Tagged: Boston

Boston: Forever Changed

April 22, 2013 at 2:47 pm

Former US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, who teaches here at BU, shares his reaction to the Boston Marathon bombings: Out of town, watching the horror on a screen, in a familiar place on a familiar occasion, I thought first of my daughter, who works at Mass. General, and my daughter-in-law, who was in Copley Square [...]

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This Saturday: Mummies, Ghosts, and Graveyards

October 26, 2011 at 9:44 am

A Halloween scavenger hunt through the galleries and graveyards of Boston. Prizes will be awarded to the first three teams to complete the journey! Organized by the Core Curriculum in CAS. Grab some friends, create a team, and join us in the Core office on Saturday morning, 11 am, to begin. You can email the [...]

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Prof. Phillips tracking gas leaks in Boston

September 8, 2011 at 11:19 am

Professor Nathan Phillips, of BU’s Department of Geography and Environment, coordinator in Spring 2012 of CC106, has earned a reputation as a passionate advocate for sustainability. In 2007, BU Today recognized him for maintaining a zero-emissions office, powered by a bicycle generator. This summer, he made headlines in the Boston Globe for using a personal [...]

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