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Inner City Entrepreneurs gives small businesses a shot at the big leagues

By David J. Craig
Daniel Monti, a CAS sociology professor, and Andrew Wolk, an SMG research associate, recently launched InnerCity Entrepreneurs (ICE), a collaboration between the CAS sociology department, BU's Entrepreneurial Management Institute, and Roxbury Community College's Small Business Development Institute.

Mike Lynch takes the mound as BU's new athletics director

By Brian Fitzgerald
Right after graduating from Rollins College in 1990, Mike Lynch certainly wasn't thinking about becoming the director of athletics at a major university.

COM students covering Democratic Convention look forward to once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

By Brian Fitzgerald
This summer, 80 student journalists in the College of Communication will be covering a flood in Boston — a deluge of 35,000 delegates, along with thousands more spectators and protesters flowing into the city for the Democratic National Convention.

Chelsea Honors Silber for commitment to early ed

By David J. Craig
Chelsea officials recently named the city's Early Learning Center for BU President Emeritus John Silber, in recognition of his efforts in revitalizing the district's public schools.

NanoZone promotes the scientist in every kid

By Tim Stoddard
Not many scientists have eureka moments while riding their tricycles, but Tejal Desai recalls a pivotal ride on her childhood trike that steered her toward a career in biomedical engineering.

Photonics Center start-up targets ulcer-causing bacteria

By Tim Stoddard
A swig of Pepto Bismol or a couple of Tums usually does the trick for minor cases of heartburn. But gastric ulcers require sterner stuff: a two-week course of antibiotics to kill off the hardy bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes over 80 percent of ulcers in the stomach.

2 April 2004
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