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Google’s Schmidt to Graduates: “Be the Adorer of Life”

Video | May 21, 2012

Urges Class of 2012 to say “yes”






Posse Scholars Take Next Step: Graduation

Video | May 21, 2012

BU’s first group of scholars reflects on four years here

Star Trek’s Mr. Spock Speaks at CFA Convocation

Full Article | May 21, 2012

Leonard Nimoy also received an honorary degree

Three CFA Grads Win $10K

Full Article | May 21, 2012

Kahn Awards go to opera singer, actor, and sculptor

Baccalaureate Speaker’s Plea: Vote, Speak Out, Organize

Video | May 21, 2012

Your civic obligation has begun, Sandra Lynch tells BU grads


From May 2012

Weekend of New Zealand Beauty Ends in Tragedy

Full Article | May 14, 2012

Three students die in road accident

Roman Totenberg Dies at 101

Full Article | May 14, 2012

Violinist, beloved CFA professor, classical music legend

Points of Departure: Coming Back from Cancer

Video | May 14, 2012

Diver Bailey O’Brien (SAR’12) was diagnosed with end-stage melanoma. She now has a clean bill of health

Google Chairman to Deliver Commencement Address

Full Article | May 14, 2012

Schmidt took company from start-up to the stars

BU Taps Experienced Advocate for New Washington Office

Full Article | May 14, 2012

Remade liaison efforts with national leaders completed

The Bostonwood Boom

Full Article | May 7, 2012

Feature films find fertile ground in Boston

Tory’s Story

Video | May 7, 2012

Archaeology buff, language lover, and BU’s only deaf freshman

Dear Abbeys Turn 20

Video | May 7, 2012

BU’s all-male a cappella group has a loyal fan base, on campus and beyond

Trying to Stop a Tsunami

Full Article | May 7, 2012

BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center: working to diagnose, treat, cure

New Crisis Center Planned for Fall

Full Article | May 7, 2012

Focus on sexual assault prevention, survivor support

From April 2012

A Special Place

Full Article | April 30, 2012

A mother memorializes her daughter with a new student meeting room

The Making of a Cyber-Libertarian

Full Article | April 30, 2012

Alum defends Bradley Manning, sues the government

Inquiring Minds: Exercise and Mental Recall

Full Article | April 30, 2012

Research says fit body makes for fitter memory

Thoroughly Modern Micki

Video | April 30, 2012

BU dance director is teacher, mentor, “mother”

The Truth about Teeth Whiteners

Full Article | April 30, 2012

SDM prof weighs in on over-the-counter remedies

Remembering the Wigwam (Part Two)

Video | April 30, 2012

BU’s Nickerson Field: former home of the Boston Braves

Journalist Pete Hamill Reflects on His Life, Craft, and the Digital Age

Full Article | April 23, 2012

Writer’s papers housed at Gotlieb

BU Takes On Cancer: One Researcher’s Personal Crusade

Full Article | April 23, 2012

SPH prof researches drugs to halt metastasis in breast cancer

GSU Food Court Named Greenest in Country

Full Article | April 23, 2012

Points earned on energy, waste reduction, recycling

Inquiring Minds: Tracking Bats

Video | April 23, 2012

Interdisciplinary research could help design unmanned military planes

Remembering the Wigwam (Part One)

Video | April 23, 2012

BU’s Nickerson Field: former home of the Boston Braves

BU Photography Club: Capturing Life

Video | April 16, 2012

Students learn to paint with light

Sargent Graduate Programs Rated in Top 25

Full Article | April 16, 2012

School moves up in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Student’s Research Leads to Wikipedia Entry

Full Article | April 16, 2012

CAS sophomore sheds cyberlight on Cold War document

Sneakers on Ice

Video | April 16, 2012

Broomball: most popular intramural sport at BU

Fourteen Are Charged With Hazing

Full Article | April 16, 2012

Victims were found with welts on their backs

Playing with Fire

Full Article | April 9, 2012

BU archaeologists make startling discovery

$25 Million Gift Largest in BU History

Video | April 9, 2012

Alum and trustee Kilachand’s pledge renames Honors College

SMG among Top U.S. Undergrad Business Programs

Full Article | April 9, 2012

Businessweek ranks school number 18

Huntington Theatre Company Turns 30

Video | April 9, 2012

Managing director reflects on first three decades

Biosafety Labs to Open This Week

Full Article | April 9, 2012

NEIDL’s first quarry: tuberculosis

Introducing the Class of 2016

Full Article | April 2, 2012

Most competitive year to date

Ibrahim Miari, a Man in Between

Full Article | April 2, 2012

CFA alum’s show probes his Jewish-Arab identity

Terrier Tech: Apple’s New iPad

Video | April 2, 2012

Third time’s a charm

A Defense Plan for the 21st Century

Full Article | April 2, 2012

CAS prof endorses Obama’s scrapping of two-war strategy

YouSpeak: Is the Rutgers Case a Hate Crime?

