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James Jackson, professor and Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, explains why we study stars-- and why new data from the ALMA observatory is so exciting.
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Boston University trustee Allen Questrom (SMG'64) and Dean of the School of Management Kenneth Freeman talk about the Allen and Kelli Questrom Foundation's $10 million gift.
Read more on BU Today: [...]/today/2012/smg-receives-10-million-gift/
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The top portion of the video shows how quickly a drop bounces off a relatively smooth surface: 12.4 milliseconds. The bottom portion of the video shows the drop bouncing off a ridged surface developed by BU mechanical engineer James Bird and his MIT [...]colleagues in 7.8 seconds, or 37 percent faster.
Credit: A. T. Paxson, K. Hounsell, J. W. Bates, J. C. Bird, K. K. Varanasi
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James Sappenfield speaks to our club about his career during and after Boston University. After working for Teach for America, he gives students his perspective and advice on life/work after graduation.
Thank you so much James!
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Thanks everyone! We hope you enjoyed this video. More to come in the future :)
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Olympic hopeful and Boston University student, Tahari Jones, explains what the perfect jump is to her. By Whitney J. Fox.
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