Boston University

Faculty

Boston University BU, College of General Studies CGS, Regina Hansen, Catholicism portrayal in the media, Noah, Russell Crowe, Son of God, Diogo Morgado

Faculty

Hollywood Goes to Church

March 5, 2014

Boston Unversity BU, Point of View POV, opinion column, Arizona, Governor Janice Jan Brewer. proposition 102, discrimination, anti-gay, business discrimination

LGBTQ

POV: Religion Cannot Excuse Discrimination

March 4, 2014

Boston University BU, Andrew Bacevich, military spending decrease, smaller military defense budget

Science & Technology

What Will a Leaner Military Mean?

March 3, 2014

Boston University Kerberos Web Login, information security and technology, IS&T, Heartbleed OpenSSL bug

Technology

University to Tighten Cybersecurity

February 28, 2014

Boston University BU, massive open online courses MOOCs, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, edX, Chris Dellarocas, Rumy Rukkel, Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics, War for the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich, The Art of Poetry, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Alien Worlds, Andrew West,

Academics

Registration Opens for BU’s First MOOCs

February 26, 2014

former mayor Thomas Menino, funeral procession route, Boston, Commonwealth Ave, Fenway Park

Faculty

Mayor Menino Will See You Now

February 26, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, political science, professor Cathie Jo Martin, congressional gridlock negotiation

Science & Technology

Could More Backroom Deal-Making Save Congress?

February 26, 2014

Boston University BU, opinion column, Point of View POV, Ukraine Kiev protests, Sochi winter olympics, Valdimir Putin, political protests

Faculty

POV: Sochi, with a Side Trip to Kiev

February 25, 2014

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

Health & Medicine

Get Trained: Preparing for Baby

February 12, 2014

Boston University BU, professor of international relations Husain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, author Magnificant Delusions

Global

BU’s Haqqani Probes Rocky US-Pakistan Alliance

February 3, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, biologist Richard Primack, multi-language textbooks, Chinese Greek language texbooks

Faculty

Spreading Conservation with Global Textbooks

January 30, 2014

Boston University BU, Boston Medical Center BMC, Medical MED Services, families children with disabilities

University News

A Helping Hand for Children with Disabilities at BMC

January 30, 2014

Catherine Espaillat, assistant professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona, planetary birth, how planets are born

Faculty

Finding Planets before They Happen

January 27, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Theology STH, professor Wesley Wildman research, similarities and differences religious experiences

Religion

Exploring the Spiritual Experience

January 24, 2014

Boston University BU, Early Career Awards, Xue Han, Katherine Iverson, Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers PECASE

Awards

White House Lauds Two BU Profs

January 23, 2014

Catherine West, professor of archaeology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, climate change research, Chirikof Island, Kodiak Archipelago, climate change

Research

What Ancient Dinners Tell Us about Climate Change

January 23, 2014

Julie Sandell, associate provost for faculty affairs, Boston University, non-tenure track faculty

Faculty

No Tenure=Better Teaching?

January 21, 2014

Boston University, BU, Department of Economics, college rankings, university rankings

University News

CAS Economics Department Ranked 12th Nationally

January 15, 2014

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University, patent infringement lawsuit, gallium nitride thin films, blue light emitting diodes, LEDs

Science & Technology

Companies Agree to Pay to Settle Patent Infringement Suit

January 15, 2014

John Finnerty, associate professor of biology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, games in the classroom, using games to teach, educational games

Faculty

The Game Maker

January 14, 2014

The Game Maker