Video | April 2, 2012

Court decision could broaden definition

From March 2012

Physical Therapy of the Four-Legged Variety

Video | March 26, 2012

Alum brings her PT skills to dogs

Full Professorships Go to 12 Faculty Members

Full Article | March 26, 2012

Teacher-researchers span schools and disciplines

State High Court Upholds WBUR Courtroom Coverage

Full Article | March 26, 2012

Decision hailed as First Amendment victory

To Bus or Not: Boston’s School-Choice Program

Full Article | March 26, 2012

SED dean leads committee reviewing issue

Pushing the Boundaries of Artificial Intelligence

Full Article | March 26, 2012

CAS lab develops robots modeled on the human brain

Syria: What Should the World Do?

Full Article | March 19, 2012

BU international law expert: action unlikely

Recalling Japan's Tsunami, One Year Later

Full Article | March 19, 2012

CAS prof’s memoir aids relief effort

Project Mailbox

Full Article | March 19, 2012

Donating to charity, one nickel at a time

BU Abroad: Arts in Ireland

Full Article | March 19, 2012

Irish music comes alive in the classroom

The Dark Side of Drug Trials

Full Article | March 19, 2012

Physician, bioethicist says many studies exploit impoverished, vulnerable people

Dean of Boston Jazz Radio

Full Article | March 12, 2012

Eric Jackson (CAS’72): a WGBH fixture for more than 30 years

Fencing with Freud

Full Article | March 12, 2012

Alum plays C. S. Lewis in smash Off-Broadway production

Growing Pains for BU’s Hindus

Full Article | March 12, 2012

Increasing recognition, but where to gather?

Rising Stars Receive Sloan Fellowships

Full Article | March 12, 2012

Three CAS faculty among this year’s recipients

President Names Task Force on Ice Hockey

Full Article | March 12, 2012

Report on team culture due this summer

From February 2012

New Sports Field Coming to West Campus

Full Article | February 27, 2012

$3 million from New Balance helps BU double field capacity, add men’s lacrosse

BU Launches Virtual Concert Hall

Full Article | February 27, 2012

Symphony Hall performances now available online

To the Outer Limits, and Back

Video | February 27, 2012

Outing Club takes students to icy New Hampshire summit

Entrapped Takes Redstone Top Prize

Full Article | February 27, 2012

32nd annual film festival plays to packed house

Brown Will Convene Hockey Task Force

Full Article | February 27, 2012

Committee to examine team culture and climate

Teaching Doctors How to Close Life’s Last Door

Video | February 13, 2012

MED’s end-of-life curriculum: science, humanity—and house calls

What the Dickens?

