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Books

School of Law Expert: Software Enables Innovation, Except When It Doesn’t

October 17, 2022

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Listen Now

Will the Supreme Court End Affirmative Action?

October 17, 2022

BU Today 10-17-2022

October 17, 2022

Photo: MC Amanda Merrick, dressed in black, dances with other members during the opening reception for Mothers for Justice & Equality's seventh annual national conference Oct 12 at Howard Thurman Center. A group of Black women gather and dance the cha cha slide.

BU Hosts Mothers for Justice & Equality National Conference

October 16, 2022

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Neighborhood

Street Smarts: Beacon Hill

October 14, 2022

Book illustration from "Goodnight Moon". Colorful page depicts a small grey mouse tucked into a green bed in a large green room with red, yellow, and blue decor.

Books

75 Years Later, Why Is Goodnight Moon Still Lulling So Many Children to Sleep?

October 14, 2022

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Politics

POV: Redefining US National Security in a Divided and Unequal Nation

October 14, 2022

BU Today 10-14-2022

October 14, 2022

Photo: Angela Lansbury presented with an honorary degree by Jon Westling (Hon.’03), then BU president ad interim, at the University’s May 20,1990, Commencement. Lansbury stands on stage wearing a red ceremonial graduation gown as Westling stands behind a podium to her right in a black set of robes.

Film & TV

Angela Lansbury’s Surprising Boston University Ties

October 13, 2022

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Food

Eat Your Way through Boston This National Dessert Day

October 13, 2022

Spooky season is here, and serial killer Michael Myers is on the loose again. Halloween Ends is out Friday and sets the stage for one final showdown between Myers and Laurie Strode. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

In the City

Our Lucky Halloween Ends Quiz Winner Revealed

October 13, 2022

The inaugural cohort of the College of Arts & Sciences Society of Fellows has taken up residence at Boston University this fall: Alisa Prince (from left), Alize Arican, Tori Lee, and Jacob Bongers (not pictured: Najwa Mayer). Photo courtesy of College of Arts & Sciences

University News

CAS Society of Fellows Is Opening New Doors for Early-Career Scholars at BU

October 13, 2022

BU Today 10-13-2022

October 13, 2022

Residence Life

7 Ways To Stay Engaged With Your Residence Hall

October 12, 2022

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 13 to 16

October 12, 2022

A photo of many cannabis leaves on a living plant. President Biden’s pardons for people convicted under federal marijuana possession law are a good-faith, but limited step in reforming cannabis policy, BU’s Seth Blumenthal says. Photo by Rick Proctor/Unsplash

Politics

Will Biden’s Pot Pardons Make a Difference—or Will States Ignore the Policy Change?

October 12, 2022

BU Today 10-12-2022

October 12, 2022

Photo: Ella Loizides (CAS’25) works on her history homework on a long, wooden bench. A young women wearing a brown shirt and black pants sits cross-legged on a long bench. She writes in a notebook on her lap as her laptop sits open in front of her.

Bench Studies

October 11, 2022

Collage: (left) Photo of Lilia Buckingham. A young white woman with long blonde hair poses in front of a blue Hocus Pocus 2 backdrop. She wears a light, sequined gown and matching gloves. (right) Movie Poster for the Hocus Pocus 2 movie. Poster features headshots of the three main witches and the teen protagonists below them in a purple and black theme. Gold words below all of them read "Hocus Pocus 2".

Film & TV

BU Student Stars in Hocus Pocus 2

October 11, 2022

Photo of an Uber sign is displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Metal sign reads "Uber" on a glass-paned building.

Cybersecurity

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach

October 11, 2022

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach