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EDUCATION
The Power of the Middle School Years
It’s often considered an angsty, difficult time, but the Wheelock researchers who study early adolescence and these years know the stereotypes don’t hold up—middle school is a time of rich opportunity, they say
Student Life
Your Guide to LGBTQIA+ Resources at Boston University and Beyond
Explore the resources that support BU’s LGBTQIA+ students in the city of Boston
Today’s Close-up
BU Hosts City of Boston Civic Summit 2025
“Be the Change” was the theme of Boston’s Civic Summit 2025, which highlighted the city’s commitment to community-led progress. Held at BU’s Questrom School of Business June 7, the daylong event included panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities. Among the hundreds of civic leaders and residents attending were Mayor Michelle Wu (from left), Susan Fournier, Questrom’s Allen Questrom Professor and Dean, and journalist and author Dart Adams.
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YouTube Is the Latest Media Platform to Loosen Content Moderation. What Does That Mean for Users?
BU communications researcher Michelle Amazeen on what we lose when we stop regulating information as closely
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Through Instagram, BU Deaf Studies Empowers the Deaf Community
Accounts focus on research, student life, and public outreach; “All of the posts have impacted someone who is in need.”
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Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain
A robotic exosuit trial is the latest research coming out of the BU Physical Therapy Center
May 21, 2025
Film & TV
From Superman to F1, Expect a Summer of Blockbusters
BU film and TV expert on Hollywood’s love of sequels, box office predictions, and the film industry’s challenges
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Arts & Culture
- From Superman to F1, Expect a Summer of Blockbusters
- 15 Books to Celebrate Pride Month
- To Do Today: Museum of Fine Arts First Friday
Business & Law
- YouTube Is the Latest Media Platform to Loosen Content Moderation. What Does That Mean for Users?
- Through Instagram, BU Deaf Studies Empowers the Deaf Community
- Job-Hunting as a New Graduate: What You Need to Know
Campus Life
- To Do Today: Start a Garden with Boston Public Library’s Seed Library
- Your Guide to LGBTQIA+ Resources at Boston University and Beyond
- Celebrate Pride Month On and Off Campus
Health & Medicine
- In Honor of Father’s Day, 5 Foods That All Men Need in Their Diet
- What Does Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Mean?
- BU Sports Rehab Therapists on Jayson Tatum’s Achilles Injury and Recovery Ahead
In the City
- To Do Today: GroundBeat Concert Series
- To Do Today: Start a Garden with Boston Public Library’s Seed Library
- To Do Today: Museum of Fine Arts First Friday
Science & Technology
- We’ve Had 12 Consecutive Weekends of Rain. What’s Up with That?
- BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps
- Tick-Borne Diseases Risk Increasing Due to Climate Change: What You Need to Know
Sports
- BU Rowing Teams Prepare for IRA National Championship Regatta
- BU Sports Rehab Therapists on Jayson Tatum’s Achilles Injury and Recovery Ahead
- Women’s Rowing Aiming for Second Consecutive Patriot League Title
University News
- Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, a Boston University Alum, Shot and Killed Along with Her Husband
- Supporting Boston University’s International Community—Q&A with President Melissa Gilliam and Willis Wang, Head of Global Operations
- BU Joins 23 Universities in Backing Harvard’s Court Case Over Research Funding and Government Control
Voices & Opinion
- What’s Behind the Rise in Violence Against Teachers?
- How I Made This: Jacob Whitchurch (CFA’26)
- POV: This Memorial Day, Remember BU’s Fallen Heroes by Visiting the New Online Honor Wall