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Aerial photo of BU and non-BU students celebrating Holi on Cummington Mall Rd on March 20 in-person for the first time in three years. Most young people in the crowd wear white or light colored shirts, and a cloud of orange dust rises in the air. The people are covered with an array of bright colors and look joyful as they talk with their friends.

Year In Review

2022: Pictures That Defined the Year

January 13, 2023

Tenant Jose Lopez (far left) spoke to a rally last month in opposition to his BU-owned apartment buildings in Los Angeles being sold to a private investor; the University has agreed tentatively to sell the structure and three others to a trust representing the tenants. Photo by AP/Damian Dovarganes

University News

BU Strikes Tentative Deal to Sell Four LA Apartment Buildings, Keeping Tenants in Their Homes

January 13, 2023

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January 13, 2023

Photo: In this 1960 file photo, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. Black and white photo shows a Black man wearing a suit speaking at a podium with hands raised as he speaks.

University News

University’s MLK Day Celebration, Cohosted by City of Boston and New England Conservatory, Returns in Person

January 12, 2023

Photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium. Mask are required indoors, but distancing is not. Students sit in the rows with their notebooks open and look towards Beffert who wears a black jacket and jeans.

University News

Masking “Strongly Recommended” in Crowded Indoor Spaces as COVID, Flu, Other Viruses Surge

January 12, 2023

A man reaches to touch a detail of the 22-foot-high bronze sculpture, The Embrace, a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, January 10. The sculpture, consisting of four intertwined arms, was inspired by a photo of the Kings embracing when MLK learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The statue is to be unveiled during ceremonies Friday, January 13. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Embrace, a Monument Celebrating MLK, to Be Unveiled on Boston Common

January 12, 2023

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December 26, 2022

Photo: Associate director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center Stephanie McMains (GRS’06), seated, with Arielle Moore (GMS’26) in the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center in CILSE Dec 1. A white woman sits in a chair gesticulating as she sits in front of a table in front of window that shows the fMRI room. A black woman wearing a blue face mask stands behind her listening attentively.

Life Sciences

Neurobiology Class Gets a Peek Inside a Volunteer’s Brain

December 22, 2022

The Agganis Arena staff believes their new sensory room is the first of its kind at any sports or live event venue in the Greater Boston area. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Photo depicts a small room with beanbag chairs and other seating, with small trinkets and toys to play with as well as colorful art on the walls.

Mental Health

Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts

December 22, 2022

BU women’s hockey players and head coach Brian Durocher during their 3-2 overtime victory over Holy Cross on December 9. The Terriers will face the Crusaders at Fenway Park on January 6. Photo by Iman Zarrinkoub (SDM’25)

Sports

BU Women’s Hockey Set to Play Holy Cross in 2023 Frozen Fenway Game

December 22, 2022

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December 22, 2022