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At Least 25 Percent of Former NFL Players Had CTE When They Died, New Study Suggests
Boston University’s CTE Center helped lead research that found the neurodegenerative disease was common among players who died between 2016 and 2021; rate may be as high as 97.7 percent
August 25, 2026 -
BU Alum Gets Emmy Nod for Her Work on Apple TV’s Pluribus
Jenn Carroll (COM’10) has risen from student producer at BUTV to coexecutive producer and writer on Vince Gilligan’s hit sci-fi series
August 21, 2026 -
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Broke Box Office Records. Why Can’t People get Enough of the Webslinger?
BU expert on why the film is a hit at a time when other superheroes are struggling at the box office
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Boston University Matriculation 2026: Welcome, Class of 2030!
BU President Melissa Gilliam urges University’s newest Terriers to embrace their shared superpower: finding common ground
September 1, 2026
Infectious Diseases
Measles, Cholera, and Mpox: BU-Based Outbreak Tracker Monitors World’s Most Dangerous Infectious Diseases
In its first year, BEACON has helped direct public health responses globally, monitoring 181 pathogens in 169 countries—and 1 in space
Music
Giant Steps for a Longtime Jazzman
Musician and composer Victor Goines, who has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and other greats, becomes a student again
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Arts & Culture
- Sons of Serendip’s Kendall Ramseur Goes Solo
- Addison Groove Project Reunites
- Gallery: Peri Schwartz (CFA’73)
Business & Economics
- New Book Asks: Article or Ad?
- The Shipwreck Hunter: After the Diving Death of Her Partner, BU Alum Jennifer Sellitti Carries on with Their Shared Passion
- BU Alum Named to 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Class Notes
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- Can AI Make Classrooms More Joyful? BU Computer Scientist Michael Chang Says Yes.
- A CAS Alum Helps Preserve the History of September 11
- BU Alum Has Created A Sanctuary for Former Workhorses
Feedback
- Alums Share Their Memories of the Dugout
- Feedback: Readers Remember Beatlemania, Recall Campus Inequalities, Pan Feedback
- Feedback: Readers Weigh In on a Resilient Student
Government & Law
- Amid a Brutal War, a Bright Spot
- The 60-Year-Old Intern
- Alum Oversees the Massachusetts Megaprojects That Will Reshape People’s Lives
Health & Medicine
- What Drives Vertex CEO and President Reshma Kewalramani
- Gift to Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Will Help Fund Early Detection and Treatment
- Alumni Say Military Service Made Them Better Physicians, Leaders
Science & Technology
- Boston University Alums Uncover a Glitch Enabling Free MBTA Rides
- Being Boston’s University: The Many Ways BU Partners with the City of Boston
- BU Undergrads Making a Difference Through Research
Sports
- They Have the Best Seats in the House—and Possibly the Longest Running Friendship in BU Hockey
- BU Alum Takes On Boston Globe’s Red Sox Beat
- Remembering the Life and Legacy of BU Alum Harry Agganis, 70 Years After His Death
Tributes
- “We Lost the Last of the Lions”
- BU Athletic Hall of Famer Dick Farley Dies
- A Classroom Drill Sergeant “Fiercely Loyal” to His Students
University News
- Who Made Boston Magazine’s “Most Influential Bostonians” List?
- What Drives Vertex CEO and President Reshma Kewalramani
- COM Launches its First Fully Online Master’s Degree