Boston University

Faculty

former mayor Thomas Menino, funeral procession route, Boston, Commonwealth Ave, Fenway Park

University News

Mayor Menino Will See You Now

February 26, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, political science, professor Cathie Jo Martin, congressional gridlock negotiation

University News

Could More Backroom Deal-Making Save Congress?

February 26, 2014

Boston University BU, opinion column, Point of View POV, Ukraine Kiev protests, Sochi winter olympics, Valdimir Putin, political protests

Global

POV: Sochi, with a Side Trip to Kiev

February 25, 2014

Boston University Maternity Program, parent training, pregnancy, expecting parents, family benefits, maternity benefits

Health & Medicine

Get Trained: Preparing for Baby

February 12, 2014

osteoarthritis joint lubricant, osteoarthritis joint treatment, Grinstaff Group, biomedical engineering research laboratory, Boston University biomedical research faculty, Boston University post graduate research, Boston University post-graduate research, Doctor Mark Grinstaff, professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, professor of biomedical and materials science engineering, Boston University College of Engineering

Faculty

A Better Way to Find and Treat Osteoarthritis

February 3, 2014

water resistant polymer mesh, mesh film chemotherapy drug delivery system, early stage lung cancer, The Grinstaff Group, biomedical engineering research laboratory, Boston University biomedical research faculty, Boston University post graduate research, Boston University post-graduate research, Doctor Mark Grinstaff, professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, professor of biomedical and materials science engineering, Boston University College of Engineering

Faculty

High-Tech Mesh Delivers Chemo to Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer

February 3, 2014

The Grinstaff Group, chemotherapy drug delivery treatment for mesothelioma, nanoparticles, Doctor Mark Grinstaff, professor of chemistry, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, professor of biomedical and materials science engineering, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, biomedical engineering research laboratory, Boston University biomedical research faculty, Boston University post graduate research, Boston University post-graduate research

Health & Medicine

Drug-Packed Nanoparticles KO Mesothelioma

February 3, 2014

Boston University BU, professor of international relations Husain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, author Magnificant Delusions

Politics

BU’s Haqqani Probes Rocky US-Pakistan Alliance

February 3, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, biologist Richard Primack, multi-language textbooks, Chinese Greek language texbooks

Science & Technology

Spreading Conservation with Global Textbooks

January 30, 2014

Boston University BU, Boston Medical Center BMC, Medical MED Services, families children with disabilities

Faculty

A Helping Hand for Children with Disabilities at BMC

January 30, 2014

Catherine Espaillat, assistant professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona, planetary birth, how planets are born

Space

Finding Planets before They Happen

January 27, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Theology STH, professor Wesley Wildman research, similarities and differences religious experiences

Research

Exploring the Spiritual Experience

January 24, 2014

Boston University BU, Early Career Awards, Xue Han, Katherine Iverson, Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers PECASE

Medicine

White House Lauds Two BU Profs

January 23, 2014

Catherine West, professor of archaeology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, climate change research, Chirikof Island, Kodiak Archipelago, climate change

Arts & Culture

What Ancient Dinners Tell Us about Climate Change

January 23, 2014

Julie Sandell, associate provost for faculty affairs, Boston University, non-tenure track faculty

Faculty

No Tenure=Better Teaching?

January 21, 2014

Boston University, BU, Department of Economics, college rankings, university rankings

Faculty

CAS Economics Department Ranked 12th Nationally

January 15, 2014

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University, patent infringement lawsuit, gallium nitride thin films, blue light emitting diodes, LEDs

Gadgets

Companies Agree to Pay to Settle Patent Infringement Suit

January 15, 2014

John Finnerty, associate professor of biology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, games in the classroom, using games to teach, educational games

University News

The Game Maker

January 14, 2014

Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Boston Medical Center BMC, best doctors survey, surgeons

University News

MED Physicians among Boston’s Top Docs

December 17, 2013

human caused climate change, carbon dioxide emissions, Montreal Protocol, CFC, hole in ozone layer, Pierre Perron, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, professor of economics

Faculty

Montreal Protocol Has Slowed Global Warming

December 17, 2013

Montreal Protocol Has Slowed Global Warming