Boston University

Faculty

Boston University BU, Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs, Alien Worlds, EdX, education, digital learning initiative

Academics

MOOC Explores Alien Worlds

October 29, 2014

Jill Abramson, David Carr, New York Times, Boston University College of Communication, COM

Business & Law

Former New York Times Colleagues on Media’s Future

October 22, 2014

Boston University Maternity Program, parent training, pregnancy, expecting parents, family benefits, maternity benefits

Health & Medicine

Preparing for Baby

October 20, 2014

poet Karl Kirchwey, Creative Writing Program director, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Poetry

Award-Winning Poet New Creative Writing Program Director

October 20, 2014

Joe Bergantino, Professor of Journalism, Boston University College of Communication, COM, New England Center for Investigative Reporting

Faculty

BU Journalism Professor Detained by Russian Authorities

October 16, 2014

Boston University BU, Sawyer Seminar series, history, intellectual crisis, humanities majors

lectures

Finding New Ways to Connect to the Past

October 14, 2014

Boston University BU, biology, environment, Lucy Hutyra, app, Arnold Arboretum

Science & Technology

Where the Wild Things Are

October 9, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Marlon Brando, Brandos Smile His Life Thought and Work

Film

Marlon Brando Revealed

October 1, 2014

Boston University BU, College of General Studies CGS, dean Natalie McKnight

Schools and Colleges

New Dean Chosen for College of General Studies

September 26, 2014

Boston University BU, faculty awards, School of Public Health SPH, School of Social Work SSW, School of Medicine MED, Peter Peter Paul Professorships Ernest Gonzales , human behavior, Rachel Flynn, pharmacology, experimental therapeutics, Jacob Bor, international health, Center for Global Health & Development

Research

Trio of Young Faculty Earn Peter Paul Professorships

September 15, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Jonathan Klamkin, electrical and computer engineering, NASA grant

Accolades

ENG Prof Wins NASA Early Career Faculty Award

September 12, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Muhammad Zaman, engineering grant, PharmaChk

Engineering

$2 Million to ENG’s Zaman to Develop Counterfeit Drug Detector

September 11, 2014

Boston University faculty fossil fuel divestment petition

Climate Change

BU Faculty Petition Urges Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies

September 10, 2014

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, Mitchell Zuckoff, U.S. Consulate terrorist attack Benghazi Libya, Boston University faculty

Faculty

Zuckoff Chronicles Benghazi Attack in 13 Hours

September 9, 2014

Boston University, BU, Rhett Talks, student faculty conversation lecture opinion

University News

Rhett Talks Begin Tonight

September 8, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Theology, associate dean Pamela Lightsey, Ferguson Missouri, Michael Brown murder, police brutality, racial racism ethnicity

Faculty

Eyewitness to the Turmoil in Ferguson

August 26, 2014

deforestation in africa, ebola virus disease, ebola hemorrhagic fever, ebola epidemic response, ebola virus transmission

Infectious Diseases

Battling Ebola: Is Human Activity to Blame?

August 7, 2014

Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, West Africa Ebola virus outbreak 2014, viral outbreak pattern

Science & Technology

Battling Ebola: Tracking the Virus

August 6, 2014

Ran Canetti, Director, Boston University Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cyber Security, Massachusetts Open Cloud, MOC, Modular Approach to Cloud Security, MACS, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, MGHPCC

National Science Foundation

Securing the Cloud

August 1, 2014

Mark Crovella, Boston University Innovator of the Year Award, professor computer science, chair of computer science, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, computer science research, computer networks research

Accolades

Computer Scientist Is BU’s Innovator of the Year

July 22, 2014

Computer Scientist Is BU’s Innovator of the Year