Full Article | February 13, 2012

CGS Dickens expert on being a rock star for 200 years

Little Rock at Center of Big Controversy

Full Article | February 13, 2012

CAS geologist shakes up field of geology

Sh*t Nobody Says at BU

Video | February 13, 2012

Things you think, but wouldn’t be caught dead saying

Reefer Madness

Full Article | February 13, 2012

SMG prof: workers can be fired for using legal medical marijuana

Sometimes, Nice Guys Finish First

Video | February 6, 2012

Brian Durocher’s no-drama style builds women’s hockey team

Developing a New Weapon Against HIV

Full Article | February 6, 2012

MED prof: plant-grown antibodies could hold key

New Bus Service Caters to College Club-Goers

Full Article | February 6, 2012

BU alums’ Boston Nightlife Express takes off

NEIDL Goes Public

Full Article | February 6, 2012

BU biosafety labs offer tours to press, politicians

All-Nighters Hazardous to Health, Grades, Happiness

Video | February 6, 2012

For restive students, BU sleep docs offer Rx for Zs

From January 2012

Winterfest Brings Alums Back to Campus

Slideshow | January 30, 2012

Hockey thrills, but broomball rocks

ENG Student Makes Forbes 30 Under 30 List

Full Article | January 30, 2012

Kyle Allison pronounced one of nation’s most promising young scientists

High-Heeled Scholarship

Full Article | January 30, 2012

CAS prof studied modeling by becoming one

Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back…Sort Of

Video | January 30, 2012

CFA student channels Frank Sinatra, his way

Throwing Punches

Video | January 30, 2012

BU boxing instructor John O’Brien practices what he teaches

Alums Named to Women in Entertainment Power 100 List

Full Article | January 23, 2012

A CFA and two COM grads chosen by the Hollywood Reporter

Young Alum Remembered for Compassion, Friendship

Full Article | January 23, 2012

Friends, staff mourn Kyle Trotman’s death at 22

Record Number of Applicants to Class of 2016

Full Article | January 23, 2012

Both quantity and quality of potential students surging

BU Bridge Project Nearly Finished

Full Article | January 23, 2012

Two new lane configurations being tested

Study Targets Group Sex Among Teens

Full Article | January 23, 2012

SPH study: exposure to pornography a factor

An Appreciation: The Last Chapter of a Bibliophile’s Life

Full Article | January 17, 2012

Famed Parisian bookseller and BU alum George Whitman dies

The World Watches North Korea

Full Article | January 17, 2012

CAS prof says power transfer ominous for U.S., China

Face of FitRec to Retire

Full Article | January 17, 2012

PERD’s Dexter to leave after nearly four decades

A Debut Novel Nearly Two Decades in the Making

Full Article | January 17, 2012

Night Swim author to read tonight

From December 2011

Michael Chiklis on How It’s Done, Seriously

Full Article | December 19, 2011

Shield star brings “hard-won wisdom” from Hollywood to CFA

As Protests Against Putin Mount, Where Is Russia Headed?

Full Article | December 19, 2011

CAS prof on the future of U.S.-Russian relations

BU Men’s Hockey Star Arrested

Full Article | December 19, 2011

Corey Trivino is charged with indecent assault

Gingerbread Wars

Video | December 19, 2011

Students race the clock to win gingerbread house contest

Where Deans Go for Guidance

Full Article | December 19, 2011

Advisory boards provide reality check, direction, funding

2011’s 10 Worst Toys

Video | December 12, 2011

Read carefully before shopping for children

BU Goes to the Quidditch World Cup

Video | December 12, 2011

Muggles gather from around the globe

Healthful Cooking Made Easy

Full Article | December 12, 2011

Alum designs an app for that, with students’ help

Yoga Gets into Med School

Full Article | December 12, 2011

Students learn to relax patients, and themselves

A Eureka Moment

Full Article | December 12, 2011

True Holocaust tale in CAS prof’s book links student, teacher

Excellent Swimmer, Great Personality

Full Article | December 5, 2011

BU researcher: fish show distinct, consistent behavior

BU Republicans Throw Their Support Behind…

Full Article | December 5, 2011

No one

Arch Support

Full Article | December 5, 2011

BU profs seek to unlock mysteries of the human foot

CAS Alum Bags a Marshall Scholarship

Full Article | December 5, 2011

First BU recipient of British grant in three years

New Overseers Appointed

Full Article | December 5, 2011

Six alumni tapped for board

From November 2011

Sarah Silverman, Rabbi Sister Riff on “Jewy-ness”

Video | November 21, 2011

Comedian, alum sister strike lively note

This Green House

Video | November 21, 2011

PBS’s Kevin O’Connor tours BU’s first LEED-certified residence

ENG Student Wins Collegiate Inventors Competition

Full Article | November 21, 2011

Treatment for persistent infections takes first prize and $15K

Learning to Kneel

Video | November 21, 2011

CAS prof researches Yeats through traditional Japanese dance

How-To Handbook for Handling Hoarders

Full Article | November 21, 2011

BU researcher is go-to source for those finding hoarders

Making America Accessible

Video | November 14, 2011

From his wheelchair, Kevin McGuire (CAS’83) leads the charge

Help for Yelp

Full Article | November 14, 2011

CAS prof Byers, colleagues detect privacy breach

PEN Honors Robert Pinsky for Lifetime Achievement

Video | November 14, 2011

A career writing serious poetry, and getting it on The Colbert Report

Meet One of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10”

