In the City
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Class of 2025 Celebrated at Friday’s Senior Breakfast
This year’s Commencement speaker, Senior Week lineup, honorary degree recipients, and Metcalf winners will be announced during event
May 1, 2025 -
BU Men’s, Women’s Track & Field Teams Head to Patriot League Outdoor Championship
Terriers will compete at Holy Cross Friday and Saturday
May 1, 2025 -
Incorporating Student Voices at the Dean of Students Office
Now in its second year, the student cabinet is a key source of insight to the office’s leadership team
May 1, 2025
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The Best Places to Study for Finals
A guide to BU’s best-known spots and hidden gems where you can prepare for exams
April 30, 2025 -
Law School Applications Surge amid Economic, Political Uncertainty
Across the US, law schools, including BU School of Law, see rising interest from prospective students seeking stability—and a way to uphold firmly held values
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2025 Scarlet & White Ceremony Honors Top Student Athletes and Coaches
At end-of-year banquet, students recognized for achievements on and off the field
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The Weekender: May 1 to 4
Enjoy local art, theater, and improv, celebrate academic accomplishments, and eat something spicy
April 30, 2025
Urban Health
Why Is Everybody Talking about “Third Places” Right Now?
It’s a space intended for socializing that’s neither work nor home. So what makes a third place so important?
Featured Events
Today’s Close-up
Coming to Life—Again
“Spring is when life’s alive in everything.”—Christina Rossetti. That includes countryside and suburb, mountain and forest, even city streets. Magnolias around campus were demonstrating their fragile beauty for passersby April 22.
Photo by Cydney Scott
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Robert Pinsky, America’s Ambassador for Poetry, Retiring from Teaching After 36 Years at BU, More Than 1,000 Students
University will honor the award-winning poet and former US Poet Laureate Thursday, when he’ll do a public reading
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YouTube Turns 20—How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us?
BU faculty experts: the social media platform has impacted our mental health, helped small businesses, artists, and musicians, birthed a do-it-yourself generation, and exposed us to dangerous misinformation
4April 29, 2025
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Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places and Crowded Spaces? Researchers Say New BU-Developed Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Users
Brain-inspired algorithm could improve word recognition accuracy in noisy situations by up to 40 percentage points, potentially helping with the so-called “cocktail party problem”
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From Classroom to Kitchen: An Unconventional Approach to Finals
These French language learners dish up a feast in place of taking a final
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See Life at BU Through a Student’s Camera Lens
We gave this Terrier a disposable film camera to capture the BU student experience, and results speak for themselves. Take a look!
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What I Wish I Knew about Campus Healthcare as a First-Year
Three key tips for navigating campus healthcare and making the most of available resources.
March 6, 2025
Video: BU Dance Community: What Dancing Means to Us
In honor of International Day of Dance, dancers talk about how the art form helps them connect with their culture and provides an outlet for artistic expression
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For 50 Years, BU’s Lawford Anderson Has Been Helping Students Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Rocky Materials
CAS geologist teaches students how to read, talk to, and listen to rocks to discover their stories
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How Are Government Audits Supposed to Work?
DOGE’s drastic cuts to the federal workforce have raised questions about how a proper audit should be handled—a Questrom professor helps explain
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Kahn Award in Hand, CFA School of Music Grad Returns to Her Hometown
Tuba player Nyla Mawire (CFA’25) will use the $20,000 prize to bolster music education in her hometown
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Red Sox Player Jarren Duran’s Suicide Attempt Admission Praised by BU Trauma Expert for Helping with Stigma
Epidemiologist, and director of BU’s Center for Trauma and Mental Health, Jaimie Gradus says “predicting suicide is a challenge”
April 22, 2025
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Arts & Culture
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain
- From Classroom to Kitchen: An Unconventional Approach to Finals
- Video: BU Dance Community: What Dancing Means to Us
Business & Law
- Law School Applications Surge amid Economic, Political Uncertainty
- How Are Government Audits Supposed to Work?
- The Rise of a Powerhouse BU Department: Economics
Campus Life
- Incorporating Student Voices at the Dean of Students Office
- Class of 2025 Celebrated at Friday’s Senior Breakfast
- Best Places to Study for Finals at Boston University
Health & Medicine
- How to Celebrate Marathon Monday While Staying Safe and Healthy
- Might Clinically Obese Patients Have Treatment Denied Under Proposed Diagnosis Changes?
- “I Felt Very Alone”: Living with an Eating Disorder at BU
In the City
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain
- The Weekender: May 1 to 4
- From Classroom to Kitchen: An Unconventional Approach to Finals
Science & Technology
- YouTube Turns 20—How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us?
- For 50 Years, BU’s Lawford Anderson Has Been Helping Students Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Rocky Materials
- New Film The Age of Disclosure Alleges Government Cover-Up of UFOs, but BU Expert Is Skeptical
Sports
- 2025 Scarlet & White Ceremony Honors Top Student Athletes and Coaches
- BU Women’s Tennis No. 2 Seed Entering Patriot League Tournament
- These Seven Terriers Are Running the Boston Marathon to Help Others
University News
- Best Places to Study for Finals at Boston University
- Robert Pinsky, America’s Ambassador for Poetry, Retiring from Teaching After 36 Years at BU, More Than 1,000 Students
- From Classroom to Kitchen: An Unconventional Approach to Finals
Voices & Opinion
- Why Is Everybody Talking about “Third Places” Right Now?
- POV: There Are Ways to Make Life Easier for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Caregivers
- POV: Here’s What’s Wrong with How People Are Using New Anti-Obesity Drugs