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BU Today 03-27-2024

March 27, 2024

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Student Life

10 Memes That Describe Being a Second Semester Senior

March 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Was the Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster Avoidable?

March 26, 2024

A woman pushing a wheelchair next to destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on March 21, amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas

Politics

Does the United States Have the Clout to Alter Netanyahu’s Course in Gaza?

March 26, 2024

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Academics

Undergraduate Research Study Project Explores Do-It-Yourself Extremism

March 26, 2024

BU Today 03-26-2024

March 26, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Decision to Reinstate Mandatory Standardized Tests for College Admissions Is a Mistake

March 25, 2024

Photo: U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) offers rousing remarks during a kick-off rally by the striking Boston University Graduate Workers Union on Marsh Plaza Monday afternoon. A large crowd of people behind the senator are holding picket signs advocating for paying graduate workers higher wages.

University News

BU Graduate Workers Launch Strike with Rally, Picket Plans

March 25, 2024

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University News

BU Professors, Undergrads Adjust and Adapt as Grad Student Strike Begins

March 25, 2024

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Watch Now

Welcome to Boston University, Class of 2028!

March 25, 2024

BU Today 03-25-2024

March 25, 2024

Photo: BU forward Quinn Hutson’s (CAS’26) fishes for a puck off his back in the 2024 Hockey East Championship.

HOCKEY EAST

BU Falls to BC in Hockey East Championship

March 24, 2024

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Campus Life

Students Fasting for Ramadan Find a Home at the GSU

March 22, 2024

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Watch Now

Psychology vs Sociology: What’s the Difference between the Majors?

March 22, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Are All Ultra-Processed Foods Unhealthy?

March 22, 2024

Photo: Dr. Paul Friedrichs, the inaugural director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR) and deputy assistant to the President of the United States delivers the keynote address March 20 at an Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) event help in the Metcalf Ballroom

Paul Friedrichs, White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy Director, Speaks at BU

March 22, 2024

BU Today 03-22-2024

March 22, 2024

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Theatre

Driving in Circles: A Story of Healing through Rock Music and Comedy

March 21, 2024

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University News

Five Faculty Receive Edward Avedisian Professorships

March 21, 2024

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Academics

BU Students Flock to CAS Course on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

March 21, 2024

BU Students Flock to CAS Course on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict