October 30, 2009 at 8:00 am
The Boston University Physics department is hosting the 2009 Pumpkin Drop today at 1 PM outside of the Metcalf Science Center (590 Commonwealth Avenue). The department will be throwing approximately 30 pumpkins, filled with everything from powder to paint, off the Metcalf Science Center roof into the plaza. The event is free and open to […]
October 28, 2009 at 6:00 am
Metropolitan College and Jacques Pepin are hosting “The Big Event”, a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Culinary Arts Program, tonight beginning at 6 PM at 808 Commonwealth Ave. Founded by culinary extraordinaire Julia Child, the culinary program examines the role of food in historical and contemporary societies from various perspectives. The event will […]
October 27, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Women’s Studies Program is hosting a panel discussion led by Professor Diane Balser today beginning at 4:30 PM in the Law Barristers Hall. The event will address the issue of gender inequality in Law Professor Linda McClain’s co-edited book, “Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women’s Equal Citizenship”. Distinguished scholars in law, political science, and women’s studies, the panelists will investigate […]
October 23, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Women’s Studies Program and Genderfest present up and coming comedian Erin Judge today beginning at 4:30 PM in the Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 101. Judge, who recently appeared on the third season of Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, pokes fun at sexuality, politics and pop culture. In addition to telling jokes, acting in sketches, […]
October 16, 2009 at 8:00 am
Dr. Richard E. Besser, Senior Health and Medical Editor for ABC News and former Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be the guest speaker at the 11th annual Dudley Allen Sargent Lecture at the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College today. The title of his lecture is […]
October 13, 2009 at 9:50 am
Tonight at 7:30pm, WBUR will host a local economic roundtable at Jacob Sleeper Hall (871 Commonwealth Ave), moderated by NPR’s Kai Ryssdal, the host of “Marketplace,” public radio’s daily magazine of business and economics which boasts the largest audience for any business program in the U.S. on radio, cable or network television. Joining Ryssdal will […]
October 8, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Creative Writing Program will host The Robert Lowell Memorial Lectures tonight at 7:30 PM in room 206 of the Photonics Center. The event will feature acclaimed poet and BU alum Carl Phillips, recent graduate Brandy Barents and professor Rosanna Warren. The lectures bring a distinguished writer to campus each semester to read alongside a […]
September 30, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center is hosting an evening with distinguished Newsweek journalist and author Christopher Dickey tonight beginning at 5:3o PM on the second floor of the George Shurman Union at 775 Commonwealth Avenue. His career has taken him from the mountain forests of Nicaragua, where he traveled with the Contra rebels in […]
September 23, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Dean of Students Office, Howard Thurman Center, Women’s Resource Center and Student Activities Office host renowned microfinancer and human rights advocate Padma Venkataraman to speak on issues facing women and women’s empowerment tonight at 7 PM at Metcalf Hall. Venkataraman spent nearly 20 years in the United Nations in Vienna as a permanent representative […]
September 21, 2009 at 9:00 am
The Boston University’s Women’s Council is hosting a Vintage Bazaar & Book Sale today from 11-6 at the GSU to benefit their scholarship fund for BU Women Graduate Students. Items for sale will include period clothing, hats, scarves, and belts, china plates, records, DVDs, holiday decorations, artwork, and vintage jewelry. There will also be a […]
