BU’s annual Faculty Forum takes place Monday, May 16, and will focus on offering faculty an opportunity to hear about strategies to create community in their classes. This story highlights what’s in store at this year’s symposium.
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Moderna Therapeutics, Inc., cofounder and chairman Noubar Afeyan (Hon.’21) told graduates at BU’s advanced degree ceremony May 16 that their COVID-19 experience should drive them to innovate.
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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(Boston) Fadie Coleman, PhD, assistant professor of medical sciences and education at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been awarded a 2021 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is one of two recipients to receive one of BU s highest teaching honors.
Coleman is also the director of the Biomedical Laboratory and Clinical Sciences (BLCS) program, the medical school s only degree granting undergraduate program in the biomedical sciences. As an educator and researcher, she draws from her previous K-12 and higher education teaching experiences and training to establish new and innovative strategies designed to prepare undergraduates (especially from underrepresented backgrounds) to enter and succeed in the biomedical/STEM workforce.