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Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez Awarded BU’s 2021 Metcalf Cup and Prize
Steve Ramirez (CAS’10), a CAS assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, is commended by students for his listen-first approach. In awarding him this year’s top teaching award, the judges wrote that he “presents information in a way that students say is impossible to forget, using personal stories, videos, and pop-culture references they can relate to.” Photo by Cydney Scott Commencement
Students: he’s “humble,” “engaging,” the “embodiment of a great teacher”
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His students may think that when they come to a Steve Ramirez class, they are the ones learning, he is the one teaching. After all, the College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences is a renowned neuroscience researcher and a leading expert on the science of memory. But what his students don’t realize is that just as Ramirez is t
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It’s a chilly evening in early April. Bundled up in sweaters and sweatshirts, 15 Boston University undergrads sit in a circle on blankets on the grassy BU Beach. Swati Rani’s class, Asians Are People of Color, Race Relations and Writing,
is meeting in person for only the second time this semester.
Kevin Nguyen (CAS’24) explains how Rani has turned their class into a community, despite the pandemic and social distancing. “Having a teacher that’s a little loud and energetic puts that energy into us as well,” he says, glancing at Rani as his classmates nod in agreement.
Scientists Have Underestimated the Impact of Fires on Earth’s Northern Forests
Written by AZoCleantechApr 30 2021
New research indicates that the computer-based models currently used to simulate how Earth s climate will change in the future underestimate the impact that forest fires and drying climate are having on the world s northernmost forests, which make up the largest forest biome on the planet. It s an important understanding because these northern forests absorb a significant amount of Earth s carbon dioxide.
The finding, reached by studying 30 years of the world s forests using NASA satellite imaging data, suggests that forests won t be able to sequester as much carbon as previously expected, making efforts to reduce carbon emissions all the more urgent.