{"id":21,"date":"2025-10-28T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:36:47","slug":"contents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/contents\/","title":{"rendered":"Table of Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"toc-header\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n      <button data-smart-back-button class=\"button-primary toc-back-button\">Back<\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table-of-contents\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"toc-section\">\n<div class=\"toc-president-section\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/24-1342-GILLIAMCRC-425b_desat_expanded.jpg\" alt=\"Boston University President Melissa Gilliam leaning against a slatted wood accent wall\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/24-1342-GILLIAMCRC-425b_desat_expanded.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/24-1342-GILLIAMCRC-425b_desat_expanded-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/24-1342-GILLIAMCRC-425b_desat_expanded-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/10\/24-1342-GILLIAMCRC-425b_desat_expanded-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>From the President<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;We are doers who come together to create a better world. You are why.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Read letter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toc-section\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"toc-section-intro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1561-BLOOD-008_desat_edit2-nav.jpg\" alt=\"Two students working with a pipette in a laboratory setting\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1561-BLOOD-008_desat_edit2-nav.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1561-BLOOD-008_desat_edit2-nav-530x636.jpg 530w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1561-BLOOD-008_desat_edit2-nav-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1561-BLOOD-008_desat_edit2-nav-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Scientific Progress Never Stops<\/h2>\n<p>Pioneering discoveries that serve society, from robotic medical cures to cracking the code for brain disease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"toc-primary\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/ilet\/\">BU Scientist\u2019s Creation Makes Living with Diabetes Easier<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The iLet Bionic Pancreas\u2014developed in a Boston University lab\u2014has helped thousands manage their type 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"toc-secondary-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/cte\/\">Diagnosing CTE<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>BU-led study aims to identify biological markers in the living.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/beacon\/\">A Global Hub for Pandemic Prevention<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Experts use data and AI to assess infectious disease threats.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/aphasia\/\">Combating Neurological Language Loss<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>New insights and diagnostics help those suffering from aphasia.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/fhs\/\">The Framingham Heart Study: A Foundation for Discovery<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Decades-long study provides the platform for countless research projects that advance human health.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/lexi\/\">Breaking Ground\u2014on the Moon<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The LEXI telescope offers lunar vantage of Earth&#8217;s magnetic shield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside>\n<h4>Read More:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/grants\/\">Grants &amp; Awards: Fueling Discovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/scientific-progress\/faculty\/\">Faculty Recognition: Giants in Their Fields<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toc-section\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"toc-section-intro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1720-READ-207_desat_edit2-nav.jpg\" alt=\"Student reading to small children at a table in Boston Public Schools\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1720-READ-207_desat_edit2-nav.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1720-READ-207_desat_edit2-nav-530x636.jpg 530w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1720-READ-207_desat_edit2-nav-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/23-1720-READ-207_desat_edit2-nav-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Community Comes First<\/h2>\n<p>Teaming up with local partners does a world of good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"toc-primary\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/scholarship\/\">Lifting Up Boston\u2019s Young Leaders<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Menino Scholarships boost the best and brightest from Boston Public Schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"toc-secondary-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/food\/\">Student Food Rescue Brings Hope to the Hungry<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>BU student-volunteers find community in serving their community.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/newbury\/\">College Changes a Family\u2019s Trajectory<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Newbury Center showed a first-generation college student that she&#8217;s right where she belongs.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/lim\/\">The Vital Role of Creativity in Combating Cancer<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Grad student teaches patients to make art, to heal and overcome hardship.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/kazi\/\">Homegrown Talent at City Hall<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>BU&#8217;s City Scholar Summer Fellowship Program matches outstanding Boston Public Schools grads with internships in government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside>\n<h4>Read More<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/rankings\/\">National Rankings: Points of Pride<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/impact\/\">BU&#8217;s Economic Contributions: Generating Goodwill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/class-2029\/\">A Close Look at the Class of 2029<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toc-section\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"toc-section-intro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/24-1553-GARDEN-161-copy-nav.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students planting in a community garden\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/24-1553-GARDEN-161-copy-nav.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/24-1553-GARDEN-161-copy-nav-530x636.jpg 530w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/24-1553-GARDEN-161-copy-nav-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/files\/2025\/11\/24-1553-GARDEN-161-copy-nav-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Generosity Creates a Better World<\/h2>\n<p>Strengthening community and creating opportunity with help from alumni, donors, and partners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/\" class=\"button-primary\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"toc-primary\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/karp\/\">Gift Answers Need For More Pediatricians<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Karp Family Scholarships fund education for desperately needed trainees in pediatric medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"toc-secondary-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/donors\/\">Donors Lift BU to New Heights<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The University&#8217;s generous friends and benefactors rally to give their all.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/urop\/\">Next-Gen Researchers<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program funds vital research and provides crucial experience for tomorrow&#8217;s trailblazers.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/superfan\/\">BU Superfan Gave from the Heart<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Lifelong donor and devoted fan embodied the spirit of Terrier Nation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside>\n<h4>Read More<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/generational\/\">The Year in Giving: Generational Generosity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/generosity\/a-legacy-of-excellence\/\">Athletic Achievements: A Legacy of Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back From the President &#8220;We are doers who come together to create a better world. You are why.&#8221; Read letter Scientific Progress Never Stops Pioneering discoveries that serve society, from robotic medical cures to cracking the code for brain disease. 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