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Tributes

Remembering SPH’s Joseph Massaro, CAS’ Gustav Fritz Papanek and Merlin L. Swartz

March 27, 2023

Photo: The Queen of England and the King sit in a carriage as they are pulled through the streets of London. A crowd has formed behind them wearing the English flag. The Queen wears a white frock with a dramatic hat and the King wears a black frock with a black top hat. The Queen is on the left looking forward while the King is on the right, looking to the side and seemingly at the camera.

Arts & Culture

After Working in the Royal Household, Historian Kathryn Lamontagne Has Insights on King Charles’ Coronation and Prince Harry’s Tell-All

March 27, 2023

Black and white photo of Anthony Barrand. A white man wearing a white tee shirt that reads "Boston University Orientation 1996" tucked into slacks holds up in one hand a large, wooden jewish star. He stands on a BU lawn on campus.

Tributes

An “Unconventional Genius”

November 2, 2022

Left to right, a photo of Pardee's Walter D. Connor, CAS' Paule Verdet and David A. Wagenknecht (CAS'62, GRS'64)

Tributes

Remembering Three Professors Emeriti Who Helped Shape the University

November 1, 2022

Sci-fi looking computer illustration of a bright blue light coming from somewhere in a dark sky and shining down a technicolor plant that is in bloom. A few swirling clouds are in the sky and there are a few snowflakes around the plant sprout.

Special Issue: BU Research

Can This Interdisciplinary Team Measure Human Flourishing?

May 16, 2022

Abstract-like illustration in various shades of blue, green, pink of the sun shining down on a plant. The new, green plant is shown budding from the dark blue ground as the sun's pinkish rays shine down on it.

SPECIAL ISSUE: BU RESEARCH

Could Photosynthesis Blossom into Quantum Computing Technology?

May 16, 2022

An illustrated image of a head with a path coming out of the ear, and many vibrant colors and shapes exploding in a large aesthetic design

SPECIAL ISSUE: BU RESEARCH

“When People Don’t Have Resources, They Still Have Imagination”

May 16, 2022

a portrait of Seymour Miller in black and white wearing glasses and a suit and tie

Tributes

CAS’ Seymour M. “Mike” Miller Was an Influential Sociologist

April 25, 2022

Dan Petrescu and Noah Gordon are pictured in a composite image

Tributes

Remembering Three Alums and a Pardee Professor Emeritus

April 25, 2022

Multiple people stand in a semi circle in front of green trees on BU's campus in Boston MA

School Of Theology

New Associate Dean For Students and Community Life

April 25, 2022

Emily Lam (ENG'14,'16,'20) and ENG Professor Thomas Little started tech company Rtangent, whose technology provides virtual tours led by a a live interpreter/guide. They were photographed at Gallery 263 in Cambridge, for which they created a tour. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Innovation

My Big Idea: Guided Tours through Virtual and Real Spaces

February 28, 2022

Composite image: at left, Work entitled: The Pressure of Space Kim Beck: In Conversation, October 28, 2020, acrylic and ink on newsprint, 21.75" x 10.75". The work is a page of New York Times painted over with words and a small portrait of a women with dark hair. At right, Work entitled: You Learned By Doing Self Portrait: In conversation with Natasha Bregel, Audrey Goldstein, Danielle Krcmar, Phyllis McGibbon, Hilary Tolan, February 7, 2021, acrylic and ink on newsprint, 21.75" x 11". A page of the new york times is painted over with yellow strokes and small painting of a person.

Visual Arts

Gallery: New Work by Dana Clancy (CFA’99)

November 18, 2021

Photo of Ryan Roth Gallo (LAW’99), pictured (left) at the 2018 BU Commencement in full regalia. On the right, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (CAS’84) and President Brown are seen. All of them clap, and rows of commencement go-ers in regalia are seen behind them.

University Appointments

Trustee and Alum Endows New Antiracism Professorship at the School of Law

February 3, 2021

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 portrait photograph of Philip Gerdine

University News

Alum Endows Scholarship, Professorship

July 7, 2020

A photo of the BU Beach and College of Arts and Sciences

Endowments

Three New Professorships Endowed

July 7, 2020

1958 portrait of Julia Pratt in her office.

Tributes

Tributes: Julia C. Pratt, Andrew Dibner, George O. Zimmerman

October 23, 2019

Composite photo showing portraits of Charlene Ong, Richard Shipley, Alex Gitungano, Sharon and Robert Ryan, Chinwe Oparaji, Raymond Fisman, and Molly McCombe.

Campaign for BU

People Who Defined the Campaign for BU

October 23, 2019

Science & Technology

The Transformers

September 20, 2019

View of the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences building through the sculpture Counterpoint by Russell Jacques located on BU Beach.

Campaign for BU

Numbers Tell the Story

September 17, 2019

Numbers Tell the Story