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Photo of the Copley Square Farmer's market on a sunny day. Shoppers are seen between the lines of pop-up tents at left and right. Trinity Church, with is brown stone facade, is seen at left. The sky is blue with one puffy cloud.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Copley Square Farmers Market

May 27, 2022

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May 27, 2022

Photo of flags on Boston Common in Boston, which are placed there for Memorial Day, on a sunny day. Small American flags are planted in the ground in neat rows. in the distance tall city buildings can be seen, as well as people waling on a pathway below the flags.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Memorial Day Weekend in Boston

May 26, 2022

a photo of Scarlett Lewis (COM’20), with her son Jesse a few months before his death in the Sandy Hook shootings. He is mid-jump into her arms as she stands in a pool wearing a white floral bathing suit.

School Shootings

Sandy Hook Mother: Guns Are Not the Root Cause of Mass Shootings

May 26, 2022

Trauma-Informed Parenting

Tips for How to Help Your Children Cope in the Wake of Yet Another School Shooting

May 26, 2022

Provost Jean Morrison Honored by Alma Mater

May 26, 2022

Photo of two rowing boats on a river during an overcast day. One boat is full of rowers from the back wearing white tops, the other further in the background shows rowers wearing red.

Varsity Rowing

BU Rowing Teams Continue Trophy Chase

May 26, 2022

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May 26, 2022

Photo of Ethan Strauther taking a selfie with his friends during the end of the UMOJA induction ceremony. A young black man holds up a cellphone and a large group of Black students crowd around him to be a part of the photo. All wear red graduation gowns and black sashes with Kente stripes. A few students also wear black caps.

Umoja 2022 Rites of Passage

May 25, 2022

photo taken behind six graduates at the end of the commencement ceremony. they wear their red gowns and throw confetti in the air. warren towers is seen in the background, as well as a light blue sky with a few small clouds. Most of the students have long blonde or brown hair.

Commencement 2022

Hot, Humid, but Still Celebratory: A Look Back at BU’s 149th Commencement

May 25, 2022

Image of a map of the lower 48 states of the United States in tan. Overlaid are a serious of red dots indicating the number of gun violence deaths in 2022 so far. The dots are concentrated around the coasts, but no state is without dots.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Killing We Continue to Fail to Stop

May 25, 2022

Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Public Health

The Long, Failed History of Gun Control Legislation

May 25, 2022

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May 25, 2022

Photo of Oscar Zaysas, left, and Kelsey Russell, at the May 20 BU Posse Graduation Ceremony at Booth Theater. Russel holds up a pink phone as she and Zaysas take a selfie together. Both wear red graduation gowns and blue sashes as they smile towards her phone.

BU Posse Grads Celebrate

May 24, 2022

Collage: Composite image showing studio portraits of various Boston University faculty, staff, and students in three rows of three. From left to right, top to bottom, portraits show: Kaye-Alese Green, Jonathan Feingold, Nana Boateng, Saida Grundy, Amos Mwaura, Imara Joroff, Andre De Quadros, Andrea Taylor, and Amanda Bailey.

Community Voices

Two Years after George Floyd’s Murder, What’s Changed? What’s Next?

May 24, 2022

MET professor, Kyung-schick Choi poses for a photo on May 3, 2022. He created the school's Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity programs. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Cybersecurity

This MET Cyber Sleuth Helped Find the Man Who Stole His Identity

May 24, 2022

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May 24, 2022

Photo of Charlotte Beatty, from left, Shaina Evans, Jessica Zheng, Kelsey Brown, Conor Kelley, Pedro Henrique De Barcellos Junqueira, Mira Elzanaty, and Sebastian Porreca on the seal in Marsh Plaza. All where red gowns and black caps as they shout in joy as Evans and Porreca shower the group in freshly popped champagne.

Commencement’s Most Important Photo Op?

May 23, 2022

School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig with US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachel Rollins, who was the convocation speaker at LAW’s ceremony Sunday.

Commencement 2022

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins Tells LAW Grads, This Is “the Fight of Our Lives”

May 23, 2022

BU Today 5-23-2022

May 23, 2022