BU Today

Thursday, July 6th

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Ecologists Tempest McCabe and Michael Dietze develop computational tools to study the complex interactions between plants, animals, and climate, such as how climate change could effect tick-borne disease

Fighting Tick-Borne Disease with Computer Science

BU scientists on team building predictive tool to keep insects in check

Boston Swan Boats on Boston Common

Swan Boats: a Summer Treat

A quintessential Boston stop for locals as well as tourists

Melissa Holt and Jennifer Green of Boston University School of Education

Explaining Violence: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience

How victimization affects young adults’ transition to college

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A Boston University student constructs a new space at the Engineering Product Innovation Center

An epic remodeling project: ENG research study assistant Richard Nesbit (ENG’17) works on creating new space in the Engineering Product Innovation Center. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

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Onaje X. O. Woodbine

Of Hoops and Healing

Alum Onaje Woodbine, a former star college athlete, finds life’s meaning in street basketball. He did ethnographic research for his PhD on courts around Boston and later adapted that research for Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball, a Boston Globe Best Book of 2016.

Upcoming Events
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Ward's Berry Farm CSA Pickup

When:
July 6 at 11:30 am
Where:
George Sherman Union Plaza, 775 Commonwealth Ave.

Boston Young Contemporaries

When:
July 6 at Noon
Where:
Stone Gallery, College of Fine Arts, 855 Commonwealth Ave.

Spiritual Life Yoga

When:
July 6 at 2:30 pm
Where:
Robinson Chapel, Marsh Chapel Basement, 735 Commonwealth Ave.

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BU Today Sessions

Live performances by musicians, bands, and songwriters from the BU community.

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