Boston University

Science & Technology

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Andre Sharon, 2013 Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize, Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation, plant vaccine research award

University News

Fighting H1N1 with Tobacco Plants

June 11, 2013

Antigovernment protests in Taksim Square, Gezi Park, Instanbul, Turkey, June 2013, Occupy Gezi

Politics

Mall Project Was “Last Straw” in Restive Turkey

June 11, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Medicine, Andrew Ellison, magnetic resonance imaging MRI, fruits vegetable imaging

Staff

Exotic Fruit

June 10, 2013

drinking water resource, water supply, Nature Conservancy, Future of Nature, Future of Water

Earth

What’s the Future of Water?

June 10, 2013

United States of America National Security Agency, NSA, PRISM surveillance program

Politics

LAW Prof Weighs US Phone, Internet Surveillance

June 10, 2013

United States, Syria civil war, American involvement in Syrian civil war, Syria, professor Andrew Bacevich

Science & Technology

Why the United States Should Stay Out of Syria

June 3, 2013

Ruha Benjamin author, People's Science Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier book, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Books

CAS Prof’s Book Explores Social Impact of Stem Cell Research

May 31, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Law LAW Asylum and Human Rights program, Guantanamo Bay, politics, human rights

Law

Guantanamo: the Legal Mess Behind the Ethical Mess

May 28, 2013

Jonathan Appavoo, Faculty Early Career Development Award National Science Foundation NSF,Boston University College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor of computer science, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

Research

CAS’ Appavoo Nabs NSF CAREER Award

May 24, 2013

destroy erase archived news articles, New York Times, T. Barton Carter, professor communication and law, Boston University BU College of Communication COM

Journalism & Media

Vanishing from an Archive Near You: History?

May 23, 2013

BUx, edX, MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, DLI

Computational Science

BU Joins Leading Online Course Platform edX

May 21, 2013

Boston University BU Engineering Product Innovation Center EPIC

Engineering

New EPIC Studio Will Equip ENG Students with Design Skills

May 10, 2013

Boston University BU reception for Washington DC governement officials and alumni

Alumni

From the Charles to the Potomac, Pitching BU’s Case

May 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Padua Venice abroad programs, Elisabetta Convento, Mayor Flavio Zanonato, Boston Marathon Vigil

Boston

BU Padua Study Abroad Students Mourn

April 19, 2013

Boston University BU, terrier tech, bicycle gear, bike safety, bike gadgets stylish safe

University News

Terrier Tech: Must-Have Products for Cyclists

April 16, 2013

Boston University BU, disability website, peer support network, parents of children with disabilities, BU faculty staff raising children with disabilities

Faculty

Help for Parents Caring for Children with Disabilities

April 16, 2013

Professor Helen Barbas, Sargent College SAR Neural Systems Laboratory, Boston University BU

Research

Rethinking Thought

April 12, 2013

Jason Bohland, assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University BU Sargent College, neuroscience, genes, human behavior

Science & Technology

Encoding the Brain

April 12, 2013

cosmic controversies class at Boston University, Professor Michael Mendillo, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, professor Michael Mendillo, astronomy, pluto planet, albert einsten, theory of relativity, nature of the universe, scientific certainty and space,

Space

Cosmic Controversies

April 12, 2013

Howard Eichenbaum, Director, Boston University Center for Memory and Brain CMB

Science & Technology

What Is Time?

April 11, 2013

What Is Time?