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Fenway Park glows with cool white stadium lights that cast a blue tint over the surrounding Back Bay Fens at night.

Boston

Why I Love Boston: Terriers Share Their Reasons

April 4, 2023

University News

BU’s Adil Najam to Become New President of World Wildlife Fund

April 4, 2023

Photo: Overhead shot of a student symphony playing for a large audience in a symphony hall. Students wear all-black outfits as they play various instruments. A conductor stands to the left at the front of the orchestra, as his back faces the audience behind him.

BU CFA 150th Symphony Hall Concert

April 4, 2023

BU Today 04-04-2023

April 4, 2023

Photo: Close up photo of a black stethoscope lying on an open, brown carrying case. They both lie on white fabric

Medicine

Why I Became a Doctor

April 3, 2023

Photo: A group shot of the winners of the Redstone Film Festival. From left, a short white man in a gray blazer and a blue button-up dress shirt. Next, a taller Southern Asian man in a stream-lined tan suit and a black t-shirt. Next to him, a Southern Asian woman in a black, lace top and a floral maxi skirt. And lastly, the person on the right is a Sourthern Asian woman with a black mock-neck top and a silk, grey dress.

REDSTONE FILM FESTIVAL

2023 Redstone Film Festival Honors Best of COM Student Filmmakers

April 3, 2023

Photo: Sarah Rho (left) and Sarah Kirk poses back to back with arms crossed. Each holds their back foot against the other as the look towards the camera. The both stand in front of a large, brick, tower-style dorm residence.

Campus Life

Video: A Tour of The Towers

April 3, 2023

Photo: Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12), a white woman with short blonde hair standing with arms crossed behind the BU Women's Hockey bench in 2019-20, when she served as assistant women’s ice hockey coach, with longtime head coach Brian Durocher (Wheelock’78) an older white man wearing a suit and tie, standing to her right.

Athletics News

Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12) Named New Head Coach for Women’s Ice Hockey

April 3, 2023

BU Today 04-03-2023

April 3, 2023

Photo: Andrew Lee (CGS'26) (left) and Eli Gately (CGS'26) (right) perform at the CGS Art Show and Coffee House. A young man with long black hair sings passionately into a mic as he plays a guitar. A student to his right sits and plays a large hand drum. Another student in the audience plays along on another drum.

CGS Open Mic Night

April 2, 2023

Photo: Candid photo of Donald Trump speaking. An older white man with an orange-tinged tan and wearing a navy suit and red tie speaks into a microphone. A US flag is seen behind him.

Government & Law

Is Trump’s Indictment Good for Democracy?

March 31, 2023

Photo: A dogpile of the BU hockey team after a big win. They are on the ice with their white uniforms and red detailing.

WEEK AHEAD

The Week Ahead: April 3 to 9

March 31, 2023

Photo: A red background with Boston University and Public Health text. Two people sit down on a stage, one a white man in a black suit and a white woman in a black outfit with a neon pink blazer. They sit between a small table with a black tablecloth over it.

Coronavirus

CDC’s Rochelle Walensky Visits BU’s School of Public Health

March 31, 2023

A collage of pictures in all different locations, with senior Kelsey Martirano accompanied by friends.

Commencement

A Letter to my Freshman Year Self

March 31, 2023

Photo: Bolsonarista terrorists generate chaos in Brasilia, Brazil in a coup attempt with the invasion of the STF, National Congress and Palacio do Planalto. Seen from the back, A Braizilian person wearing the Brazilian flag as a cape stands and faces a line of armed officers in riot gear. Scene is at night, as a fog is seen in the air.

Books

Trump, Putin, Orban: New Book, How Democracy Survives, Probes Global Threat

March 31, 2023

BU Today 03-31-2023

March 31, 2023

Photo: A panned shot of the entire BU snowboarding team on a snow slope. They are all in their personal gear and warm clothes.

WATCH NOW

Video: A Day on the Slopes with the BU Snowboarding Team

March 30, 2023

Photo: A portrait of Thato Mwosa, a Black women with braids tied up in a bun on the top of her head. She smiles for the camera while wearing a black shirt with floral embroidery.

FILM

COM’s Thato Mwosa Is Creating Short Films for Teens about Mental Health, Gender Identity

March 30, 2023

BU Today 03-30-2023

March 30, 2023

Photo: A tan young man wearing glasses and a leather jacket smiles as he carefully pulls out a wooden pice from a large Jenga tower. Another student smiles as they look on. Both stand in front of a large window letting it a sunset glow.

Jenga in the “Jenga Building”

March 29, 2023