Boston University

Science & Technology

Ruth MacFarlane Hunter, United States Department of Transportation Volpe Center, aeronautics, aviation

Engineering

The Woman with the Groundbreaking Mind

July 3, 2014

Boston University BU, opinion column, point of view pov, planned parenthood health clinics, supreme court decision, buffer zone, womens rights

Politics

POV: Why Supreme Court’s “Buffer Zone” Decision Is Wrong

July 2, 2014

Muhammad Zaman

Health & Medicine

Two Faculty Named BU’s First Howard Hughes Professors

July 1, 2014

Andrew Bacevich, international relations expert, professor of international relations, Boston University

Politics

Good-bye, Professor Bacevich

June 23, 2014

Edward Damiano, bionic pancreas, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, biomedical engineering, type 1 diabetes

Strategy & Innovation

ENG Prof’s Bionic Pancreas Takes a Big Step Forward

June 19, 2014

Leonid Levin, professor of computer science, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, nondeterminism, holographic proofs, aperiodic tilings, randomness

Computational Science

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Taps CAS Prof for Membership

June 16, 2014

Dennis Carlberg, Boston University director of sustainability, Sustainability@BU, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Carbon Cup, Greenovate Boston, climate change, carbon dioxide emissions reduction target

Science & Technology

Boston Awards BU a Carbon Cup

June 11, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Communication COM, social media relationship status, negative impact of social media on marriage relationships, Communication Research Human Behavior

Research

Could Facebook Use End a Marriage?

June 2, 2014

Boston University BU, Humanities scholars and librarians, New England, That Camp, interactive online maps, create digital archives, basic computer coding, College of General Studies CGS Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning

Science & Technology

THATCamp: an “Unconference” Comes to BU

May 29, 2014

Mayim Bialik, Big Bang Theory, Blossom, women in science

Commencement

Big Bang Actress Loves Being a Scientist—and Playing One on TV

May 20, 2014

Boston University BU, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories NEIDL, level 4 research,

Infectious Diseases

NEIDL Takes Two Steps toward Full Operation

May 15, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Michael Hasselmo, Center for Systems Neuroscience, CSN

Neuroscience

Center for Systems Neuroscience Opens in July

May 14, 2014

Alan Marscher, professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Institute for Astrophysical Research, Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching

Faculty

Metcalf Award Goes to Alan Marscher

May 14, 2014

minimum wage, federal minimum wage, livable minimum wage

Politics

POV: Raise the Minimum Wage, but Don’t Expect Much

May 12, 2014

Inaugural Gitner Award winners, Andrew Duffy, Manher Jariwala, Pankaj Mehta, Bennett Goldberg, Gerald Gitner, Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award, Boston University

Faculty

CAS Physics Team Wins First Gitner Award

May 12, 2014

Lyndon B Johnson, LBJ, War on Poverty, 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty, Economic Opportunity Act, EOA, poverty in the united states of america, homeless in the united states of america, homelessness in the united states of america

Voices & Opinion

POV: LBJ’s War on Poverty 50 Years Later

April 29, 2014

Boston University Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Open Cloud, MOC, Hariri Institute Cloud Computing Initiative, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center

Strategy & Innovation

Pioneering a Cloud Computing “Mall”

April 28, 2014

Boston University BU, Marty Walsh, Boston mayor politics, point of view pov opinion editorial

Boston

POV: Memo to Boston’s Mayor on How to Fight Inequality

April 23, 2014

Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine Generates Hope

April 22, 2014

NEIDL, BSL-4 Research Hearing, Boston City Councillor Charles Yancey

Infectious Diseases

Researchers Cite Experts’ Findings of NEIDL Safety

April 17, 2014

Researchers Cite Experts’ Findings of NEIDL Safety