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TJ and Hadley Douglas, owners of Urban Grape in Boston, pose for a photo on November 2, 2020. A floor to ceiling rack of wine bottles is seen behind them.

Alumni

New Scholarship at MET Seeks to Draw More People of Color into the Wine and Beverage Industry

November 19, 2020

Composite image of black and white photos of the following people: Gary M. Garfinkel (Questrom’84), who stands in a suit and tie, Harold “Spike” Carlson (Questrom’26), in an old-fashioned football uniform, Julia C. Pratt (CAS’48, Hon.’78) at a desk with file cabinets in the background.

Giving

Celebrating Three Scholarships

November 19, 2020

Black and white portrait of Joachim Maître in a checkered suit in front of a bookshelf.

Tributes

Joachim Maître Taught at BU for 30 Years

November 18, 2020

A portrait photo of Tyler Sit

Religion

Tyler Sit, founding pastor, New City Church

November 18, 2020

A portrait photo of Minal Anand

Entrepreneurship

My Big Idea: A Digital Platform in India That Connects Students with Tutors

November 17, 2020

US infantrymen make their way through the Hürtgen Forest on November 8, 1944.

Books

Alum’s Book Recounts Long Overdue Search for Lost World War II Soldiers

November 11, 2020

A photo of Steve Kornacki on air in front of a screen displaying the electoral map for the 2020 presidential election

Alumni

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki Shines in 2020 Election

November 7, 2020

A woman places her ballot in a dropbox after voting at Fenway Park, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Boston.

Politics

Historic 2020 Election a “Momentous Episode in the Story of American Democracy”

November 4, 2020

A photo of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaking to staffers and media after winning reelection to Congress on November 3, 2020

Politics

Squad Rules, Three with BU Ties Reelected to Congress

November 4, 2020

Photo of Travis Roy on Monday, October 6, 2015 at center ice of the Agganis Arena. He wears a grey sweater and his retired jersey number, 24, is seen hanging from the ceiling.

Tributes

Travis Roy, Terrier Hockey Player Paralyzed in 1995, Dies at 45.

October 29, 2020

Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) (D-N.Y.) campaigning in Queens, N.Y., on October 18, 2020. She wears a red mask and talks to a woman and a young girl to her left.

Politics

Candidates with BU Ties Run for Congress

October 29, 2020

Photo of Jonathan Priester (COM’10) in blue blazer, pink button down, and gold lapel pin. He looks off into the middle distance in front of a corrugated wall.

University Appointments

Jonathan Priester (COM’10), Global Black Community Inclusion Lead for Google, and a BU Trustee

October 28, 2020

Photo from Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, as delegates watch as the roll call vote of states continues after Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte. In the photo, large white posts with RNC branding with state names are seen, such as South Dakota, Guam, and US Virgin Islands. The back of a few people's heads are seen in the background.

Data & Politics

Alums’ Green Papers Website, 20 Years On, Is Still Tracking Election Returns

October 26, 2020

Public Health

New Podcast by SPH Alums Seeks to Make Public Health “Accessible and Digestible”

October 23, 2020

Photo of pilot Dharmesh Tarapore (CAS’18) standing in black jacket in front of a small plane and smiling.

Aviation Innovation

Could Alum’s New Device Improve Flight Safety for Small Planes?

October 13, 2020

A photo of an assembly line with apples on it

Food

How COVID-19 Changed Our View of the Food Supply Chain

October 12, 2020

Film

After Resurrecting Paramount Pictures, Jim Gianopulos Is Helping the Studio Navigate COVID-19

October 12, 2020

Composite image: on the left, a portrait of Best-selling author and BU alum Sue Miller on a black background. She smiles slightly and wears a black and white stripped shirt. On the right, the book cover of "Monogamy, a novel by Sue Miller, New York Times Best-Selling Author." The cover is dark teal with orange leaves.

Literature

BU Alum Sue Miller’s Novel Monogamy Explores a Good Marriage

October 8, 2020

Black and white photo of Marcelle Willock, a pioneering Physician and BU Medical School Leader. She stands with her hand on a railing and smiles.

Health & Medicine

Marcelle Willock, Pioneering Physician and BU Medical School Leader

October 7, 2020

A portrait photo of Carlton Myers

Sports

The BU Alum behind the NBA’s High-Tech Fan Cheers, Chants, and Chatter

October 2, 2020

The BU Alum behind the NBA’s High-Tech Fan Cheers, Chants, and Chatter