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Rachel Peninah Bye, a daughter of Dr. Karen N. Bye of Teaneck, N.J. , and Dr. Michael R. Bye of New Milford, N.J. , was married Saturday to Andrew Scott Dulberg, the son of Carol B. LeWinter and Dr. Harvey N. Dulberg of Brookline, Mass. Rabbi Joe Eiduson o Full Article at The New York Times

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a minivan in a crash that killed three of his college classmates last week. Boston University students and faculty members ho Full Article at USA Today

BOSTON, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists found similarities between a degenerative brain disease in athletes and combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Lee E. Goldstein of Boston University's School of Medicine said mice de Full Article at United Press International

Soldiers exposed to roadside bomb blasts and athletes who have suffered repeated concussions show the same long-lasting changes to brain cells, a new study reports. The research connects two growing — and for many sufferers, chronically debilitating — he Full Article at The Washington Post

Scientists who have studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, concluding that such explosions injure the brain in ways strikingly similar to punish Full Article at The New York Times

BOSTON (AP) – While studying abroad in Australia, Boston University junior Meg Theriault made sure to send flowers to her mother in Massachusetts before Mother's Day. Meg Theriault, 21, remains in a coma after a crash in New Zealand. Meg Theriault, 21, r Full Article at USA Today

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 12 (UPI) -- Three students from Boston University were killed and another five injured in a road accident Saturday outside the New Zealand town of Taupo, officials said. The van the eight students were riding in swerved off the Full Article at United Press International

Three students from Boston University were killed Saturday and at least five others injured when their minivan flipped in a New Zealand vacation town, according to the Associated Press. A backpack lies on a road after a minivan crashed, near Turangi, New Full Article at The Washington Post

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. Another five students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical co Full Article at USA Today

BOSTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Mayan wall writings in Guatemala include calendars suggesting the culture was not convinced the world will end in 2012, as many have believed, researchers say. Some previously discovered Mayan calendars did not go beyond 2012 -- b Full Article at United Press International

Newly discovered wall writings found in Guatemala show the famed Maya culture's obsession with cycles of time. But they also show calendars that go well beyond 2012, the year when the vanished civilization, according to popular culture, expected the end Full Article at USA Today

The deceased NFL star's family will allow researchers to study his brain for evidence of concussion damage, according to San Diego Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell via the Los Angeles Times. Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson last year also died of Full Article at USA Today

The family of Junior Seau, whose death was ruled a suicide , will grant permission for researchers studying the effects of concussions and repeated hits to the head to study the retired linebacker’s brain. “The family was considering this almost from the Full Article at The Washington Post

Perhaps something important can be gleaned from Junior Seau's tragic demise Wednesday. Boston University seems to hope so. The school has requested the chance to study Seau's brain, per Sports Illustrated's Peter King. BU has been working jointly with th Full Article at USA Today

"Doug is an outstanding addition to our board," said Scott Carmer, BioHealth Innovation, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at MedImmune. "His in-depth experience in strategic planning, operations and R&D in Full Article at PR Newswire

SAN FRANCISCO — Google may soon be fighting antitrust battles on two fronts. The European Commission has been looking for two years into whether the search giant abused local competition laws, and it is expected soon to either file formal charges or achi Full Article at The New York Times

Hate travels fast in the age of Twitter. No sooner had Joel Ward's shot found the back of the net late Wednesday than racist rants began spewing on the Internet. Washington Capitals right wing Joel Ward scores the game-winning goal against the Boston Bru Full Article at USA Today

BOSTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP announced today that Stephen D. Fisher, former senior vice president and deputy general counsel of Fidelity Investments, has joined its Asset Management tax practice. Fisher will be based out of Er Full Article at PR Newswire

As part of USA TODAY's '100 Olympic hopefuls in 100 Days' series, prospective U.S. Olympians give their thoughts on the Games in their own words. Natalie Dell is trying to qualify for her first Olympics. She has been training in both sweep and sculling b Full Article at USA Today