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Safety 101: BUPD Offers Tips for How to Keep You and Your Property Safe
Be aware of your surroundings and never leave items like laptops unattended
September 12, 2025 -
James Johnson Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Boston University history professor heads to Venice for research on Napoleon’s wars
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Two BU Faculty Will Be Honored for Outstanding Teaching Monday
Gitner Award to CAS’ Elizabeth Co, Provost’s Scholar-Teacher Award to ENG’s Lei Tian
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A BU Guide for Parents of International Students
There are lots of people at BU dedicated to helping international students find their way in a new place. And parents, they’re here for you, too
September 5, 2025
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COM Alum Earns Emmy Nomination for Helming the Season Two Finale of The Penguin
Jennifer Getzinger is up for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at Sunday night’s ceremony
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Boston University, Boston Medical Center Researchers Work with High School Students to Build Peer-Led Overdose Prevention Program
Building a curriculum for teens, by teens: students from a Roxbury school met with researchers all summer to learn about opioid overdose prevention
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Interning at NASA Fulfills a Lifetime Ambition for This CAS Student
Aashi Parikh participated in the agency’s Student Airborne Research Program, learning how NASA scientists conduct research—and performing fieldwork of her own
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This BU Student Spent His Summer Working in a Chinese Garment Factory and Biking Across Mongolia. Here’s What He Learned
Grant Corbett (Questrom’26) wanted an adventure and to learn something new
September 9, 2025
Health & Medicine
Curing Heart Attacks, Replacing Diseased Organs—Christopher Chen Is Engineering a Healthier Future
Healing from a knee injury sent the BU biomedical engineer on a winding road of discovery and innovation
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Taco Bell CEO on R.I.N.G.
Sean Tresvant, CEO of Taco Bell (left), spoke at the Questrom School of Business September 3 with Paul Alexander, Questrom chief marketing officer. Tresvant discussed how he is driving Taco Bell’s R.I.N.G. (Relentlessly Innovative Next-Generation Growth) strategy. The visit was part of the school’s Insights @ Questrom series, which brings leaders of various industries to campus.
Photos by Cydney Scott
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