BU start-up Modular Genetics, Monsanto partner to modify crops
By Tim Stoddard
A small biotechnology company founded by BU faculty and nurtured by the Office of Technology Development (OTD) will soon be thriving across the river in Cambridge, where it will help agricultural giant Monsanto Company develop new crops.
Geography profs: storm flooding to devastate Boston as globe warms
By Brian Fitzgerald
Anyone up for a gondola ride through the historic Faneuil Hall Canal?
Cable TV in residences a lifeline abroad for international students
By Jessica Ullian
Last year, in response to student demand, the administration decided to bring cable television to the dormitories.
SAR Dean Emeritus Makechnie dies at 98
George Makechnie (SED’29,’31, Hon.’79), dean emeritus of Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and BU historian, died in Peterborough, N.H., on March 22. He was 98.
Search committee named to seek WBUR general manager
By Brian Fitzgerald
WBUR-FM is looking for a few good men and women — to apply for the station’s general manager position.
Ponzi's Scheme depicts 1920s con man as self-deluded charmer
By Jessica Ullian
In 1920, thousands of Bostonians, from laborers to aristocrats, invested a portion of their savings with Charles Ponzi, who founded a small investment firm that promised a 50 percent return within 45 days.
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