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Photo: Madeline Davis coaches the women's open weight row team practice on the Charle's River in preparation for next weekend's annual Head of The Charles Regatta, Saturday. Various rowing boats are seen on the Charles River on a foggy day. A Boston cityscape can be seen in the background.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 20 to 23

October 19, 2022

An oncologist reviews an x-ray image of a breast cancer patient's chest

Medicine

POV: Every Hour, 40 Women in This Country Are Told They Have Breast Cancer. I Am Now One of Them

October 19, 2022

Aaron Goldberg directing the BU Pep Band at the 2019 Women’s Beanpot Championship. BU captured the trophy for the first time since becoming a club sport. Photo by Ally Kallfelz (COM’21)

Watch Now

BU Bands: Celebrating the “Heartbeat of the University”

October 19, 2022

Mishka Yarovoy (CFA’23), who plays Oskar, the bullied boy next door, with Leah Hohhauser (CFA’24) in a scene from Let the Right One In. The two actors are close friends.

Arts & Culture

There Will Be Blood at the Booth Theatre for Halloween

October 19, 2022

University News

BU’s New Associate Provost for Community and Inclusion Will Focus on Accountability, Civil Discourse

October 19, 2022

BU Today 10-19-2022

October 19, 2022

Photo shows a student with long hair in a ponytail jogging across an indoor track. Everything is shown in black shadow and is highlighted by the large window brining in light behind the student.

Metaphor for Life

October 18, 2022

Photo of Cey Adams (center, left) and show curator Liza Quiñonez (center, right) at the opening reception for the first-ever retrospective exhibition of Adams’ work, Cey Adams, Departure: 40 Years of Art and Design at the Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery, September 30. In the foreground: Makeeba McCreary (left) and Linda Yang. Four people talk and laugh in an art gallery.

VISUAL ARTS

Cey Adams, Creator of Hip-Hop’s Visual Language, Gets First-Ever Retrospective at Stone Gallery

October 18, 2022

BU Today 10-18-2022

October 18, 2022

Photo: Closeup of a hand holding pink, sugary gummies.

Public Health

Nicotine Gummies: The Next Public Health Crisis

October 17, 2022

Vector illustration: A lock on a computer screen to show cyber security problems. Small white icons are connected to the computer to represent coding and ai.

Books

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

October 17, 2022

A photo of the US Supreme Court with a green overlay. There is a large red circle on the left side of the image that contains a white question mark.

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

Stock photo of Beacon Hill in Boston. A brick building along a cobblestone street is shown.

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

An American flag, waving in the wind

Security

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

Photo of a delicate, geometric apple- shaped dessert. Apple is a light green and red. A blurred cup of coffee is also shown on the table in the background.

Food

Eat Your Way through Boston This National Dessert Day

October 13, 2022

Eat Your Way through Boston This National Dessert Day