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Week of 24 October 2003· Vol. VII, No. 9
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SHA Dean Helps Revitalize Marketing Approach of Boston’s New Convention Center

James Stamas

By Brian Fitzgerald
It’s being built, but will they come? Approval for the $800 million Boston Convention and Exposition Center came from the state legislature in 1997, long before the post–September 11, 2001, dip in tourism and a nationwide recession.

 

MED researchers probe HIV in the lung

Paul Skolnik

By Tim Stoddard
When HIV ravages the immune system, even the most benign microbes are potentially deadly. Patients with full-blown AIDS are at high risk of developing opportunistic infections, most commonly in the lungs, but also in the mouth, the eyes, and the brain. Lung infections are a hallmark of AIDS, but they are surprisingly understudied.

Women-led businesses need more capital, says SMG prof

Candida Brush

By David J. Craig
Venture capitalists want returns, plain and simple. So naturally, says Candida Brush, they don’t intend to discriminate on the basis of gender when deciding which entrepreneurs to finance.

 

Signing for the Boss

Laurie Shaffer, coordinator of interpreter services for the deaf and hard of hearing at BU’s Office of Disability Services interpreted in sign language Bruce Springsteen’s September 6 Fenway Park show for Colin Paget.

By David J. Craig
As the lights dimmed to signal the start of Bruce Springsteen’s September 6 concert at Fenway Park, few of the 36,000 Boss fans in attendance had Laurie Shaffer’s butterflies. Like the E Street Band, she too had rehearsed for the performance.

Five alumni were presented with BU’s Alumni Award, the highest honor bestowed on BU graduates, during Homecoming and Parents Weekend
Five alumni were presented with BU’s Alumni Award, the highest honor bestowed on BU graduates, during Homecoming and Parents Weekend

 

Image of United Way campaign poster
The annual United Way fund drive began on October 1.
       

17 October 2003
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