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SAR professor enhances lives of Parkinson’s patients

November 4, 2010 at 10:43 am

Sargent College Clinical Associate Professor Terry Ellis is working to further develop Every Victory Counts, in conjunction with the Davis Phinney Foundation, helping patients with Parkinson’s Disease live better for longer.  Terry’s research is focusing on observing Parkinson’s patients to better understand how their lives change as the disease progresses and what treatments sustain or […]

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Couldn’t make it to the Pumpkin Drop? Here’s what you missed…

October 29, 2010 at 3:09 pm
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“The Music Lesson” Screening Tonight

October 29, 2010 at 10:00 am
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Pumpkin Drop Today at 12:30

October 29, 2010 at 6:00 am

The Physics Department proudly presents the 2010 Pumpkin Drop in Metcalf Plaza at 12:30 PM today. Come watch dozens of pumpkins be dropped from the Metcalf Science Center roof and see community members compete in a costume competition and contest to guess the weight of the largest pumpkin.  The event is free and open to the public.

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A Conversation on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy with Andrew Bacevich and Stephen Prothero

October 27, 2010 at 8:00 am

Tonight at 7PM in the GSU’s 2nd floor Mecalf Hall we are hosting bestselling authors and BU professors Andrew Bacevich and Stephen Prothero for a discussion on the role played by religious ideas in U.S. public policy today, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the “Ground Zero Mosque” debate. This interactive event will be moderated […]

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SED Dean reacts to Rutgers bullying case

October 15, 2010 at 9:33 am
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Waiting for Superman

October 7, 2010 at 8:00 am

SED is hosting a screening of Waiting for Superman, an acclaimed documentary from Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim tonight at the Coolidge Corner Theatre at 7PM. The filmmaker takes an in-depth look at the current state of public education in the US, spotlighting the lives of five public school students and several educators in their pursuit […]

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From Joan Salge Blake:

September 27, 2010 at 3:09 pm

According from the latest CDC report, we are not spending enough time shopping in the produce aisle, as over 75% of Americans are not eating the minimum recommended 4.5 cups of fruits and vegetables daily. This dietary shortfall may partially explain why over 65% of Americans are overweight. Snacking on low calorie, high fiber, fruits […]

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SED Dean on Cohasset Teacher Resignation

September 27, 2010 at 9:33 am
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Poets of NE Reading Tonight at Tsai

September 23, 2010 at 8:00 am

The Boston University Creative Writing Program is celebrating The Poets Society of America’s Centennial anniversary by featuring writers Frank Bidart, Major Jackson, X.J. Kennedy, Mary Oliver, James Tate, Rosanna Warren and Franz Wright. The poets will read their own poetry and the work of canonical New Englanders from the past century. Admission to the reading […]

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