The 3.6 magnitude earthquake was centered near New Bedford and had a depth of 10 kilometers. It was felt across parts of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island, N.Y.
BU’s commencement speaker for the Class of 2019 will be President of the National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt, which was announced Friday by President Brown at BU’s annual Senior Breakfast.
Marchant Glacier in Antarctica, originally named for Boston University Earth and environment professor David Marchant, has been renamed in wake of findings that Marchant sexually harassed students.
