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Photo of Taliban fighters atop vehicles with white Taliban flags with black characters, parading along a road to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, in Kandahar on September 1, 2021 following the Talibans military takeover of the country. The cars are mostly dark colored trucks and the fighters all appear to be men.

Voices & Opinion

POV: My Service in Afghanistan and the Illusion of Hollywood Endings

September 22, 2021

Photo of Linda Marie Póssa on stage, at Drag Bingo night at Metcalf Hall on Saturday night. Póssa wears a black and gold leotard, sparkling fish nets, black boot heels, and pink ruffles around their neck. They appear to be dancing or singing and they have black curly hair. Masked students are seated at white table cloth tables at left.

Drag Bingo

September 21, 2021

Dr. Terri Dolan, David Lustbader, Cataldo Leone, Robert A. Brown, Karen Antman, and Justin Middleton at the ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the three-year, $115 million expansion and renovation of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Tuesday, September 21.

University News

BU School of Dental Medicine Celebrates Completion of Three-Year $115 Million Expansion, Renovation

September 21, 2021

Photo taken July 30 of the scene of a crash between two Green line T trains near 971 Commonwealth Ave in Boston. The front of the green line car is smushed in, the glass is broken and the car lights are off.

Transportation

NTSB Preliminary Report on July 30 MBTA Green Line B Branch Crash: Operator Put Trolley at “Full Power” before Crash

September 21, 2021

Public Health

BU-Led Global Commission Launches Roadmap to Better Health Using Big Data

September 21, 2021

BU Today 09-21-2021

September 21, 2021

Photo of Veronica Robles, dressed in a red mariachi outfit with gold trim, and a wide brimmed red sombrero singing joyfully into a microphone and holding a 5 string acoustic guitar. Other members of the band, dress in black, and holding horns, are seen behind her.

In-Person Again: 2021 BU Global Music Festival

September 20, 2021

Composite image of BU’s new Career Development Professors, from left to right, top to bottom: Michael Wallace, Abdoulaye Ndao, Ana Fiszbein, Kira Goldner, Eshed Ohn-Bar, Ashok Cutkosky, and Chris Chao Su.

University News

From Automation to Breast Cancer to Social Media, 2021 Career Development Professors Span an Array of Disciplines

September 20, 2021

Alzheimer’s Care

Caring for a Loved One with Dementia? BU Neurologists’ New Book Offers Guidance

September 20, 2021

Photo of Zak Schneider, in a black suit jacket and red and white checkered shirt behind a desk with a name tag on it, talking to a person who is blurred in the right foreground, who is identified as AEI Scholar Yuval Levin.

Student Voices

A Left among Rights: A Progressive Student’s Week at a Conservative Think Tank. What Did He Learn?

September 20, 2021

A 13 year-old boy gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the First Baptist Church of Pasadena in New York.

COVID Vaccine

Kids 5 to 11 Show Strong Immune Response to Pfizer COVID Vaccine

September 20, 2021

Runners cross the start line of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass.

Sports

Runners, Are You Competing in the Boston Marathon to Raise Money for a Charity?

September 20, 2021

Portrait of Debbie Bazarsky, Inaugural Director of Boston University’s New LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff, in her office.

New Appointments

Meet Debbie Bazarsky, Inaugural Director of BU’s New LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff

September 20, 2021

Afghan Refugees walk through the departure terminal to a bus at Dulles International Airport after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Importance of Teaching and Learning about Afghan Refugees

September 20, 2021

BU Today 09-20-2021

September 20, 2021

Professor Andy Andres dangles a baseball stuck to his finger with Spider Tack adhesive, a commonly used sticky substance in Major League Baseball

Baseball Physics

The Science behind MLB’s Sticky Stuff Scandal [Video]

September 17, 2021

Photo of Rueben on Rye at Veggie Grill in Harvard Square. The sandwich is crispy on the outside, and one piece is wrapped in paper.

Plant-Based Food

Best Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Boston

September 17, 2021

BU Today 09-17-2021

September 17, 2021

Photo of Geovanna Pereira (Sargent’23), in her white BU uniform with the number 30 on it, running across a turf field. Behind her, a blurred sign at the edge of the field reads “Women’s Soccer”

Varsity Sports

Men’s, Women’s Soccer Kick Off Patriot League Conference Play This Weekend

September 16, 2021

Listen Now

With Space Tourism a Reality, Will Civilians Travel to Space? And When?

September 16, 2021

With Space Tourism a Reality, Will Civilians Travel to Space? And When?

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