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BU Today 05-07-2024

May 7, 2024

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University News

Dean Sandro Galea Leaving BU’s School of Public Health for WashU Opportunity

May 6, 2024

Composite Image: The 2024 recipients of the John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service are Walter von Bosau, media resources coordinator, Krasker Film/Video Services, Mugar Memorial Library (from left), Daniel Ivey, program administrator, CAS Writing Program, and Richard Vezina (SPH’90), associate director of the Slone Epidemiology Center. von Bosau photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Center photo provided by Dan Ivery, Vezina photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Meet the 2024 John S. Perkins Award Winners

May 6, 2024

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Style

Comm Ave Runway: May Edition

May 6, 2024

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The Wellbeing Experience: Jenga, Food, and Fun

May 6, 2024

BU Today 05-06-2024

May 6, 2024

Photo: Shaw Hutton (CGS'23, CAS'25), an architectural studies major, spends his spare time making reproductions of 19th and early 20th century women's fashions. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Fashion

Stitching Together the Past

May 3, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”

May 3, 2024

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Boston Theater Marathon XXVI

May 3, 2024

BU Today 05-03-2024

May 3, 2024

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Fine Arts

School of Visual Arts Annual BFA Thesis Exhibitions Celebrate Works by 33 BFA Seniors

May 2, 2024

BU Today 05-02-2024

May 2, 2024

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Boston

Q&A: Why Are So Many People Leaving Massachusetts?

May 2, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Killers of the Flower Moon Author, and BU Alum, David Grann Will Be BU’s 151st Commencement Speaker

May 2, 2024

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Photography

Photos of the Month: A Look Back at April at BU

May 2, 2024

Photo: Two woman fist bumping each other at a track meet. Reigning Patriot League Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet Peace Omonzane (CAS’26) fistbumps jumps and multis coach Sara Macey.

Athletics

BU Track and Field Teams Compete at 2024 Patriot League Outdoor Championships This Weekend

May 2, 2024

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BUGWU Walkout and Rally, Held on International Workers Day

May 2, 2024

BU Today 05-02-2024

May 2, 2024

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Promotions

22 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

May 1, 2024

22 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor