Tagged: Boston

Boston mayoral candidates discuss environment

August 30, 2013 at 8:15 am

Ecology and the environment are important topics in CC105 and CC106, so the Core is delighted to share that the Boston mayoral candidates are discussing a whole range of plans to boost recycling, curb emissions, and adapt to sea levels! Here is an extract from a relevant article for the Boston Globe: In hopes of improving air […]

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Boston’s Role In Contemporary Art

August 13, 2013 at 8:47 pm

On Boston’s role in the instigation of a new thinking about contemporary art, is an intriguing post by Christopher Shea for the Boston Globe. Here is an extract: New York’s dominance in producing art can’t be denied—there was no Boston Jackson Pollock, and there were significant delays before modern art hit Boston gallery walls. But Boston […]

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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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