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University News

Bringing a Spark to BU

April 7, 2015

Sarah Koenig speaking at Boston University COM's Narrative Conference 2015

Business & Law

Serial Host Talks Shop at BU

April 1, 2015

Allston Xmas

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Allston Christmas: the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

January 30, 2015

Boston University BU, Lowell Lecture reading, Pulitzer winner Sharon Olds, Renee Emerson, poetry

Poetry

Renowned “Poet of the Personal” to Read Tonight

November 20, 2014

Edward Damiano, Boston University College of Engineering, bionic pancreas

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Tonight’s University Lecture: Creating a Bridge to a Cure for Diabetes

November 12, 2014

Boston University BU, Nahid Bhadelia, George Annas, School of Public Health, infectious disease, ebola, National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory NEIDL

Science & Technology

Panel Debates Lessons from Ebola

November 4, 2014

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

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Former New York Times Colleagues on Media’s Future

October 22, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Public Health, Pike Lecture on Health Law, Boston Globe reporter Michael Rezendes, Bridgewater State Hospital,

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How Media Can Help Medicine and the Law Protect Patients

October 15, 2014

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

History

Finding New Ways to Connect to the Past

October 14, 2014

William J. Bicknell Lecture in Public Health, Should Alcohol Consumption Be Encouraged as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle?, Timothy Naimi, Richard Saitz, R. Curtis Ellison, Lionel Tiger

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SPH’s Bicknell Lecture: To Drink or Not to Drink?

September 23, 2014

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

Students

Rhett Talks Begin Tonight

September 8, 2014

Boston University BU,Cathy Shine Lecture, Sidney Wolfe, School of Public Health SPH, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group,

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FDA Watchdog Speaks Out on Dangerous Drugs and Docs

March 4, 2014

Boston University BU alumni, Pulitzer Winner Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland

Literature

Pulitzer Winner Jhumpa Lahiri Returns to Campus

February 19, 2014

Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, Tenth Annual Pike Lecture on Health Law, Boston University, School of Public Health, SPH, BU School of Law, LAW

Law

Top Military Health Official: Meeting Needs of America’s Soldiers

February 12, 2014

Michael Holick, Director, Boston University School of Medicine, MED, Vitamin D Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, Bone Health Care Clinic, 2013 University Lecturer

Faculty

Vitamin D Guru to Deliver University Lecture Tonight

November 6, 2013

Paul Campos, The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession with Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health book, professor of law, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Focusing on Weight May Be Hazardous to Your Health

October 22, 2013

Boston University BU alumni, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine BUSM, Scott Monty, social media, Ford Motor Company global digital multimedia communications

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How Ford Became a Leader in Social Media

October 11, 2013

Boston University BU, first annual Rhett Talks, TED talks format at BU

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Rhett Talks Series Begins Tonight

September 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation CETLI, edX online learning platform, digital learning initiative DGI, massive open online courses MOOCs, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

Science & Technology

New Team Will Power BU’s Online Education

July 16, 2013

Boston University BU, SMG Dean Kenneth Freeman, JetBlue president CEO David Barger, advice to students, career paths, leadership,

Employment

JetBlue CEO Talks Airlines, Aspirations

April 10, 2013

JetBlue CEO Talks Airlines, Aspirations