Citywide art, music project comes to BU Charles River Campus
Three brightly colored pianos were delivered to Boston University’s Charles River and medical campuses Tuesday for students to enjoy as part of a citywide art project. Celebrity Series of Boston’s “Play Me, I’m Yours” community art installation includes 75 pianos created by local artists that community members are invited to play, said BU Art Initiative Managing Director […]
Some freshmen find AlcoholEdu online course unhelpful
Boston University freshmen are in the process of completing the second part of an online required alcohol education program implemented for the first time this year, officials said. AlcoholEdu for College is a prevention program that aims to inform students of risks associated with alcohol consumption, said Student Health Services Director of Wellness and Prevention […]
BUMC joins Parkinson’s research initative
Officials for the Boston University Medical Center announced on Monday that it will join the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative’s newly expanded study of uncommon risk factors of Parkinson’s disease. Samuel Frank, associate professor of neurology at BUMC, said this new research initiative expands on a study launched in 2010 by PPMI and that it could […]
Newly decorated BUSM corridor honors its history
Thanks to a number of donors, a corridor of the Boston University School of Medicine is now decorated with restored plaques, portraits and pictures commemorating significant figures in the school’s history. BU MED students and officials gathered Tuesday to honor the restoration of several works of art and historical artifacts now decorating the medical campus. […]
Students interact directly with preserved surveillance artifacts
Boston University Professor Joseph Wippl brought about 60 people on a behind-the-scenes interactive tour of the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s observation programs in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Tuesday night. The program, titled Student Discovery Seminar: Eye Spy: Surveillance and Espionage, focused on domestic and international espionage […]
