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Photo: Marine MIDN First Class, William Reid (CAS'23) listens to Brigadier General Paul L. Minor (not pictured), Assistant Adjutant General (Army) for the Massachusetts National Guard. Students dressed in army camo gear stand at attention. A young Black man stands at front, holding an ROTC flag that reads "BU, BC, Northeastern" and has the ROTC insignia at center. They group of students are shrouded in half shadow, making for an intense morning scene.

40th Annual ROTC Pass-in-Review

October 25, 2022

Image: 3d blockchain concept illustration. Blue, connected cubes are connected by various blue lines/chains on a black background.

Computational Science

Beyond Bitcoin: Why Interest in Blockchain Is Surging at BU

October 25, 2022

Women’s Soccer

Former Terrier Star Casey Brown Has 6-2 League Record in First Season as BU Women’s Soccer Head Coach

October 25, 2022

Nancy Lowenstein stands in her office on Boston University's campus, with various artifacts on a bookshelf nearby

Academics

Office Artifacts: Nancy Lowenstein

October 25, 2022

BU Today 10-25-2022

October 25, 2022

Photo: Members of Boston University’s 1992 national champion women’s rowing team returned to campus 30 years later to compete in the 57th Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday. Women rowers wearing red wetsuits are shown on a body of water.

Champions Still: Head of the Charles

October 24, 2022

Photo: Wooden crosses mark the graves of Izium residents killed by Russian occupiers during exhumation procedures at a mass burial site in Izium that was liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Russian troops, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Numerous mounds of dirt are marked by crosses in a wooded area. A tape is pulled across the scene, with Ukrainian writing on it.

Academics

BU Launches New Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Major

October 24, 2022

A plate of pumpkin spiced cookies on a brown table

Recipe Series

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Stuffed Pumpkin Cookies

October 24, 2022

BU Today 10-24-2022

October 24, 2022

Photo: Siyuan Li (ENG’24), at top in black, presents her work to a small crowd during the 25th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the GSU Metcalf Ballroom Oct 21. Li’s poster was titled "Conjugation of Ketamine to Novel Mucoadhesive Polymer for Improved PTSD and Severe Depression Symptoms".

25th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

October 23, 2022

Halloween

10 Costume Ideas for Halloween 2022

October 21, 2022

Photo: Hutch Hutcherson stands and points to the camera with both hands. He wears a blue short sleeved shirt, and black puffer vest and cap as he stands on a hiking trail. Wooden sign behind him gives details on the trail he is on.

Things-to-do

Video: Hiking Tips from a Veteran Outdoorsman

October 21, 2022

Photo: Professor Phillip Haberkern teaches a CAS history class "Game of Thrones: Power and Politics in Pre-Modern Europe “ on October 19, 2022. A white man with a grey beard and head of hair stands in front of a classroom and smiles as students look on. Behind him, the projection on screen reads "Quick question #2: You're on the small council at the death of Robert - what steps would you suggest to avoid these failings?"

Classes

Game of Thrones and What It Can Teach Us about Historic European Power and Politics

October 21, 2022

The side of a Boston University Police cruiser

Campus Safety

Many Types of Crime Fell Last Year across BU, but Theft Remains a Problem

October 21, 2022

Supporters cheered in June as the Massachusetts Senate overrode a veto of licensing undocumented drivers, but repeal of the license law is on the November 8 ballot. Photo by David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Politics

Should Undocumented Immigrants Be Allowed to Get a Driver’s License?

October 21, 2022

BU Today 10-21-2022

October 21, 2022

Photo: The BU women’s lightweight rowing team practicing on the Charles River ahead of this weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta. Four young women wearing BU wet suits row down the Charles. A blurry bridge can be seen in the distance.

Varsity Sports

Head of the Charles Regatta: BU Men’s, Women’s Teams Will Compete This Weekend

October 20, 2022

Kira Troilo (left) as Miss Honey and Sky Fuller as Matilda in a scene from Wheelock Family Theatre’s production of "Roald Dahl’s Matilda, the Musical". An older woman and a young girl wearing a school uniform look off tot he distance with looks of wonder on their faces.

Wheelock Family Theatre

Matilda, a Most Remarkable Heroine, Takes the Stage at Wheelock Family Theatre

October 20, 2022

Andrew Bearden Brown (CFA’22) plays the Stage Manager in Our Town, an opera based on Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning play, one of this year’s Fringe Festival offerings. Our Town runs Friday, October 28, and Saturday, October 29, in the CFA Concert Hall. Photo by Cydney Scott

Arts & Culture

Curtains Open on 2022 CFA Fringe Festival

October 20, 2022

BU Today 10-20-2022

October 20, 2022