1 hr ago | WGBH
The Golden Greek - Excellence to the End
Written and narrated by Boston sports journalist Clark Booth, this heartfelt documentary captures the essence of one of New England's all-time sports heroes: Harry Agganis, a football, basketball, and baseball phenomenon at Lynn Classical High School.
5 hrs ago | Newswise
Boston University Awards Over $4.3 Million in Full Scholarships as...
The Boston University Boston High School Scholarship Program, the nation's oldest and largest scholarship program for urban public high school students, marked its 40th year by presenting 25 recent top graduates of Boston public high schools a total of more than $4.3 million worth of four-year, full-tuition scholarships.
7 hrs ago | Fox News
Bacterial 'bling': Adding silver to antibiotics boosts their effectiveness
With the recent rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria in the United States, once potent antibiotics are losing their luster as they increasingly becoming powerless in the fight against these dangerous infections.
10 hrs ago | NatureNews
Silver makes antibiotics thousands of times more effective
Silver may help in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria such as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by easing large antibiotic molecules through the microbes' outer coating.
11 hrs ago | Examiner.com
Re-discovered book confirms Maya city and Roanoke colonists in Georgia Mountains
America has a secret history. On June 18, 2013 a modest, unpaid researcher for the People of One Fire Native American research alliance turned that history upside down.
15 hrs ago | Daily Policy Digest
Why the Government Needs to Budget over the Infinite Horizon
Our most popular newsletter, Daily Policy Digest summarizes the most topical public policy issues from today's newspapers, scholarly journals and think tanks.
19 hrs ago | Washington Times
Obama leaves G-8 summit without Syria breakthrough
President Obama left a high-level international summit Tuesday without having secured the major breakthrough on Syria he'd hoped to achieve.
23 hrs ago | Boston.com
How to hold a knife and other lessons from a chef
Eight women surround Jeff Fournier, their knives poised and ready. But the chef and owner of 51 Lincoln restaurant in Newton Highlands is taking it in stride.
BU website embellished biography of opera director
By many measures, Sharon Daniels is a star at Boston University. She heads the school's Opera Institute and is one of the most prominent voice instructors and stage directors in the city.
Gomez, Markey Grapple in Final Senate Debate
Gabriel Gomez and Edward Markey spent their final debate before next week's U.S. Senate special election clashing over their records and who has the better vision for both their commonwealth and their country.
While modern medicine has made significant strides in reducing the incidences of death from cancer and heart disease, it has had virtually no success in finding a cure or suitable treatment for those stricken with Alzheimer's disease.
First Child Society of Summit awards first scholarship
Pictured Christ Child co-President Kathryn Colao, Dr. John Schnedeker, Summit High School, Christ Child Board member Maura Perier, recipient Jackie Balandiuk, Vanessa Balandiuk, Christ Child Co-President Lori White and Christ Child Board member Christina Amundson .
New Principals Mark Changing of the Guard at Braintree Elementary Schools
Aside from extensive backgrounds in teaching and educational administration, Braintree's newest elementary school principals have one thing in common.
Felony Charges For Grade-Changing Scheme
Three students from Purdue University in Indiana face felony charges for their roles in a scheme in which the students allegedly boosted their grades by breaking into professors' accounts and in some cases their offices.
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaks to the Guardian newspaper have thrown back the curtain on the world of diplomatic espionage, revealing - in explicit detail - how British spies monitor enemies and allies alike.
XQs I: A Conversation with Teena Purohit
The inaugural issue of a regular series on CM, XQs , is a conversation with the author of new and exciting works in South Asian Studies.
Critical Thinking: Should Colleges Be Allowed To Censor Campus Papers?
Q: To what extent should administrators of public universities have the right to censor student newspapers that receive funding as part of their university affiliation? Saba Hamedy, 21, senior, Boston University Hamedy is double majoring in journalism and political science.
Fanwood Carriage House Poetry Series Features Adam Fitzgerald, June 18
Is this bust of Louis Pasteur worth much?
Q. I inherited this bust of Louis Pasteur from my dad, who was a doctor. I remember him bringing it home in the late 1950s.
Pictures - R.I. native Olivia Culpo crowned Miss Universe
A 20-year-old Boston University sophomore and self-described "cellist-nerd" named Olivia Culpo brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in more than a decade when she won the televised contest Wednesday.