Boston University

Faculty

Raj Mohanty, Professor of Physics, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Avrum Spira, Boston University School of Medicine, James Collins, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, ENG

Faculty

Science Coalition Report: Federal Funding Critical in Supporting New Technologies

October 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG professor of electrical and computer, Division of Systems Engineering, Christos Cassandras, building smarter cities, traffic light, parking meter, security camera, solar panel, photovoltaic units

Sustainability

If Boston Were Smart

October 28, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Boston Medical Center BMC, School of Public Health SPH, Health & Disability Research Institute director Alan Jette, Family medicine chair Brian Jack, Institute of Medicine IOM

Accolades

Two BU Profs Inducted into Institute of Medicine

October 23, 2013

PharmaCheck, contaminated drug detector, counterfeit drug detector, drug quality detector, drug purity detector

Faculty

ENG Counterfeit Drug Screener Promises to Save Lives

October 21, 2013

Boston University BU, London Times Higher Education ranking

Schools and Colleges

London’s Times Higher Education Moves University Higher

October 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Alice White, Chair of College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering department,

Science & Technology

From Bell Labs to BU, with a Passion for Engineering

October 8, 2013

Strategy & Innovation

MED Prof Earns Drucker Award

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Science Should Be (Even More) Open

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Singing School: Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters, Cambridge Public Library, Louisa Solano Poetry Series

Faculty

Former Poet Laureate Pinsky Designs Anthology for Aspiring Poets

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering professor electrical and computer engineering Theodore Moustakas, research technology lawsuit, blue LED light-emitting diodes technology infringement

Smartphones

BU Sues Leading Tech Firms for Patent Infringement

September 24, 2013

Boston University BU, Innovation Career Development Professorships, College of Engineering ENG, Ramesh Jasti, Ahmad Mo Khalil, Office of Technology Development

Awards

CAS, ENG Profs Given Innovation Career Development Awards

September 19, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva, prehistoric humans feet, physical therapist Kenneth Hold, how human ancestors walk

Social Sciences

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

legality of United States US domestic surveillance programs, PRISM, US domestic surveillance program, Edward Snowden, United States National Security Agency NSA, Joseph Wippl, Professor of International Relations, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Law

POV: The Legality of the Government’s Surveillance Programs

September 18, 2013

David Weil, Boston University School of Management, SMG, labor market policy, US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division

Science & Technology

SMG Prof Nominated for Department of Labor Position

September 16, 2013

Secundaria film, Mary Jane Doherty documentary filmmaker, ballet in Cuba, Cuban ballet dancers, defected Cuban ballet dancers

Faculty

Cinematheque Kicks Off Tonight

September 13, 2013

Boston University Career Development Professorships, Cornel Ban, assistant professor of international relations, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Hui Feng, Director Laboratory of Zebrafish Genetics and Cancer Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine MED, Nachiketa Sahoo, assistant professor of information systems, Boston University School of Management SMG

University News

Junior Faculty Win Career Development Professorships

September 13, 2013

Boston University, BU, Peter Paul Career Development Professorship 2013, Tyler Perrachione, Erin Reid, John Marston

Awards

Three Faculty Awarded Peter Paul Professorships

September 10, 2013

Andrew Bacevich, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country, US Army

Global

POV: How the Government Stole Our Military

September 10, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS linguistics research, Danny Erker, language pronunciation varieties in English Spanish Speakers, Boston accents research

Faculty

A Language Evolves

September 9, 2013

Boston University BU, first annual Rhett Talks, TED talks format at BU

University News

Rhett Talks Series Begins Tonight

September 9, 2013

Rhett Talks Series Begins Tonight