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BU planetary scientist tracks Spirit's trip to Mars
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By David J. Craig
As NASA's space rover Spirit pokes around the surface of Mars collecting and analyzing samples of sediment for the next three months, scientists will wait eagerly for signs of water and life on the red planet.
Mellon Foundation honors Ricks for contributions to the humanities
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By David J. Craig
Eminent literary critic Christopher Ricks was recognized recently for his achievements as a writer, editor, and teacher with his selection by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to receive its Distinguished Achievement Award.
Schultz named dean of COM by Trustees
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John Schulz was named dean of the College of Communication by the Board of Trustees at last week's annual winter meeting.
Opening dribbles lead to midseason downpour
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By Brian Fitzgerald
BU basketball coach Dennis Wolff didn't push the panic button when his team began the season in November with an 0-3 record.
Zantop murders subject of COM visiting professor's book
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By Brian Fitzgerald
In Dick Lehr's and Mitchell Zuckoff's book Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders (HarperCollins), the visiting College of Communication professors describe the loud, insistent knock, the intense eyes peering through the door's small window, and the youth's “hot breath leaving vapor clouds on the glass.”
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Authors at BU through the decades
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BU Books 2003: the annual listing of faculty and staff publications
Midlife crisis: real — and temporary
By Amy E. Dean
Some psychologists label it midlife passage. Some midlife quest. But for those from their mid-30s to mid-50s experiencing it, the emotional, physical, and spiritual upheaval is a midlife crisis.
 In December, the General Society of Colonial Wars presented a $5,000 grant to the CAS history department to fund a John Adams Graduate Fellowship. |
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Bernard Kreger, a MED professor in the department of general internal medicine, has won the grand prize of BU's 2003 United Way campaign |
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Aaron Caine and Jeffrey Albro designed and built this touch-sensitive directory information system for ENG's department of electrical and computer engineering (ECE). |
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Stomp! A new seismology display near the Tsai Performance Center is generating a lot of miniature earthquakes. |
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January 2004
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