| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Boston University |
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| at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. Among its notable research facilities are a medical center (including the schools of medicine and graduate dentistry and university hospital) and centers for science and engineering, computational science, and remote sensing. | 1 | | See E. R. Speare, Interesting Happenings in Boston University’s History (1957); W. O. Ault, Boston University: The College of Liberal Arts, 1873–1973 (1973). | 2 |
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