.

Innovation

Food@BU’s Idea to Solve Campus Hunger Wins $10,000 Prize at Innovate@BU Event

April 13, 2022

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Accolades

BU Graduate Programs Advance in 2023 U.S. News Rankings

March 29, 2022

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Accolades

Academic Advising Awards Ceremony Returns In Person This Year

March 3, 2022

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Accolades

BU and Red Hat Announce First Research Incubation Awards

January 25, 2022

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Accolades

BU’s Entrepreneur Education and Entrepreneurial Alumni Earn High Rankings

January 12, 2022

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Accolades

Hydroponic Device for Growing Cannabis at Home Wins Annual BU Start-Up Competition

November 19, 2021

Portrait of Harvey Young, a middle-aged Black man. He wears a blue quarter zip sweater and smiles. He leans against a wall with beams running parallel to the ground.

Accolades

Harvey Young Named This Year’s American Society for Theatre Research Distinguished Theater Scholar

November 9, 2021

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Accolades

Ibram Kendi, BU Center for Antiracist Research Founding Director, Wins 2021 MacArthur “Genius” Grant

September 28, 2021

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University News

From Automation to Breast Cancer to Social Media, 2021 Career Development Professors Span an Array of Disciplines

September 20, 2021

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Accolades

LAW Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

June 14, 2021

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University News

BU Comptroller Gillian Emmons, National Leader in Higher Ed Accounting and Financial Reporting, Retiring

June 4, 2021

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University News

William Giraldi and Josephine Halvorson Named BU’s Latest Guggenheim Fellows

June 1, 2021

Accolades

BU Ranked the Nation’s 17th Best Private University, 20th of Doctoral Universities, QS Says

May 25, 2021

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Commencement

Student Commencement Speaker Will Talk about “Dreams and Nightmares” and Breonna Taylor

May 14, 2021

Commencement

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez Awarded BU’s 2021 Metcalf Cup and Prize

May 12, 2021

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Accolades

Two CAS Faculty Honored for Teaching

May 12, 2021

Accolades

Popular CAS Master Lecturer David Sullivan a 2021 Metcalf Award Winner

May 11, 2021

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University News

Digital Learning & Innovation Virtual Faculty Forum to Explore Innovations in Teaching and Technology at BU

May 10, 2021

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University News

Ayanna Pressley, Noubar Afeyan, Catherine D’Amato to Receive Honorary Degrees

May 10, 2021

Ayanna Pressley, Noubar Afeyan, Catherine D’Amato to Receive Honorary Degrees