Being asked to join the AAU

First private university added since 1995.
Ruha Benjamin

What Price, Innovation?

Sociologist Ruha Benjamin and the hidden cost of biotech.
Bill Saturno

Discovery Junkies

Archaeologist Bill Saturno describes the thrill of “the find.”
Helen Tager-Flusberg

Dark End of the Spectrum

Helen Tager-Flusberg’s plans as head of a federal autism center at BU.
Ken Lutchen

Human Engineers

Dean Kenneth Lutchen redefines a “well-rounded education.”
Abriella Stone

Unlocking Words

Abriella Stone ditched her chemistry beakers for aphasia patients.
Jeremy DeSilva

Cavewoman Walking

Anthropologist Jeremy DeSilva reveals how early humans really went mobile.
Ashish Premkumar

The Politics of Listening

Medical student Ashish Premkumar discovers himself among Lebanon’s refugees.

Kicking off a $1B Campaign

After initial quiet phase, the halfway mark is reached.
Maureen O'Rourke

Stepping Up

Dean Maureen O’Rourke’s vision for a transformed student space.
Lucy Hutyra

Professor in the Coal Mine

Lucy Hutyra explains why urban warming is a harbinger for the planet.

Teaming up with edX

To revolutionize the way education is delivered
Sajan Patel

Clapping, Stomping, Twirling

One student-club member goes from introvert to center stage.
Sally Starr

Force Field

New venue welcomes back field hockey, plus club sports and men’s lacrosse.
Brian Jack

The Computer Will See You Now

Dr. Brian Jack: how a computer program curbs hospital readmissions.
Jim Petosa

Birth of an Artist

Helping his students find their artistic voices keeps Jim Petosa young.
Diana Griffin

Elizabethan Time Machine

How one history major was able to experience the Tudor court.
Donald Thea

Healing Zambia

See how Donald Thea plans to end HIV transmission in Zambia.
Katie Matthews

Best of Both Worlds

Student-athlete Katie Matthews breaks down the science of victory. On the track, as well.

Joining the Patriot League

Since 1998, the league has posted highest graduation rates among Division I student-athletes.
Jenne Bougouneau

Spring Break, Not

Alternative Spring Break is not only popular, but transformative.
Julie Keysor

Creaky Nation

Julie Keysor combats arthritis across the country—and at home.

Welcoming our Smartest Class

Freshly minted Terriers boast an average GPA of 3.6.
Andre de Quadros

Melting Prison Bars

André de Quadros and the impact of teaching prisoners to sing.
Jenne Bougouneau

Testing Fate

Catharine Wang seeks to empower patients amid the genetics-testing revolution.

Faculty Accolades

Not to brag, but...
Mary Jane Doherty

Film Frisson

Learn Mary Jane Doherty’s secret to the perfect documentary.
Eva Helmerhorst

Saliva Solution

Freedom from gluten-free? If researcher Eva Helmerhorst has her way.

Financials

Into numbers? You’ll like these ones.

Boston University // 2013 Annual Report

PROFESSOR-POWERED

We wouldn’t be anywhere without our talented and tireless faculty. Certainly not on the receiving end of an invitation from the heavy-hitting Association of American Universities. Together, our 3,878 faculty and researchers make up the engine that moves Boston University forward. That forward motion was recognized around the country this year with a slew of honors, from Guggenheim fellowships to significant National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to a jump in a variety of rankings. But it’s the everyday, unheralded efforts of our professors—whether reaching across disciplines for a fresh approach to a cancer cure, rethinking the limits of artificial intelligence, or lighting up a student’s eyes—that make the entire BU community proud.

Not to Brag, but...

top10

The power of a BU diploma was recognized this year when the employability of our graduates was ranked 7th among US schools and 17th in the world in a survey published in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune.

7th

SMG placed 7th in the 2013 Bloomberg Businessweek “Best Undergraduate Business Schools for Finance” ranking, up 16 spots from last year.

Guggenheim

Robert Weller, chair of anthropology, will spend the next year traveling to China, where he will continue his study of religious pluralism, thanks to a fellowship from the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Metcalf Awards

By recognizing and encouraging outstanding teaching, the Metcalf Awards express BU’s deepest purpose. This year’s winners: SED Assistant Professor Carol Jenkins; CAS Assistant Professor John Finnerty; and MED Professor Deborah Vaughan.

National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors elected four of our multidisciplinary faculty to its ranks this year. Please say hello to ENG profs Mark Grinstaff, Theodore Moustakas, and James Collins; and to Barbara Gilchrest, a MED professor and former chair of dermatology.

41st

BU’s stature got a big boost this year. First, the QS World University Rankings placed BU 64th around the globe, up 6 spots from last year. And investments in our faculty and students this year bore fruit in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, which named BU 41st in the country, a 10-place jump in one year.

IEEE

Professor Gail Carpenter’s research is playing a crucial role in neuroscience, and the engineering world is taking notice. This year, she was named a fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her development of the adaptive resonance theory and modeling of Hodgkin-Huxley neurons.

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Two CAS profs were elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences this year: Larry Epstein, a pioneer in the field of decision theory, and Paula Fredriksen, an expert on the history of ancient Christianity.

NSF

For his work exploring ways to teach computers how to learn from their past behavior, Jonathan Appavoo, an assistant professor of computer science, was awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award, valued at nearly $600,000, from the National Science Foundation.

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