Alumni + Big Shot Billie Weiss is living out a major-league dream as manager of photography for the World Champion Boston Red Sox Video
On Campus + Bricks of Life Biologist and Lego collector Cynthia Bradham finds inspiration in the tiny building blocks of life Video
Alumni 10 Rahul Desikan's Story of Love, Science, and Facing Down Death This pioneering neuroscientist was attacking ALS. Then ALS attacked him. Video
Books + Exploring Endurance Best-selling author David Grann (GRS’94) on one man’s obsessive quest to cross Antarctica
June 18, 2019Know What’s Good for Your Health? Artificial IntelligenceData and algorithms can spot medical concerns early and point to solutions
June 12, 2019Crowdsourcing a Second Bill of Rights? ENG Professor Wants to Give It a ShotGreg Blonder says our leaders often obstruct the public’s will
June 10, 2019A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for AnswersDid noise pollution in the ocean contribute to her death in the waters off Cape Cod? Her whale ears may hold important clues
June 10, 2019Shari Davis (Sargent’10,’12) among 20 Obama Fellows Named Worldwide“The Obamas represent…the reality that ceilings can and should be broken”
June 6, 2019Natick’s World War II Museum Commemorates 75th Anniversary of D-DayFounder Ken Rendell, who studied business at BU, has created special exhibition
June 4, 2019Stan Sclaroff Named Dean of Arts & SciencesAfter nationwide search, interim dean chosen for strong and consistent leadership
June 28, 2018 BU Alum Named 2019 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Jamil Siddiqui inspires his students to love mathematics
March 22, 2018 Sloan Fellowships Go to BU Astronomer, Physicist, and Mathematician Program supports early-career scientists doing promising research
February 21, 2018 Office Artifacts: Robert Devaney CAS math and stats prof collects coffee mugs—lots and lots of them
December 15, 2016 Young Mathematician Wins Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professorship Jennifer Balakrishnan recognized for research in number theory and mentorship of women in STEM
November 16, 2016 Kopell Wins Society for Neuroscience Swartz Prize Recognized for pioneering role in computational brain studies
October 13, 2015 The Secret Sex Lives of Beavers How do beavers pair off, and what does that mean for their tussles with humans over land?
September 11, 2015 Not Guilty, Probably Crime labs need new tools to interpret DNA evidence. A team of BU forensic scientists is on the case.