Beth Israel sells off buildings for funds
In order to bail its owner out a multi-million dollar debt, Beth Israel Medical Center recently decided to sell off four buildings on the Center’s Brookline Avenue-located property. The sale, totaling 500,000 square feet of property, or 20 percent of the medical center’s space, is part of a long-time turnaround plan laid out by medical [...]
Speech commemorates literary Bible study organization
The Bible is the basis of most literature, and should be more widely taught, reilgion professor Peter Hawkins told nearly 150 Boston University students and faculty yesterday at the Photonics Center. Hawkins spoke about the literary value of the Bible to commemorate the launching of the Luce Program, a series of religion classes at BU [...]
HomeRuns trying to score in Boston
Apartment living. For most students it brings visions of a guardless entrance, roommates who get along and a palate cleansed of dining hall mystery meat. The latter of the options requires something that many first-time apartment dwellers find is more complicated than previously thought: grocery shopping. Mom’s no longer around to cook and pay for [...]
OnSite: School shopping on Officemax.com vs. Staples.com
A couple of weeks ago, I realized I needed a new chair and some recordable CDs (CD-Rs for those who know the lingo). I also realized that I had already spent more than $1,000 on my credit card this month, buying back-to-school supplies such as books, furniture and alcohol. I quickly decided that I needed [...]
BU kicks off season against Toronto
The Boston University hockey team will play its most mysterious game of the season tonight at Walter Brown Arena. Senior captain Carl Corazzini knows almost nothing about this team. Head coach Jack Parker knows nothing about them, as well. After the game is played, the result will not show up in the standings or overall [...]
Academia
- BU to offer MOOCs after joining online course platform edX
- Student success linked to motivation, study suggests
- Profs. say say education, media could combat Islamic stereotypes
- AP courses not indicative of collegiate success, study suggests
- Profs. find freshmen unprepared for workload, study suggests
Science & Technology
- Ultraviolet rays may cause premature skin aging, BUSM research finds
- Protesters oppose biolab as court proceedings continue
- IBM officials partner with Boston, BU to grow ‘smarter city’
- BUSM researchers address diabetic neuropathies with therapy
- Online courses may lead to lower grades than traditional courses, study suggests
