Not Politics as Usual
Photographer: Dave Scavone On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, Boston University President Robert A. Brown and University Provost Jean Morrison hosted BU’s 4th biannual Capitol Hill reception at the Rayburn House Office Building. With the theme of “Not Politics as Usual,” more than 170 attendees celebrated BU’s federal partnerships and alumni in Congress: Representatives Ayanna Pressley […]
Close Up: Humanitarianism at the Border
The Humanitarian Crisis at the Border and Beyond, a panel discussion hosted by the School of Law and moderated by the Boston Globe’s Maria Cramer, was held April 18. Panelists were Nicole Ramos, director of Al Otro Lado Border Rights Project (from left), Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), and Sarah Sherman Stokes, associate director of […]
BU Global Development Policy Center 2nd Annual DC Briefing
The 2nd Annual Washington, D.C. Panel Discussion Series was hosted by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on April 12, 2019 from 8:30 – 10:00 am. The multilateral system that was built in response to depression and war is in crisis.The 21st century has been marked […]
How to Secure Funding from the Department of Defense
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm Location: Kilachand Center, Colloquium Room 610 Commonwealth Avenue Are you interested in obtaining research funding from the Department of Defense but aren’t sure where to begin? Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, a federal lobbying and consulting firm in Washington, DC, discussed current and emerging research areas of […]
Female Scientists React Before—and After—NASA’s All-Women Spacewalk Was Canceled
Until a space suit snag, BU space researchers were thrilled about the would-be historic milestone NASA’s much-anticipated first all-female spacewalk was canceled because of space suit sizing issues. BU scientists react before and after the milestone came to a halt. Photos by Cydney Scott. Last week, the world came oh-so-close to seeing the first all-female […]
Big Data, Big Impact
How Our Clicks Are Shaping Elections If you think data science played a huge role in the 2016 presidential election, wait until 2020. A generation ago, the internet changed everything. Today, data science is proving just as revolutionary. Fueled by the abundance of personal information on the internet—yours, ours, everyone’s—data science is making business smarter, […]
BU Hosts Second Annual Hackathon for Women, Nonbinary People This Weekend
TechTogether Boston (2019) expected to draw more than 1,000 to Agganis Arena During last year’s first all-female and nonbinary hackathon at BU, Northeastern senior Sugandha Kher (left) and University of Florida senior Tanya Kakkar worked together on a Google Cloud Platform. BU hosts this year’s hackathon, titled TechTogether Boston, this weekend. Photo by Cydney Scott. […]
SPH Forum: Commonwealth Leaders, Advocates Tackle Gun Violence
Success of bipartisan gun safety legislation, policy changes needed to create safer communities discussed Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (left) and Attorney General Maura Healey, two speakers at the SPH Dean’s Forum Tackling Gun Violence on March 11 at WBUR’s CitySpace. Photos by Cydney Scott. The data are clear: gun violence remains a uniquely American epidemic. […]
BU Advances in US News Best Graduate School Rankings
SPH, ENG, and Wheelock post gains Graduate schools on BU’s three campuses advanced in the most recent US News rankings. Photo by Cydney Scott. Several BU schools and programs moved up in US News & World Report’s just-released 2020 rankings of the country’s best graduate schools. The School of Public Health jumped two notches from […]
Kenneth Elmore Named a Pillar of Higher Education
Associate provost and dean of students honored by national education group Kenneth Elmore and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (CAS’84, Hon.’18) visiting the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground May 18, 2018, Commencement weekend. The associate provost and dean of students has received an award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, nominated […]