Provost to freshmen: college experience is "pure potential"
By Jessica Ullian
In his address to the incoming class, Provost ad interim David Campbell welcomed 4,300 first-year students to Boston University at the Matriculation Ceremony, held on September 6 at the Track and Tennis Center.
Costello 2005 University Scholar/Teacher of the year
By Tim Stoddard
For her literary shepherding in the classroom as well as her research in modern poetry, Costello has received the 2005 University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award, which is sponsored by the United Methodist Church.
Smoke screen: new legislation is sweatheart deal for big tobacco
By Danielle Masterson
The Food and Drug Administration will be able to strictly regulate tobacco products if legislation now before Congress is passed, say more than 50 public health organizations. But Michael Siegel, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, says the bill will result in more tobacco-related deaths.
$1 million initiative will expand MED biotech job training program
By Brian Fitzgerald
Jennifer Deady was adept at science in high school, but “didn’t know much about biotechnology,” she says, until she enrolled in CityLab Academy...
Connections: WWII nurse's words echo from Gotlieb Center
By Jessica Ullian
Frances Slanger, a nurse with the 45th Field Hospital Unit of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, had been in Normandy for four months when she decided to express her gratitude to the young soldiers of World War II.
MET and CAS computer science departments recognized as information security hotspots
By David J. Craig
The computer science departments of Metropolitan College and the College of Arts and Sciences recently positioned themselves to receive federal dollars supporting education and research in cyberspace security.
Simpson names director of CFA's school of visual arts
The College of Fine Arts announced recently the appointment of Judith Simpson, an associate professor and chairman of the art education department, as director of CFA’s school of visual arts, effective September 1.
ARTS
Jacob Lawrence's art chronicals struggle and hope of people confronting oppression
By Brian Fitzgerald
Visitors to the Jacob Lawrence exhibition at the BU Art Gallery will witness history through the eyes of one of the greatest artists of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work depicts critical moments in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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