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Why is #AI so powerful? It can learn as it goes.
After it ran 25,000 experiments, a robot at @BU_Tweets learned to make an ideal material for absorbing crushing impacts, now being field tested in next-gen @USArmy helmets: bit.ly/3DuEoYW.
📹: KABlab, Boston Univ.
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BU President Melissa Gilliam joined @MassGovernor to announce the launch of the Massachusetts AI Hub. The AI strategy outlined today will support innovation, drive economic growth, and fuel life changing research! #TeamMassachusetts 💻🤖
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The Newbury Center, established in 2021, along with FLIP@BU and the First Generation Students Support Group, offers a space for BU's first-generation students to connect. Watch this video of first-gen students sharing their experiences.
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Four @bualumni running for reelection, including @AOC, @JenKiggans, @RepLoisFrankel, and @RepPressley, won their races Tuesday night. With the House and Senate likely to be under GOP control, they will continue serving their constituents.
Keep reading ➡️ spr.ly/6010SoonA
ALT Photo: A composite image of four women. From left to right they are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jen Kiggans, Lois Frankel, and Ayanna Pressley
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@BUCollegeofENG's Alexander Green has won the 2024 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award, which will fund his project aimed at enhancing cancer treatments and therapies. #ProudtoBU
Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/6017Uokgh
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Our research is growing, and so are we! You can now follow us on LinkedIn for groundbreaking discoveries, important news for researchers, and opportunities to engage with our mission to do research that matters.
Find us on LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/showcase/bu-res…
ALT Follow us: Boston University Office of Research
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Don’t forget to vote, whether you live in Massachusetts or any other state! No excuses. We have a guide with everything you need to know, whether you’re voting by mail or in person, including deadlines and links for how to register.
Read on ➡️spr.ly/6011U3Wgh
ALT Photo: Many small, round stickers with an American flag print that say "I Voted" in blue text
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As an estimated 2,000 people looked on, Melissa L. Gilliam was installed as Boston University’s 11th president at an inauguration ceremony at Agganis Arena on September 27. The historic event was marked by pageantry, music, and a nod to BU’s rich history. ❤️🐾
Take a look 👀⬇️
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It was great meeting @BU_Tweets’ new President Dr. Melissa Gilliam to share my experience as a proud BU alumna and hear more about BU’s efforts to meet today’s challenges, including combating antisemitism on campus and promoting a more inclusive community. Go Terriers!
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Check out the BU Today Close-up on the 2024 Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers hosted by @BU_Tweets! 🌟 Learn more ⬇️ spr.ly/6010WWCLM
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This year, BU welcomes 76 new Menino and Community Service scholars to campus. The scholarships are awarded annually to eligible @BostonSchools graduates. Read their inspiring stories and hear about financial aid's impact on their lives.
Details ➡️spr.ly/6010WywM2
ALT Photo: This year’s class of Boston Public Schools students earning Thomas M. Menino Scholarships and Community Service Award winners at a reception in the lobby of the Questrom School of Business
ALT Photo: Four students with name tags standing in Boston University's Questrom School of Business lobby.
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What does it take to run a city of 650,000 residents? BU City Scholars Summer Fellows dive deep into city governance! Rising juniors and seniors, who are @BostonSchools alumni and Menino or Community Service Award recipients, intern with @CityOfBoston departments and City Councilors. This year, 10 students served as interns. Check out the article ➡️ bu.edu/articles/2024/terrier… to hear from this year’s interns!
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More than 3,300 new students officially joined BU during the University’s Matriculation ceremony and events. 🐾 ❤️
“Class of 2028: Today is the first day of a great adventure. Have a wonderful time along the way, and take care of each other while you do.” - President Gilliam
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Boston University's Move-in has started with the new president, Melissa L. Gilliam, welcoming students at Kilachand Hall on Bay State Road. She plans to greet more students at Warren Towers and have lunch with new students and their families this week.
📸: Jackie Ricciardi
ALT Photo: President Melissa Gilliam greets students and parents as they move into Kilachand Hall
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Good news!! Our team at Boston University has been awarded a five-year, $3 million NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) grant to train PhD students in developing multidisciplinary solutions for sustainable energy conversion and storage.
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A huge thanks to Dr. Nicky Fox, head of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (@NASAScienceAA), who visited with faculty and trainees at @BU_Tweets this week to share insights on the future of space research and learn about BU's many NASA-funded projects.
bu.edu/today/close-ups/2024/…
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Great conversations today with the team visiting from @CDCgov's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Glad for the opportunity to share about recent and ongoing research from our faculty & students, and discuss potential areas of future collaboration.
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CARB-X Executive Director @koutterson spoke on the urgency of implementing incentives to stimulate antibacterial R&D at the House Budget Committee’s bipartisan roundtable on budgetary effects of #AntimicrobialResistance.
Read the HBC press release below. bit.ly/46u6wG7
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🎉 Congrats to @Grinstaff on receiving an inaugural @NSF Trailblazer Award. The $3 million award will help his team explore new vaccine technologies using messenger RNA, opening up new avenues of treatment. spr.ly/6014cwzOs
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Excited to be heading to @PoliticsProse in DC to be in conversation with @AdamHSays of @NewAmerica about #ClassDismissed. 8/16/24. #firstgen
