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Nutrition

Learning to Eat (Healthily) in Padua, Italy

July 17, 2023

BU Today 07-17-2023

July 17, 2023

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Campus Life

Are You Bringing Your Pet to Campus This Summer? We Want to Hear from You (Both)!

July 14, 2023

BU Today 07-14-2023

July 14, 2023

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Health & Medicine

How First US Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Could Revolutionize Reproductive Health

July 14, 2023

BU Today 07-13-2023-update

July 13, 2023

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Journalism & Media

Can the New York Times Cover Sports without a Sports Desk?

July 13, 2023

BU Today 07-13-2023

July 13, 2023

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MBTA

Track Upgrades on Green Line B Branch to Begin July 17: What You Need to Know

July 12, 2023

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Recipe Series

Summer Tortellini Salad

July 12, 2023

Photo: A person sits in a chair with a large array of windows with cityscape behind them.Johana Chaparro (Wheelock’25) enjoys the view from one of the upper floor study areas in CDS on June 29, 2023. Photo by Cydney Scott

View from (Close to) the Top

July 12, 2023

BU Today 07-12-2023

July 12, 2023

Photo: Caitlin Coker, a young white woman wearing a red Bu cap and a white and red BU softball uniform smiles and poses with a small, blue glass trophy. On her right, head coach softball coach Ashley Waters, a white woman with wearing a white and grey BU shirt and grey cap, smiles and poses with her. They both stand in front of a softball field.

Athlete Profile

BU’s Caitlin Coker Named Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

July 11, 2023

Film & TV

Who Is the Lucky Mission: Impossible Fan?

July 11, 2023

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Things-to-do

Review: View Boston from High Atop the Pru

July 11, 2023

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Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of The Lost World: Jurassic Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

July 11, 2023

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Jack of All Trades?

July 11, 2023

BU Today 07-11-2023

July 11, 2023

Photo: Robert Lowe, a Black man wearing a black suit, white collared shirt, and red ties, poses in front of the Boston University Police station. Behind him, the station can be sign with large blue sign that reads "Boston University Police". To his right, a red signpost reads "University Police 3"

New Appointment

New BUPD Chief Robert Lowe Values Inclusivity and Transparency, Will Contribute to Student Well-Being

July 10, 2023

BU Today 07-10-2023

July 10, 2023