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Birding

A Birder’s Guide to Boston University

May 8, 2024

Photo: Sungmin Hwang (ENG’24), from left, Youssef Haider (ENG’24), and Aidan Chan (ENG’24) enjoy some Korean and Chinese cuisine ont he second floor of HTC May 1.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Kickoff Social

May 8, 2024

BU Today 05-08-2024

May 8, 2024

Photo: Three young men stand at the front of a classroom presenting their pitches. On the left, a Black man with a flat top fade wears a blue button up and navy slacks. In the middle, a Black man with his hair pulled into a puff wears a black button up with black slacks. And on the right, a young Asian man with long hair wears a gray polo and slacks.

Science & Technology

Boston Teens Pitch Biotech Concepts to BU “Investors” at Biological Design Center’s STEM Pathways Event

May 7, 2024

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Weekender

The Weekender: May 9 to 12

May 7, 2024

BU’s miXx K-Pop Cover Dance Crew perform in the talent show during the Student Activities Office (SAO) Spring Send Off! May 3 on BU Beach. Terriers celebrated their hard work and bid farewell to another successful year with BU’s inaugural Spring Send Off on Friday, May 3, 2024! Students got to enjoy a flower bouquet-making station, a bounce house, mechanical bull, and an assortment of lawn games, in addition to a variety of food trucks and the talent show. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

BU’s Inaugural Spring Send-Off

May 7, 2024

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

Photo: Two women having a heated conversation in a play during the 2024 Boston Theatre Marathon

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

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