Full Article | November 14, 2011

ENG’s Hatice Altug also receives White House honor

A Great Actress Comes Home

Slideshow | November 14, 2011

CFA alum stars in many Huntington productions

New Footbaths a Nod to BU’s Growing Muslim Population

Full Article | November 7, 2011

CELOP’s facilities available to everyone

The Mind Reader

Full Article | November 7, 2011

How Frank Guenther turns thoughts into words

25 Landmarks in 25 Minutes

Video | November 7, 2011

National treasures just a trolley ride away

Charge of the Light Brigade

Full Article | November 7, 2011

BU physicists rebut claim that neutrinos move faster than light

Fancy Fridays Take Off at Shelton

Full Article | November 7, 2011

A growing community, where cufflinks are welcome

From October 2011

Winter Storm Warning Can’t Keep Alums Away

Slideshow | October 31, 2011

Alumni Weekend draws thousands

Overdiagnosis: Bad for You, Good for Business

Full Article | October 31, 2011

SPH Bicknell lecturer says too much treatment makes people sick

How to Use Social Media to Find a Job

Full Article | October 31, 2011

Alum’s book offers tricks and strategies

SED Prof Dies in India

Full Article | October 31, 2011

Daniel Davis, retired high school principal

Losing Language, Finding Community

Video | October 31, 2011

Intensive Sargent program hastens stroke patients' rehabilitation

Soccer, via Senegal

Video | October 24, 2011

Dominique Badji’s unconventional road to the game

BU Astronomers Take a Giant Step Forward

Full Article | October 24, 2011

University invests $10 million in state-of-the-art telescope

LAW Faculty Rated Best in Country

Full Article | October 24, 2011

So says the Princeton Review

Watching Climate Change from the Ground and the Heavens

Video | October 24, 2011

CAS profs get an assist from Thoreau

Seinfeld-Inspired Student Sitcom Debuts on BUTV

Video | October 24, 2011

Welcome Back, Brotter was born in Warren Towers

Flying: From Dream to Takeoff

Video | October 17, 2011

BU 2010 ROTC grad becomes a naval aviator

$9 Million Grant Fuels Sickle Cell Study

Full Article | October 17, 2011

BU team uses iPS stem cells to probe treatments, cures

Digging Away at a Mystery

Full Article | October 17, 2011

Archaeologist’s major Egyptian find was topic of 2011 University Lecture

Celebrating the Science of Stuff

Full Article | October 17, 2011

Bell Labs materials engineer David Bishop joins ENG

YouSpeak: The Sexting Phenomenon

Video | October 17, 2011

Is it a bad idea?

Groupon: Bad for Business?

Full Article | October 11, 2011

BU researchers shed light on the power of daily deals

Our Bodies, Ourselves Celebrates 40 Years

Full Article | October 11, 2011

Global symposium at BU honored women's health pioneers

Building and Brotherhood in the Maine Woods

Video | October 11, 2011

COM's Ureneck celebrates redemption found in family, nature

Who Wants To Be a Doctor? And Why.

Full Article | October 11, 2011

New MED students reflect shifting medical landscape

MED Students Without Borders

Video | October 11, 2011

Ecuador program gives first years a perspective on global health

From September 2011

$25 Million Gift Largest in BU History

Video | September 26, 2011

Alum and trustee Kilachand’s pledge renames Honors College

Generosity from Afar

Full Article | September 26, 2011

Record-breaking Kilachand gift highlights international donors

Kilachand Honors College Will Follow Its Dream

Full Article | September 26, 2011

Donation advances University’s newest college

Alum’s $3M Gift Highlights Value of Extracurricular Life

Full Article | September 26, 2011

Arthur Marciano endows new East Campus dining facilities

“Violence” at the Heart of This Year’s CFA Program

Full Article | September 26, 2011

Dean Juarez set to launch wide-ranging initiatives

Liberal Arts vs. Career Majors: What’s an Education For?

Full Article | September 19, 2011

Snaring a job, says Bill Gates, but BU profs say he’s wrong

Whither NASA?

Full Article | September 19, 2011

BU profs weigh in on agency’s post-shuttle purpose

Test-Driving Hubway

Full Article | September 19, 2011

Bostonia takes Boston’s new bike-share program for a spin

Terrier Tech: E-Readers

Video | September 19, 2011

Barnes & Noble’s Nook vs. Amazon’s Kindle

YouSpeak: First Impressions

Video | September 19, 2011

New Terriers on week one in a strange new world

University Sees Record Giving

Full Article | September 12, 2011

Two superlative years for finances, admissions

The World, Post 9/11

Full Article | September 12, 2011

BU faculty and staff on what’s changed in decade since

On the Loss of a Twin Brother

Full Article | September 12, 2011

Hockey coach Mike Bavis recalls Mark, killed September 11

YouSpeak: What Are Your Memories?

