Tagged: Global
POV: Is Philippines Typhoon the New Normal?
While the initial estimates of the Haiyan death toll of 10,000 have been revised downward, images instantaneously transmitted around the world of bodies in trees, burial trenches packed with lime-sprinkled body bags (some heartbreakingly small), and families picking through rubble for the most basic needs of sustenance cannot fail to catch the attention of the world.
International BU students get a taste of first Thanksgiving meal
For Americans, Thanksgiving is an annual celebration of food and family. However, many people around the world have never experienced the holiday—or its hearty flavors. The Boston Globe profiled several MET International students as they sampled turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin tarts, and more.
Worldwide Travel Alert
Global Programs would like to inform BU travelers about the State Department Worldwide Travel Alert issued August 2, 2013. This alert and the temporary closure of several U.S. embassies and consulates are good reminders of the need for heightened vigilance and situational awareness while traveling. More
Around the World in 40 Days
After a successful launch in Boston in September, The Campaign for Boston University went on the road to spread University news, campaign updates, and lost of excitement to alumni leaders and donors in Southern California and the Middle East.
$4M Shipley Gift Creates Beverly Brown Professorship
The Beverly A. Brown Professorship honors Brown, for her commitment to BU's Center for Global Health & Development as an unpaid director of development since 2010. The Professorship is the second major endowed multidisciplinary chair devoted to improving global health research and treatment in the past year.
Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund Established
A memorial scholarship fund has been established at BU in the name of Lu Lingzi (GRS'14), the BU graduate student who was one of three people killed during the Boston Marathon bomb attacks on April 15.
Global Toast
Save the date for the third annual BU Global Toast including new graduates and other Boston University alumni!
Global Feature
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