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Photo of Jacob Nesson (left) talking with Sam Perez (CAS 25) about the First Year Student Outreach Project. A young man in a black tee and khaki shorts talks to a young woman sitting in a chair in front of him. Two other young woman can be seen chatting behind them. Theyre all in a small office space.

FYSOP

Enrollment Now Open for 2022 First-Year Student Outreach Project (FYSOP)

July 6, 2022

BU Today 7-06-2022

July 6, 2022

photo of a group of young women with small backpacks and knee-length skirts or dresses stopping at a booth at the market called "fat cactus." The table underneath a white pop-up tent has fruits on it, such as pineapple, and a sign below the table reads "Fat Cactus" and is decorated with a smiling sun, a palm tree, and a flower. other white tents are seen in the background. A man in a white hat and black shirt, as well as a woman in gray sweatshirt that holds up a bottle of something are seen behind the table.

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Seaport Summer Market

July 5, 2022

BU Today 7-05-2022

July 5, 2022

Photo of Gillian Minarik (CAS’23), left, and Nadifa Abdi (CAS’23), working through a pKa of indicators lab during CHEM201, Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Laboratory June 28 in Metcalf Science Hall. Minarik is a White woman with blonde hair hold appears to be passing Abdi a pipette. Abdi is a young woman of color wearing a black hijab. Both wear white lab coats, clear safety goggles, face masks, and blue gloves. On the table in front of them, beakers of yellow liquid are seen.

An Experimental Science

July 4, 2022

A student peers through a telescope at the Boston University Coit Observatory.

Things-to-do

Spend a Free Night Stargazing at the Coit Observatory

July 4, 2022

Photo of three red and white smokestacks looming behind a bridge on a clear, blue day

Environment

The Supreme Court Has Hobbled Greenhouse Gas Controls. Now What?

July 1, 2022

Photo of Elevate editors-in-chief Kat Quach (COM’24) (left) and Valerie Sanchez Covaleda (CGS’22, COM’24) with copies of their magazine in the Newbury Center. Both sit on the floor in the newbury center, leaning against a blue couch and holding first issues of Elevate open in their laps. Quach is a young Vietnamese-American and trans woman who wears a black blouse and small earrings; Quach has a shaved head and has long black lashes. Sanchez is a young, women of color with long brown hair with blonde highlights. She wears white pants, a green blouse, and gold necklack. Both smile.

First-Gen

Newbury Center Launches First-Generation Student Magazine

July 1, 2022

Photo of A visitor taking in the gallery space at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston’s Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms show. They stand before a very large art piece hung in the gallery.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Brilliant Trash at the ICA Watershed

June 30, 2022

Photo of a small American flag stuck into a field of grass during sunset.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Can We Love a Country Even When It Falls Short?

June 30, 2022

BU Today 6-30-2022

June 30, 2022

Photo of The Boston Pops performing their annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. In the photo, the Hatch Shell is lit in red white and blue. The backs of spectators' heads are seen as the look up towards about a dozen fireworks that shoot up from the shell into the black sky.

Things-to-do

Boston 4th of July Events: How to Celebrate this Weekend

June 29, 2022

Photo of a small grey vending machine. Most of the vending slots are empty in the photo, except for a few that have plan b in them. A red ribbon is tied around the machine.

Reproductive Rights

How the End of Roe v. Wade Will Be Felt across BU Campus

June 29, 2022

Photo of a young boy White boy with blonde, reddish hair smiling as he swims underwater in a pool. He faces the camera, wears blue and red googles and has his arms at his side. The water is super below and he swims close to the surface.

Water Safety

Top Water Safety Tips for Kids from a FitRec Expert

June 29, 2022

BU Today 6-29-2022

June 29, 2022

photo of David King (BUMC-IT staff), from left, Lourdes Amieva (MET’22), Scott Amico (BUMC-IT staff), and Shaw Hutton (CGS’25) on the Pride Month BBQ event held by BU Dean of Students’ Office at GSU on Friday, June 24, 2022. They sit at a black metal outdoor table, which has a large, rainbow pride flag draped over the front half. At left, King is a young White man who wears a gray Pride flag t-shirt and smiles. Amieva has long brown hair, light skin and wears a floral blouse as she smiles. Amico wears a dark short sleeve button down and glasses and smiles. Hutton wears a gradient blue t-shirt and has short, curly brown hair and smiles wide. Other folks eating outside at the GSU can be seen behind them.

Pride BBQ

June 28, 2022

A photo of Lizzo in a shimmering gold outfit on a stage performing in summer 2022

Voices & Opinion

POV: Plaudits to Lizzo for Changing the Word “Spaz” in Her New Song “Grrrls”

June 28, 2022

A hand holds a tv remote, pointed at a black tv screen

Health & Medicine

So Much News: Should You Turn it Off or Turn it Up?

June 28, 2022

A picture of Vincent Stephens, wearing glasses and a blue plaid shirt. Rainbow stripes adorn the sides of the image

LGBTQ+

My Coming Out Story: Vincent Stephens

June 28, 2022

A white man sits at a desk while typing on a laptop. There is a phone and two notebooks nearby. The view is from the top down.

Faculty & Staff

Is Flexible Work Working for You? BU Wants to Know

June 28, 2022

Is Flexible Work Working for You? BU Wants to Know