Video | September 12, 2011

Students reflect on what the 2001 tragedy means to them

Saying Good-bye

Video | September 12, 2011

Freshmen and their parents bid farewell

BU Today Gets a Makeover

Full Article | September 7, 2011

Redesigned news site highlights reader comments

Custom(er)-Made Ads Have Street Cred

Full Article | September 7, 2011

SMG’s Brunel explains why CGAs rock

Presidential Panel Slams 1940s Guatemalan STD Study

Full Article | September 7, 2011

Alum’s research leads to international condemnation of experiments

Cardiovascular Pioneer William B. Kannel Dies

Full Article | September 7, 2011

MED prof’s research led to new understanding of cardiovascular health

Valet Parking, the App

Full Article | September 7, 2011

New technology finds closest parking spots, best price

From August 2011

Kicking AIDS Out of Africa

Full Article | August 29, 2011

Alum sees soccer as a way to teach HIV prevention

Tracking a Killer

Full Article | August 29, 2011

ENG prof tries to determine what makes cancer cells migrate, invade

Surprising Spaces: Café Culture in Japan

Full Article | August 29, 2011

Prof’s research challenges some common stereotypes

Safety in Numbers

Full Article | August 29, 2011

Pioneering birth defects study at BU is expanding

Ministering in a Mexican Prison

Full Article | August 29, 2011

After a rewarding career in child welfare services, retiree Spencer Thompson (STH’69) finds a second calling

A Voice for the Disenfranchised

Full Article | August 22, 2011

SAR alum Andrea Capachietti speaks up for women, children in crisis

Material Girl

Slideshow | August 15, 2011

CAS alum uses fibers to create mesmerizing designs

First Responder

Full Article | August 15, 2011

Christine Hunter (CAS’80, MED’80) has transformed medical care for military personnel

In Hospitals, Students to the Rescue

Full Article | August 15, 2011

Volunteers fill void when more than medical care is needed

Understanding Boston Harbor

Video | August 15, 2011

One Class, One Day: From Snails to Whales

St. Mary’s Street LEEDs the Pack

Slideshow | August 8, 2011

BU’s first green residence nears completion

Addiction Expert Designated White House Champion of Change

Full Article | August 8, 2011

MED’s Daniel Alford has a question for you: How often do you drink?

