Alumni+ Big Shot Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox Video
On Campus+ Bricks of Life Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life Video
Alumni10 Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him. Video
Books+ Exploring Endurance Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
June 18, 2019Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial IntelligenceData and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a ShotGreg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
June 10, 2019A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersDid noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
June 10, 2019Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
June 6, 2019Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-DayFounder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
June 4, 2019Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & SciencesAfter nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
May 16, 2019 Behind Bars—and Graduating from BU Prison Education Program: Steven Correia’s story shows why it matters
February 13, 2019 Biologist James Traniello Honored CAS prof elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
July 20, 2018 Extra! Extra! More Women Profs Will Be Quoted by Media! Websites offering female experts recruit several from BU
June 26, 2018 Why Some Politicians Shun Promotions Big-city mayors are not interested in higher office, BU research finds
June 15, 2018 Pardee’s Vivien Schmidt Wins Guggenheim Fellowship International relations scholar will research “the rhetoric of discontent”
May 2, 2018 Scholar of Religion Nancy Ammerman to Retire Studying how religion is actually lived, sociologist has seen big changes in the pews
November 21, 2017 Mapping Mass Incarceration How Massachusetts is failing its smaller cities and towns
August 8, 2017 Urban Youth of Color Stressed by Violence, Official Indifference BU-led survey used young people to interview their peers