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Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter to speak at 2004 Commencement
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By Brian Fitzgerald
J. Craig Venter, a scientist and entrepreneur who was a principal leader in the effort to decode the human genome, will deliver the main address at BU’s 131st Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at Nickerson Field.
Case, Melville scholarships recognize academic and extracurricular talents
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By Brian Fitzgerald
12 students were recently honored with one of BU’s two highest awards recognizing undergraduate achievement — the Dean Elsbeth Melville Scholarship and the Harold C. Case Scholarship. A ceremony was held for the recipients of both awards on April 22 at the Metcalf Trustee Center in the School of Management building.
O'Rourke picked as School of Law interim dean
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Maureen A. O’Rourke, the School of Law’s associate dean for academic affairs, has been named interim dean of the school, effective July 1. O’Rourke will succeed Ronald Cass, who last month announced he will step down after 14 years as dean at the end of this academic year to pursue scholarly work.
Bowen, Filippi and Hu honored for service to BU
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By David J. Craig
The Perkins Awards for exemplary service to the University were presented this year to Guoan Hu, computer resources manager in the CAS physics department (from left), Janice Filippi, an administrative assistant in the CFA school of music, and David Bowen, assistant director of proposal development in the Office of Sponsored Programs.
Chobanian entertains, enlightens at Senior Brunch
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By Tim Stoddard
As a medical doctor, President ad interim Aram Chobanian might not endorse laughter as the best medicine. But his remarks at the annual Senior Brunch in Metcalf Hall on April 30 showed that a healthy dose of humor can go a long way — even soothing nerves jangled by BU’s presidential search last fall.
Alum endows national jounalism awards at COM
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By Tim Stoddard
When Hugo Shong came to BU from China in 1986, he arrived on campus with $30 in his pocket. With support from friends and a part-time job, Shong (COM’87, GRS’90) made ends meet while studying journalism and international relations on a full scholarship.
Student speaker finds her generation
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By Tim Stoddard
Julie Macé doesn’t consider herself part of a “lost generation,” a designation many baby boomers have slapped on young Americans for their supposed apathy and self-absorption. In her speech to this year’s graduating class, Macé (CAS’04) will urge her classmates to shake that stereotype by becoming active members of their communities. “It’s a call to action,” she says.
Dennis Berkey tapped as new WPI president
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By David J. Craig
Dennis Berkey, who has served Boston University for 30 years as professor, dean, and provost, announced recently that he will become the next president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute on July 1.
Archbishop Anastasio of Albania to deliver Baccalaureate address
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By David J. Craig
The roughly 400,000 refugees who poured into Albania in 1999 must have been shocked to find Orthodox Christians there opening up their homes and offering them food and clothes. Most of the refugees were Muslim, after all, and had just escaped Kosovo, a country ripped apart by ethnic fighting.
![The Golden Greek in bronze: Arnold LaMontagne’s bronze statue of standout BU athlete, Red Sox first baseman, and community hero Harry Agganis (SED’54), the “Golden Greek,” was unveiled at a May 4 reception hosted by BU’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Agganis family. The statue will be the centerpiece of the Harry Agganis Sports and Entertainment Arena, which will open in January 2005. Agganis, a Lynn, Mass., native, who starred as quarterback and first baseman at BU, was batting .313 for the Red Sox when he died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism in 1955, at age 26. “[Nearly] 50 years beyond his death, we still sing the praises of our Golden Greek,” said BU President Emeritus John Silber. The event kicked off BU’s fundraising efforts to establish a scholarship in honor of Agganis. Pictured (left to right) are Harry’s great-nephew Greg Agganis, his nephew Michael Agganis, and his brother Phil Agganis. Photo by AP/Elise Amendola](photos/agganisx.jpg) |
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