ENG Alum’s App Finds Kid-Friendly Places

Full Article | August 8, 2011

New career rescues BU alum

A Faster, Cheaper Test For Lung Cancer

Full Article | August 8, 2011

Noninvasive test earns Avrum Spira Innovator of the Year award

Radio Show Brings Philosophy to the Masses

Full Article | August 8, 2011

CAS alum pumps up the Vol (taire, H) ume

SPH Study Finds Toxic Dust in Boston Offices

Full Article | August 1, 2011

Residue from flame retardants in workers’ bodies also

Breast Cancer Survivor Searches for Disease’s Origin

Slideshow | August 1, 2011

Alumna’s work supports research into environmental causes

Changing Lanes: From PR to the Doghouse

Video | August 1, 2011

New career rescues BU alum

The Porous Frontier

Full Article | August 1, 2011

CAS prof: Voyager indicates radiation could penetrate our solar system

One Class, One Day: Studying What You Eat

Slideshow | August 1, 2011

CAS course examines how food defines culture

From July 2011

BU Wins Sixth Straight America East Commissioner’s Cup

Full Article | July 11, 2011

Terriers also take sportsmanship, service awards

Colleagues Remember James Leck

Full Article | July 11, 2011

ISSO associate director dies at 48

Cutting-Edge Technology for an Ancient Religion

Video | July 11, 2011

GRS student develops app to connect Yoruba faithful and their gods

Staggering Price Tag for Iraq, Afghanistan Wars

Full Article | July 11, 2011

CAS prof estimates U.S. cost at $4 trillion

Learning to Love—or Tolerate—Your Neighbor

Slideshow | July 11, 2011

Summer program focuses on differences to promote unity

Lynch Named Division I Athletic Director of the Year

Full Article | July 5, 2011

National award caps strong year for Athletics

One Class, One Day: Reading the Language of the Pharaohs

Full Article | July 5, 2011

STH prof teaches hieroglyphs

Summer Construction Season in Full Swing

Full Article | July 5, 2011

Projects include renovated dorms, more lab space

New B-Ball Coach Comes from BC

Full Article | June 28, 2011

Joe Jones helped lead Eagles to victorious season

Probing the Bangladeshi Diaspora

Full Article | July 5, 2011

Kibria book finds immigrants face ignorance, misperceptions

From June 2011

Rowing to Beat Cancer

Video | June 28, 2011

WeCanRow is a team for survivors

Whitey Bulger’s Capture End of Story?

Full Article | June 28, 2011

Next chapter may unfold in court, says COM’s Lehr

Boston Red Sox, Behind the Lens

Video | June 28, 2011

Michael Ivins (COM’01) captures moments on and off the field

Syria at the Crossroads

Full Article | June 28, 2011

CAS’ Norton sees tragic ending ahead

Men’s B-ball Coach Goes to Penn State

Full Article | June 13, 2011

Pat Chambers makes fast break

BU’s Research Paper Productivity Gets High Marks

Full Article | June 13, 2011

University in fifth place in national cost per paper analysis

Big Meaning in the Smallest Movements

Video | June 13, 2011

Student software opens worlds for motion-impaired

SHA Alum Killed on Charity Bike Ride

Full Article | June 13, 2011

Christina Genco, passionate biker and volunteer

U.S. News & World Report: DASH Diet Number One

Video | June 13, 2011

BU-created plan tops magazine’s list

Hall Named VP for Alumni Relations

Full Article | June 4, 2011

Seeks to double alum philanthropic support by 2017

Clown Time Is Over

Full Article | June 4, 2011

MED pediatrician wants to retire Ronald McDonald

BU Aids Tornado-Ravaged Joplin, Mo.

Full Article | June 4, 2011

Donations of mattresses, MicroFridges for homeless

From May 2011

Pulitzer Winner Urges COM Grads to “Bear Witness”

Video | May 31, 2011

Photographer Tyler Hicks (COM’92): focus on experience, not paycheck

Alumni College to Debut in June

Full Article | May 23, 2011

Weekend-long learning event focuses on sustainability

BU Joins Binge Drinking Study

Full Article | May 31, 2011

Among 14 colleges sharing strategies for reducing problem

Blown Away

Video | May 31, 2011

COM photojournalism student preserves tornado’s aftermath

Graduation a Lifelong Process, Couric Tells Class of 2011

Video | May 23, 2011

Veteran TV broadcaster cites taking, and leaving, CBS News job

So Long, Farewell

Video | May 23, 2011

Commencement seen through the eyes of two seniors

Nobel Prize Winner Hails the Power of Knowledge

Video | May 23, 2011

Packed crowd at Marsh Chapel listens to Baccalaureate address

Alumni College to Debut in June

Full Article | May 23, 2011

Weekend-long learning event focuses on sustainability

What’s in a Commencement Ceremony?

Video | May 23, 2011

6,000 feet of duct tape, 10,000 hats, 11,496 pastries add up to Graduation 2011

Points of Departure

Video | May 18, 2011

Graduating seniors talk about what the journey has given them

Dean Elmore Takes the Plunge

Video | May 16, 2011

Seniors break record for Class Gift donations

Terrier Tech: Apple iPad 2

Video | May 16, 2011

A face-lift for the world’s best-selling tablet

Stress Rx: Med Campus Band Rocks

Full Article | May 16, 2011

Combines talents of doctors, nurses, and medical students

African Language Scholar Wins Guggenheim Fellowship

Full Article | May 16, 2011

CAS prof sheds light on centuries-old written language

Points of Departure: There’s Nothing Like It

Full Article | May 16, 2011

John Holland (CGS’09, COM’11) talks about the thrill of playing basketball

Katie Couric To Speak at Commencement

Full Article | May 9, 2011

Honorary degree recipients announced at Senior Breakfast

Students React to bin Laden’s Death

Video | May 9, 2011

Does demise of al-Qaeda leader make our lives better or worse?

