Archaeologists discover ancient ships in Egypt
By Tim Stoddard
Kathryn Bard had “the best Christmas ever” this past December when she discovered the well-preserved timbers and riggings of pharaonic seafaring ships inside two man-made caves on Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
WBUR named Boston News Station of the Year by Associated Press
By Brian Fitzgerald
A trophy on the reception desk of WBUR-FM will soon have company: the BU-owned radio station was recently named Boston’s News Station of the Year by the Associated Press for the second consecutive year.
Career counselors: job search best launched face-to-face
By Jessica Ullian
To make the most of the economic upswing, Halliday says the first step is to walk into a career services office and meet with a career counselor.
CAS psychologist calls for new descriptions, appreciation for therapy
By Jessica Ullian
“Our current health-care system tends to mislead people into thinking that all psychotherapy is a long-term, lying-on-the-couch, examining-the-meaning-of-life sort of thing,” says Barlow. “As a result, there’s a reluctance to recognize the very strong and robust effects of psychotherapy for disorders.”
New Purchasing Services staff stresses collaboration in cost management
By Jessica Ullian
The faculty, staff, and students of Boston University are well aware of the academic resources available to them, but many don’t think about the behind-the-scenes procedures that enable research and scholarship to happen.
Wetmore, the founding father of BU swimming program, to quit after three decades of success
By Brian Fitzgerald
He leaves a swimming program that under his direction has won 13 team titles and 172 individual conference titles and produced two All-Americans and three Olympians. Wetmore, who was named America East Coach of the Year four times, has been at BU long enough to remember when his athletes didn’t have a pool. |