BU-Based CARB-X Antimicrobial Partnership Gets Another $50 Million Plus
In a sign of the growing recognition of the threat of antibiotic resistance, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK government are joining CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), a BU-based public-private partnership launched two years ago by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give financial, scientific, and […]
BU Global Music Festival at Boston University Oct. 5 & 6, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2018 CONTACT: Ty A. Furman, Managing Director, BU Arts Initiative – 617.358.0489, tyf@bu.edu BU GLOBAL MUSIC FESTIVAL AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2018 (Boston, MA) – Boston University is pleased to announce the BU Global Music Festival to be held October 5th and 6th on the Boston University […]
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Will Speak at 145th BU Commencement
Civil rights icon John Lewis, a member of the US House of Representatives since 1987, will deliver the 145th Commencement address on Sunday, May 20, on Nickerson Field. BU President Robert A. Brown announced Lewis as the Commencement speaker at Thursday’s Class of 2018 Senior Breakfast at the George Sherman Union Metcalf Ballroom, where more than […]
BU-Wheelock Merger Will Create New College
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachel Lapal, rlapal@bu.edu The merger of Boston University and Wheelock College will create a new school of education that will combine the doctoral programs and research capabilities of BU’s School of Education with the early childhood expertise of Wheelock’s School of Education, Child Life and Family Studies, while other Wheelock programs will be joined with appropriate […]