One Class, One Day: Lessons from The Wire

Full Article | May 9, 2011

Students mine series for insights into cities’ social construction

School of Law to Get Major Face-lift

Full Article | May 9, 2011

Two trustees kick off $20 million fundraiser

Dancing with the (Classroom) Stars

Full Article | May 9, 2011

Ballroom contest: students tango with teachers

David Ferry Wins One of Poetry’s Top Prizes

Video | May 2, 2011

Work of CAS poet and translator cited as seismic

BU Student Dies While Studying Abroad

Full Article | May 2, 2011

Mamie Hyatt had "brilliant career ahead of her"

One Class, One Day: Alien Worlds

Slide show | May 2, 2011

Is anybody out there?

Classicist Jeffrey Henderson Elected to AAAS

Full Article | May 2, 2011

Popular CAS teacher wins academic honor

"Immensely Readable" World War II Survival Tale

Full Article | May 2, 2011

COM prof rediscovers Shangri-La in tribal New Guinea

From April 2011

Icons Among Us: The John R. Silber Symphonic Organ

Full Article | April 25, 2011

BU’s mammoth musical jewel in the GSU features early 1900s computer

Pulling Back the Curtain on Roméo et Juliette

Video | April 25, 2011

BU Opera Institute production opens tonight

One Class, One Day: Playing Games

Full Article | April 25, 2011

CAS lecturer uses video games to develop effective prose

Playing Hardball

Full Article | April 25, 2011

Tom Whalen on the early years of the Boston Red Sox

BP Oil Spill One Year Later

Full Article | April 25, 2011

BU prof on oil, nature, and how money always wins

Changing Lanes: Filmmaker to Beer Brewer

Video | April 19, 2011

BU alum Garrett Oliver is a leader in the beer world

Class of 2015: Smaller but Smarter

Full Article | April 19, 2011

Single most competitive year ever

More Than Skin Deep

Full Article | April 19, 2011

BU researchers turning skin cells into stem cells

Singing the Praises of Ann Howard Jones

Video | April 19, 2011

National award, rousing Elijah at Symphony Hall

Baseball Greats Reranked

Full Article | April 19, 2011

BU study factors in equipment changes, steroids, medical procedures

Eyewitness to Disaster

Full Article | April 4, 2011

CAS astronomer recounts surviving Japanese earthquake

One Class, One Day: Colbert 101

Full Article | April 4, 2011

Pondering what makes The Colbert Report so damn funny

Two PBS Pioneers Look Back

Full Article | April 4, 2011

CFA alums’ home serves as muse

Construction of Center For Student Services Begins

Video | April 4, 2011

University seeks to limit noise and distraction

Pool Precision

Full Article | April 4, 2011

Synchronized swimming team demands endurance and grace

Alternative Spring Break: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Full Article | March 28, 2011

Helping those with HIV and AIDS

Isabel Wilkerson Wins National Book Critics Circle Award

Full Article | March 28, 2011

COM prof’s Warmth of Other Suns wows readers and critics

Crisis Halts Study Abroad Programs in Japan

Full Article | March 28, 2011

Affected students can opt for spring semester at Dartmouth

YouSpeak: Hooking Up Versus Dating

Video | March 28, 2011

Students on the rewards of romance or just “doing it”

From March 2011

Princeton Review: LAW Professors Are Number One

Video | March 14, 2011

School in top 10 in other quality measures

Celebrating Black History Month Through Fashion

Slideshow | March 14, 2011

Umoja’s 23rd Annual Impact Fashion Show

BU Alum Assails Feminism as “Dead-End Road”

Full Article | March 14, 2011

New book urges women to “make lemonade out of lemons”

Tackling Tooth Decay South of the Border

Video | March 14, 2011

BU students, profs offer free dental care in Mexico

Lila Hunnewell Named BU’s New Chief Investment Officer

Full Article | March 14, 2011

Has advised universities, others worth billions

From February 2011

Marsh Chapel Choir: A Religion in Itself

Full Article | February 28, 2011

Long hours, no pay—and for some, what church is all about

Hello, Follies!

Video | February 28, 2011

LAW’s annual comedy show: Sarah Palin and a (beastly) Beauty

Executive VP Joseph Mercurio to Leave University

Full Article | February 28, 2011

After 38 years, master of major expansion moves on

Smoking Allowed

Full Article | February 28, 2011

BU’s Cigar Aficionado Society offers social alternative

Jack Parker Talks About His Team, His Game, His Life

Video | March 8, 2011

Legendary hockey coach takes questions from the BU community