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BU Today 08-07-2023

August 7, 2023

BU Today 08-04-2023

August 4, 2023

Photo: Three college students in white lab coats and goggles gather around a test tube burner apparatus and perform a chemistry experiment

The Power of Chemistry

August 3, 2023

BU Today 08-03-2023

August 3, 2023

Photo: A woman with a blue dress and short, dark hair wears a white lab coat in front of a woman with short, light brown hair at a white coat ceremony. To the right of the two individuals in the center are two other individuals in the exact position, both smiling as the one behind helps the one in front don her coat. They are standing on a covered stage.

New Bu Medical Students

White Coat Ceremony Marks Entrance to Medical Profession for 146 First-Year BU Medical Students

August 2, 2023

Photo: A graphic image of an outline of the Hatch Shell stage (an open, outdoor stage with a large, half-circle cover) with text overlay that reads WBZ 1030 NEWS RADIO FREE FRIDAY FLICKS. The color-way is navy blue and sky blue.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Catch a Free Movie at the Hatch Memorial Shell

August 2, 2023

Photo: Donald Trump hangs his head while wearing a suit. Background is an american flag

Politics

Will Donald Trump’s Indictment re: January 6 Jeopardize His 2024 Presidential Bid?

August 2, 2023

Photo: A woman in a white collared shirt stands with hands clasped and a soft smile in front of a white wall.

Climate Change

COM Student’s UROP Climate Project Lands Her a Trip to Washington

August 2, 2023

BU Today 08-02-2023

August 2, 2023

Photo: A composite image of three photos overlayed a design background image with white swirls and text that reads WHAT'S HOT IN MUSIC copy and pasted on the right. The photo on the left, top, is Hozier--a white man with long brown hair and sunglasses smiling and playing guitar. On the bottom, center, a Black woman, Victoria Monet, singing passionately with black gloves an a black dress. On the right, top, purple and blue lights highlight Earth, Wind, & Fire members as they jam out on stage.

NEW MUSIC

New Music August 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

August 1, 2023

Photo: A young asian girl smiles and holds up a metal strip in a college-run program where she investigates more about STEM. She wears a gray hoodie.

STEM

U-Design, the College of Engineering’s Summer Program, Introduces Middle Schoolers to the World of STEM

August 1, 2023

Photo: The BU Women's softball team sits atop the outfield fence with a banner reading "Champions" after winning the Patriot League in 2023

Athletics

Celebrating 10 Years of Patriot League Play, Student-Athletes Thrive at BU

August 1, 2023

BU Today 08-01-2023

August 1, 2023

Photo: Ron DeSantis, a white man with short brown hair, speaks into a microphone in a close-up portrait. He is wearing a dark suit.

Politics

BU Historians Weigh In on Ron DeSantis’ Slavery Remarks and His Defense of Florida’s Controversial Social Studies Curriculum

July 31, 2023

Photo: Three mannequins wearing wedding dresses with small plaques on the wall behind them

Things-To-Do

Discover Wedding Traditions and Their Backstories at Museum of Fine Arts

July 31, 2023

Photo: Photo: Tom Gilmore, professor of Biology and director of the graduate program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, a white man with grey hair, holds onto a lifeguard floatation spear as he smiles for a photo in the FitRec pool.

FitRec

From Lab to Lifeguard Chair

July 31, 2023

BU Today 07-31-2023

July 31, 2023

Photo: A white man in a blue button down smiles for the camera with his black glasses. He is outside and his hands are on his hips.

NEW APPOINTMENT

Jack Dennerlein Appointed New Dean of Sargent College

July 28, 2023

Photo: A man dressed in an intricate royal clown costume holds a sword drawn towards a person laying on the ground, as onlookers in white gowns gasp. The scene is part of an opera called Rigoletto

Opera

CFA Costume Designers Help Swedish Company Stitch Together a New Rigoletto

July 28, 2023

Photo: Bronny James, a young Black man, squats to take a shot with a basketball. He is wearing a white jersey.

ATHLETIC HEALTH

Bronny James Suffered Cardiac Arrest. How Does BU Work to Protect Its Student Athletes?

July 27, 2023

Bronny James Suffered Cardiac Arrest. How Does BU Work to Protect Its Student Athletes?