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Crazy Good
At BU she was a track star and an opera singer. Now, Uzo Aduba is an Emmy Award-winning actress in Orange Is the New Black.
The Science Guy
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health Thomas Insel thinks researchers have neglected a potential wellspring of solutions: neuroscience
Lessons from Venice
Venice’s battle against a sea swelled by climate change is a model for other cities, and the topic of a BU course
Travels With Titian
An art historian and her students create an interactive guide to the work of the master painter
What Big Data Won’t Tell You
A series of small studies in Ghana may spark big changes in that country’s response to HIV
Sacred Wisdom
An archaeologist becomes a guardian of Turkey’s past, and future
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Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence
Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a Shot
Greg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for Answers
Did noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide
“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Founder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & Sciences
After nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
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Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial Intelligence
Data and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
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Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a Shot
Greg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
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A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for Answers
Did noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
Inside Fall 2014
Crazy Good
At BU she was a track star and an opera singer. Now, Uzo Aduba is an Emmy Award-winning actress in Orange Is the New Black.
The Science Guy
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health Thomas Insel thinks researchers have neglected a potential wellspring of solutions: neuroscience
Lessons from Venice
Venice’s battle against a sea swelled by climate change is a model for other cities, and the topic of a BU course
Travels With Titian
An art historian and her students create an interactive guide to the work of the master painter
What Big Data Won’t Tell You
A series of small studies in Ghana may spark big changes in that country’s response to HIV
Sacred Wisdom
An archaeologist becomes a guardian of Turkey’s past, and future
BU Alum Tapped to Head Peace Corps
For Carrie Hessler-Radelet, service is a family tradition
Small Worlds
Brendan Powell Smith (CAS’95) illustrates history with LEGO
Catch of the Day
Ben Pollinger’s cookbook takes the mystery out of preparing fish
Alums on America's Got Talent
Quartet makes it to final round
Teaching the Expanded Self
CFA’s Polatin calls the Alexander technique “the actor’s secret”
A New Food Truck Comes to Campus
Bostonia writer learns to cook Asian-fusion cuisine
MOOCs March On
BU’s fourth offering, Alien Worlds, launches October 31
The Coral Whisperer
Liz Burmester hopes to find a way to keep the world’s coral reefs alive
The Ambiguity of Life, Examined
Sue Miller’s new novel explores themes of class, home, and love in midlife
Reviews
New poetry, and a guide that defies classification
Way to Succeed
BUAA offers alums many career tools
Letters
Readers write back
A Trio of Shared Passions
Arthur Haake and Ruth Stein Haake (SAR’38)—committed to public service, horses, and BU
Veteran Broadway Team Endows Musical Theater Concentration
Lane, Comley envision versatile crop of triple-threat CFA grads
“A Remarkable Spirit of Courage”
Journalist William Worthy, Jr., defied the US government in pursuit of his stories
Faculty Obituary
Stanley H. Rosen
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Faking It with Johnny Depp
BU Band in Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass
A Valentine to Boston
COM grads make a time-lapse tribute to their favorite city
When Good Fat Goes Bad
Study looks at what a fast-food diet does to brown fat
Olympic Gold Medalist Is New BU Women's Basketball Coach
Katy Steding looks to mesh her style and players’ style
Regenerative Medicine Generates Hope
Egos in BU center take a backseat to sharing, progress, and promise
Zuckoff Chronicles Benghazi Attack in 13 Hours
COM prof, coauthors give details “from the ground” of fatal assault
An Esteemed Name for BU’s Center for Student Services
Yawkey Foundations’ $10 million gift endows nonprofit internship program
New Visitor Center Named in Honor of Alan and Sherry Leventhal
BU ties run deep for trustee, corporate leader, philanthropist
Campaign for Boston University Surges Forward
BU community sees benefits of $720 million raised so far
University Endowment Returns 16.7 Percent
Diversification helps FY’14 outpace expectations
A Celebratory Alumni Weekend
Building machines from scratch, going behind the scenes of Game of Thrones, christening the Redstone Building, and more
Virginia Sapiro Will Step Down as Dean of Arts & Sciences
Led college and graduate school to new heights
BU Trustee Robert Hildreth Gives Record Gift to WBUR
“Transformative” $1 million will go to education reporting