Boston University

Faculty

Joyce Wong, Bennet Goldberg, Boston University College of Engineering, ENG, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, STEM, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

Faculty

New BU Initiative to Boost STEM Education

December 3, 2013

divestment, socially responsible investing

Trustees

New Socially Responsible Investing Committee Meets This Week

December 2, 2013

Boston University BU, Point of View POV opinion, faculty Joan Salge Blake, Sargent College SAR, nutrition Thanksgiving

Holiday

POV: Equal Servings of Common Sense and Generosity

November 26, 2013

Boston University BU, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, director Chris Dellarocas, MOOCs, massive open online courses

Computational Science

Wanted: Faculty to Develop MOOCs and Help Design BU’s Digital Future

November 25, 2013

Boston University BU, point of view, opinion editorial, JFK, John F Kennedy, kennedy assassination 50 anniversary, gun control

Science & Technology

POV: 50 Years after Dallas, It’s Time for Gun Control

November 22, 2013

Nathan Jones, assistant professor of special education, Boston University School of Education, SED, special education research, special education teachers

Faculty

What Will It Take to Keep Special Ed Teachers?

November 20, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR

Faculty

Wanted: Leader with Research, Health Care Experience

November 19, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Astronomy, research NASA MAVEN satellite

Faculty

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?

November 18, 2013

Food and Drug Administration FDA, trans fats ban

Public Health

POV: Banning Trans Fats Is Just the Beginning

November 15, 2013

Boston University BU, President Robert A. Brown, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joins Boston University BU, Initiative on Cities IoC

Boston

Mayor Menino a Welcome Addition to BU

November 14, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, Boston University Medical Campus

University News

University’s Health, Clinical Rankings Climb

November 14, 2013

Michael Holick, Director, Boston University School of Medicine, MED, Vitamin D Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, Bone Health Care Clinic, 2013 University Lecturer

Boston Medical Center

Vitamin D Guru to Deliver University Lecture Tonight

November 6, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Law LAW, Princeton Review, best law schools

Faculty

LAW Professors Ranked Country’s Best

November 5, 2013

Boston University, Sustainable Neighborhood Lab, SNL, energy conservation, Madison Park Village, Roxbury, MA, Massachusetts, sustainability programs in Boston

Science & Technology

BU Profs Take Energy Conservation from Lecture Hall to Real Life

November 5, 2013

Jelle Atema, shark sense of smell biology research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Faculty

What a Shark’s Nose Knows

November 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciencs CAS, English Department, Elmore Leonard, Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard by Charles Rzepka

Faculty

Recalling a Master of Crime Fiction

November 1, 2013

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

Politics

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

BUMC

Two BU Profs Inducted into Institute of Medicine

October 23, 2013

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

Health & Medicine

ENG Counterfeit Drug Screener Promises to Save Lives

October 21, 2013

ENG Counterfeit Drug Screener Promises to Save Lives