Webinars with BU experts
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Our supporters help us do some pretty great things here at Boston University. They enable world-class research, life-changing technology development, and an exceptional experience for our BU community.
As a special thanks to you, we invite you to join BU experts for live webinars. Register now for the next one:
Join us as Adam Seligman, professor of religion and director of the Graduate Program in Religion at BU, and David Montgomery (Pardee’03,’07), associate research professor at the University of Maryland explore how, in these especially turbulent times, people of different backgrounds and beliefs can be brought together for the good of us all.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Noon–1 pm
We’ve also collected an archive of some of our best online webinars. Below, catch up on conversations with some of the foremost BU experts across campus and around the world.
JANUARY 2019
CARB-X: Combating Antibiotic Resistance Globally
Kevin Outterson teaches health law and corporate law at Boston University, where he codirects the Health Law Program, ranked #3 in the country by U.S. News & World Report. He is the executive director of Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X), a global partnership hosted at BU Law that is focused on supporting developers of promising new antibiotics, diagnostics, and vaccines that tackle the threat of untreatable bacterial infections.
JUNE 2018
The Ever-Changing Landscape of BU with Gary Nicksa
BU Giving Societies presents a conversation with Gary Nicksa, senior vice president of operations at BU. Travel through time and listen as he takes us on a journey of BU’s ever-changing landscape and shares BU’s vision for the future.
JANUARY 2018
An Update on the War on Terror: A Conversation with Dr. Jessica Stern
Dr. Jessica Stern is a research professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and is the author of several books, including Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill, and coauthor of ISIS: The State of Terror. Stern, whose research focuses on perpetrators of violence and the possible connections between trauma and terror, is best known for her sit-downs with murderers—terrorists in prisons and refugee camps—seeking to understand their motives.
JUNE 2017
NEIDL: A Conversation with Dr. Ronald Corley
The BU Loyalty Society presents a conversation with Dr. Ronald Corley, professor and chair of microbiology at the BU School of Medicine and director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL).
DECEMBER 2016
The Bionic Pancreas: A Conversation with Ed Damiano
Ed Damiano, BU professor of biomedical engineering and pioneering creator of the first bionic pancreas, discusses the revolutionary breakthrough of the bionic pancreas and its ability to manage diabetes. Damiano has spent 16 years developing algorithm strategies for blood glucose and insulin control, and conducted multiple clinical trials in an effort to help his son and others living with diabetes.
JUNE 2016
Boston’s Most Notorious Crime Boss, Whitey Bulger: A Conversation with Dick Lehr
Dick Lehr, BU professor of journalism and author of Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil’s Deal, shares his insights—gained while an investigative reporter for the Boston Globe—into the life and actions of one of Boston’s most notorious crime bosses.
JUNE 2015
BU Athletics: A Conversation with Drew Marrochello
Drew Marrochello, BU athletic director, shares his thoughts about the present and future of BU Athletics.