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From Automation to Breast Cancer to Social Media, 2021 Career Development Professors Span an Array of Disciplines
University names seven junior faculty to professorships for promising scholars
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The Science behind MLB’s Sticky Stuff Scandal [Video]
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BU Alum George Wein, Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95
In addition to his musical legacy, the reaction to his interracial marriage helped inspire his donation to boost African American studies at BU
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My Big Idea: Finding Diverse Public Speakers
Danielle Letayf (Questrom’13) on how COVID forced her to get creative with her start-up, Badassery
September 20, 2021
Booster Shots
Everything You Need to Know about COVID Booster Shots
BU epidemiologist explains why coronavirus vaccine boosters are necessary, whether they’ll protect against the Delta variant, more
Public Health
Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
When so much wrong information is readily available, convincing people to get vaccinated has proven to be a huge challenge
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Arts & Culture
- BU Alum George Wein, Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95
- This BU Alum Might Have the Best Job in the World
- Fashion Designer and Alum Jessica McClintock Built an Empire
Business & Economics
- My Big Idea: Danielle Letayf, Badassery
- Opening Doors: Carmen Fields (COM’73), Pioneering Journalist
- BU Alum Aaron Rasmussen: Serial Entrepreneur, Inventor, Perpetual Student
Class Notes
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- The Toll on Children’s Health during COVID-19
- Opening Doors: Ivanna Solano (Wheelock’16)
- Opening Doors: Ben Hires, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Feedback
- Feedback: Readers Weigh In on a Changing BU, the Legacy of Travis Roy, the Health Effects of Alcohol, and More
- Readers Weigh In on Ibram X. Kendi and Antiracism, Rhett’s Namesake, BU President Harold Case, and More
- Feedback: Netflix Doc Brings Back Memories, the Impact of BU President Harold C. Case, Commencement Delayed
Government & Law
- Communicating Conservation Under Biden Versus Trump
- Meet 16 BU Alums in the Biden Administration
- Opening Doors: Sandra Brooks Henriquez (CAS’72), CEO of the Detroit Housing Commission
Health & Medicine
- Alum Roseann Bongiovanni Is Helping One of the Hardest-Hit COVID Cities Get Vaccinated
- The Toll on Children’s Health during COVID-19
- New York Times Honors BU Alum Rebecca Lee Crumpler with Obituary—126 Years after Her Death
Science & Technology
- BU Alum Aaron Rasmussen: Serial Entrepreneur, Inventor, Perpetual Student
- Communicating Conservation Under Biden Versus Trump
- Five BU Alums Are on Forbes 2021 “30 Under 30” List
Sports
- Woosox Matthew Levin Bridges Baseball and Business
- Miracle on the Track: 50 Years Ago, the Men’s Track Team Made History
- Susanne Lyons on What’s Ahead for the Tokyo Olympics
Tributes
- BU Alum George Wein, Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95
- Fashion Designer and Alum Jessica McClintock Built an Empire
- BU Alum Aaron Rasmussen: Serial Entrepreneur, Inventor, Perpetual Student
University News
- BU Alum George Wein, Founder of Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, Dies at 95
- Anthony Harrison (COM’81) Is the New President of the Boston University Alumni Association
- Tributes: Wheelock’s Gaylen B. Kelley, Miriam A. Marecek, CAS’ James D. Purvis, and SDM’s David A. Russell