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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

BU Today 8-03-2022

August 3, 2022

Photo of roughly six first-year medical students holding programs and wearing white coats with their names during the ceremony in which they recite the Hippocratic Oath for the first time, signaling their entrance to the study of medicine. The majority of the students in the row are women, White and AAPI, with a few men seen in the background. A white tent is seen behind them.

Student Life

School of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2026 at White Coat Ceremony

August 2, 2022

Photo of Little Brewster Island. A small, white lighthouse and house sit on a small island surrounded by a large body of water.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit Boston Harbor Islands

August 2, 2022

7/27/22 -- Brookline, Massachusetts Gosso Park (ENG’25) works to assemble is 3d printed drone in the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) July 27. Park is here for the summer taking classes, but said his time spent at EPIC building things is for fun. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Fun at EPIC

August 2, 2022

A composite image with photos of Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragos, and Bad Bunny over a black background with white text reading "what's how in music this month", referring to the month of August 2022

New Music

New Music August 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

August 2, 2022

BU Today 8-02-2022

August 2, 2022

Photo of Erin Mahoney (CAS'24) posing during group dance "Daily News." Four students stand below her and hold Erin up as she poses lying flat on her stomach as she holds up a newspaper. The group stands in front of a colorful mural and green trees.

“Daily News”

August 1, 2022

Black and white photo of a group of Cubans aboard the Mary D. II wave as they embark for U.S. shores from the port in Mariel Harbor, 20 miles west of Havana, Cuba, May 1980. The wide, white boat is jam-packed with folks, most of who look off to the left and raise their arms. Some stand on top of the boat near the helm. A shore with other boats is seen of in the distance.

Immigration

Why Is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others

August 1, 2022

Black and white photo of Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics, driving to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers in the teams' final NBA playoff game in Los Angeles, May 5, 1969.

Boston Sports

POV: Remembering Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell (Hon.’02)

August 1, 2022

BU Today 8-01-2022

August 1, 2022

Photo of Anthony Hollenberg, a middle-aged White man with short gray hair. He smiles, wears a blue suit with a dark blue tie with red spots, and poses on a blurred background, which looks like the inside of a building.

New Appointment

MED and BMC Fill Critical Roles with Cornell’s Anthony Hollenberg

July 29, 2022

Newburyport harbor in northern Massachusetts on a sunny day, with boats docked in the tide

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit Newburyport for Yankee Homecoming

July 29, 2022

Photo taken from the side of a Black woman in a colorful, striped bikini applying sunscreen lotion on her right shoulder at beach in the sunshine. She sits on the ground and looks towards the water as she applies sun screen. She wears red sunglasses and silver hoop earrings. A clear blue sky and small waves crashing can be seen blurred in the background.

Skincare

Sun Protection Tips for Those with Black and Brown Skin

July 29, 2022

BU student Henry Di—who goes by the stage name Enrique the Magician—performs magic tricks on TikTok. Here he performs a card trick for the camera

Social Media

Abracadabra! Student Magician Henry Di’s Rise to TikTok Stardom

July 29, 2022

BU Today 7-29-2022

July 29, 2022

A mural is being painted outside of BUA gym on July 19, 2022. Recen BUA graduate Sitarah Lakhani conceived of this project in her sophomore year at BUA. The mural is a collaboration between Sitarah, BUA, the BU Arts Initiative, and artist Amanda Hill. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

New Mural on Campus

July 28, 2022

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July 28, 2022

Composite of three images of Sujena Soumyanath wearing three different outfits. Soumyanath is a young woman of color with long, dark, straight hair. At left, she wears a white tank top, wide-brim baseball hat, light jeans and a chunky belt on a sidewalk near some industrial looking pipes. At center, she wears a colorful tube top, ripped wide leg jeans, and stands with her hands in her belt loops in front of a graffitied wall. At right, she wears a brown sweatshirt, black mini skirt, and brown, nearly knee-high boots. She wears dark round sunglasses and poses on a street corner.

Accolades

Society of Professional Journalists Honors Daily Free Press Writer for Fashion Column

July 27, 2022

BU Today 7-27-2022

July 27, 2022