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Books

5 Summer Reads in Honor of National Book Lovers Day

August 9, 2022

Image: Close up photo of a black Keurig coffee machine with its top open for beverage pods.

Student Life

What to Bring with You to BU and What to Leave at Home

August 9, 2022

Jami Sachs stands in all black in the dining room of The Modern at MOMA

Food & Dining

A Summer Interning at a Two-Michelin-Star Restaurant in New York City

August 9, 2022

Photo of L O’Neil, age 14, seated criss-cross apple sauce at left, and Phi Gold, 14, kneeling, during the Wheelock Family Theater Summer Vacation Program on the Fenway Campus Aug 5. Phi stretches across some blades of grass which they have been painting for the swamp scene for Shrek the Musical and gives a high five to a friend with blonde hair who is seen at left with their hand extended. O'Neil wears a a plaid button down over a t-shirt and a facemask; they have short brown hair. Phi has greenish yellow hair and wears a shirt that says "Camberville Hot Dog Crawl" with a icons of a ketchup and mustard bottle holding a hot dog. They paint on a gray surface or mat on the floor, and other props are seen in the background of what could be a classroom.

Preparing for Wheelock’s Shrek

August 9, 2022

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August 9, 2022

Maria Molteni (CFA’06, center) discusses her immersive work “Counting to Infinity/Sweeping Stars (Contando All’infinito/Stelle Scopa) at the opening for Figure, Character, Sign, an exhibit celebrating more than 20 years of BU’s Venice Studio Arts program. The show, co-curated by Dana Clancy, director of the College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts and Mary Yang, CFA assistant professor of art, graphic design, is on view at A plus A Gallery in Venice, Italy through August 19. Molteni’s work includes her design for the Italian card game Scopa, along with her drawings and traditional Venetian brooms made for the show. The work includes Molteni's own design for the Italian card game Scopa along with her drawings and traditional Venetian brooms made for the show. Among those present at the July 30 Photo by Jay Elle

“Counting to Infinity”

August 8, 2022

A person sits on a grass lawn with a bucket of popcorn next to them, as other people sit nearby. All are looking at a large movie screen outdoors

Boston

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of Sing 2 in Roslindale

August 8, 2022

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August 8, 2022

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August 5, 2022

Small groups of people sit on a grassy lawn in Boston in front of an outdoor bandshell

In the City

To Do Today: ParkARTS Outdoor Neighborhood Concert in the South End

August 4, 2022

A student's dorm room

Style

Dorm Design Tips from BU and Professional Design Experts

August 4, 2022

Education

Almost Every State Needs More Special Ed Teachers. How Can They Get Them?

August 4, 2022

Photo of Raina Wu, 12, left, and Cindy Jin, 12, right, sigh with relief after their robot Marshmallow successfully performs a series of tasks after being programmed by the two along with their teammate Hailey Duan, 12, not pictured, in the U-Design Robo-Alley workshop at Photonics July 21. Jin kneels by the small gray and white robot that almost looks like it was built from legos in classroom; she is a young AAPI girl, and wears a white t-shirt, shorts, and a blue face mask. Wu, at left, smiles and claps her hands; she also sits on the ground. Wu is a young AAPI girl with long brown hair, a blue t-shirt, blue shorts, and sneakers on. Other students in the class are standing in the background, clapping.

U-Design Robo-Alley Workshop

August 4, 2022

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August 4, 2022

Photo of Nora Kempner (center) a 17-year-old high school student from Medway, Mass., who is enrolled in the BU Summer Theatre Institute’s design program. Kempner is a young White woman with wavy hair, pulled back, wearing a black t-shirt and blue shorts. She sits at a table with lighting controls and a screen and smiles as she shows her lighting scene design with classmates. Other students can be seen seated behind her in the darkened room.

Theater

CFA Summer Program Gives High Schoolers an Intro to College-Level Theater

August 3, 2022

Photo of the St. Agrippina’s Feast celebration. A group of men hoist an ornate statue as the parade and shout during the night in the North End street.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: North End Celebrates Annual St. Agrippina’s Feast

August 3, 2022

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen wave during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting top officials in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other congressional leaders in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

International Relations

Following Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan, What Happens Next?

August 3, 2022

Students relax on the COM Lawn at Boston University on a sunny day

Public Health

With Record Heat Expected, BU Again Opens Cooling Stations for Students

August 3, 2022

7/27/22 -- Brookline, Massachusetts Madeline Jones (CAS’24) relaxes with an easy read on BU Beach July 27. Jones is on campus taking chemistry courses, so she welcomed the break provided by the classic fantasy novel. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Beach Day

August 3, 2022

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August 3, 2022