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Listen Now

Today I Learned: The Smell of Formaldehyde Makes You Hungry

February 28, 2023

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Today I Learned Podcast

February 28, 2023

New Music

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

February 28, 2023

BU Today 02-28-2023

February 28, 2023

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Pup Stress Relief

February 27, 2023

Photo: Joel Christian Gill teaches a new MFA program in Visual Narrative on November 7, 2022. A black man wearing a short-sleeved red collared shirt gesticulates with arms outstretched as he speaks to a student sitting in front of an electric drawing tablet. Other students can be seen in the bright classroom working on similar tablets.

Academics

Comics Artist Joel Christian Gill Launches BU’s New Visual Narrative MFA Degree

February 27, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Lincoln Struggled with Depression. What We Can Learn from It Today

February 27, 2023

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SUPREME COURT

Biden’s Legal Strategy Could Result in Supreme Court Scuttling His Student Loan Cancellation Program

February 27, 2023

BU Today 02-27-2023

February 27, 2023

Study Abroad

Study Abroad Planning: A BU Student Offers Tips, Tricks, and Insights

February 24, 2023

The first Global Climate Strike took place in 2019. A crowd of 7,000 young people gathered in Boston to demand action on climate change. Photo by Jamie Garuti

In the City

The Week Ahead: February 27 to March 5

February 24, 2023

People depart the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google Feb. 21, 2023. The case addresses whether or not tech companies are liable for user-generated content promoted by their algorithms. The Gonzalez family alleges that Google is responsible for spreading content that radicalized the perpetrators of the 2015 Paris attack. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Business & Law

Should Tech Companies Be Held Accountable for Letting Terrorists on Their Sites?

February 24, 2023

BU Today 02-24-2023

February 24, 2023

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AID FOR UKRAINE

One Year after the Invasion of Ukraine, the War Has Transformed Life for This BU Couple

February 23, 2023

2/22/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts Flowers found laid out in front of StuviII. Last week, a 33-year of Cambridge resident died after jumping from the 26th floor of the building Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Safety

In Aftermath of StuVi 2 Tragedy, BU Begins Review of Security and Alert System

February 23, 2023

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Student Life

BU’s Newbury Center Hosts Sixth Annual First-Gen Graduate Student Symposium

February 23, 2023

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LGBTQ

Boston University to Open New LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center

February 23, 2023

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Student Life

Saxbys, New Student-Run Café, Opens at Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 23, 2023

BU’s indoor track team seniors gather on Senior Day, February 4. The Terriers will compete for the Patriot League championship Saturday at Annapolis, Md. Photo by BU Athletics

Varsity Sports

Terriers Aiming High at Indoor Patriot League Track and Field Championships

February 23, 2023

Photo: An older white man wearing a light blue collared shirt and brown pants sits on the carpeted ground next to a young white teen wearing a blue beanie cap, red sweatshirt, and jeans. They both laugh as large Jenga blocks topple towards the older man.

Launch Party for BU’s Belonging & Culture Survey

February 23, 2023