Cancer expert Karen Antman appointed Medica Campus provost, MED dean
By David J. Craig
Karen H. Antman, a prominent oncologist who is recognized internationally as an expert on breast cancer and other malignancies, has been named provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine.
Former Trustee Hariri killed in Beirut
By Jessica Ullian
Rafik B. al-Hariri (Hon.’86), a former prime minister of Lebanon and former Boston University trustee, was killed on Monday, February 14, in a car bomb explosion in Beirut.
Terriers Celebrate 26th Beanpot after overtime dogfight with Huskies
By Brian Fitzgerald
Ice hockey may be the “fastest game on earth,” but when a player has a scoring bid on a nearly empty net — especially in overtime in the Beanpot tournament final — time seems to grind to a stop.
Delta Dental underwrites SDM's program toincrease number of minority dentists
By Jessica Ullian
The Delta Scholars Program, launched this year with a $4 million endowment from Delta Dental, will help place dentists in low-income communities by recruiting qualified minority and inner-city applicants to SDM, and offering partial scholarships to offset the expensive cost of a dental education.
WBUR's On Point: three years, 40 stations — and growing
By Tim Stoddard
On Point is a hybrid talk show and newsmagazine featuring news debriefs from reporters in the field, in-depth conversations with newsmakers, thinkers, and callers, and personal reactions to news in the form of speech excerpts and radio-diaries recorded by listeners.
Proust's newest translator speaks on triumphs and tribulations of her work
By Jessica Ullian
Translating the work from French into English is a monumental task, said writer Lydia Davis, who published the most recent translation of the first volume, Swann’s Way, in 2003.
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A soldier, a wife, a war: CFA presents The Rape of Lucrecia
By David J. Craig
Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, with its verbose, highfalutin libretto by Ronald Duncan and minimal orchestration, is one tough sing.
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