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Boston Landmarks Orchestra performing at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade.

Music

Boston Landmarks Orchestra Returns to Esplanade with Free Outdoor Concert Series at Hatch Shell

August 4, 2021

Student Life

Seven Items I Wish I Had as a Freshman in Boston (and Where to Get Them)

August 3, 2021

Photo of artwork entitled “Matter of Time,” depicting a boy and his father sitting on a bench on the sidewalk. It is made from both paint and collage. The figures are gestalts and are faceless.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit the MFA’s New Exhibition, Paper Stories, Layered Dreams: The Art of Ekua Holmes

August 3, 2021

An aerial photo of the massive damage done to Beirut port’s grain silos (center) and the area around it on August 5, 2020, one day after an explosion. The yellow, orangey grain spills out of three large silos, and water pools on either side. In the background, the high-rise buildings of Beirut are seen as well as a few clouds in the sky.

Voices & Opinion

POV: One Year after the Beirut Port Explosion, Who’s to Blame?

August 3, 2021

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August 3, 2021

Photo of BU School of Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony on the Talbot Green August 2. In the front row, Austen Mauch, from left, Nisha Mathur, Saaz Mantri, Avni Madhani, and Kendra Lujan stand and receive their white coats. Behind them, staff and/or others receiving their coats are seen. They stand underneath a white tent on a stage on Talbot green.

MED White Coat Ceremony

August 2, 2021

Photo of John Krasinski and Noah Jupe in A Quiet Place (2018.), Krasinski, has a long beard and many backpacks on, and places his hands over Jupe's mouth.

Film & TV

Horror Movies Reveal What’s Keeping Society Up at Night

August 2, 2021

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August 2, 2021

Photo of Andres Lopez, at right, wearing a white and black striped shirt and black pants, sketches a skeleton that hangs to his left, as part of Drawing 1 class held by CFA. Lopez’s sketch pad rests on a large blue easel, other easels can be seen in the classroom in the background.

Class of One

July 31, 2021

One of two MBTA Green B Line Cars damaged in a collision.

MBTA

Two MBTA Green Line Trolleys Crash on Comm Ave; 23 Injured

July 30, 2021

Photo of Bassist Joseph Conyers (BUTI’98) in a suit holding his upright bass. He stands in airy, dim room with an arched window in the background, and lights hanging.

New Appointment

BU Tanglewood Institute Alum Returns to Direct Orchestra Program

July 30, 2021

Poster for the City of Boston’s “Friday Afternoon Concert Series. Fridays in July & August, 12-2pm, The Patios, City Hall Plaza.” Behind the white box with the text are 6 photos of artists who are participating in the series, including Mar Fayos. At the bottom, the seals for Mayor Jim Janey, the City of Boston, and ‘tourism, sports, entertainment’ offices are seen.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Noontime Concert at City Hall Plaza

July 30, 2021

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July 30, 2021

Photo of the exterior of the Boston University School of Medicine on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. A person in scrubs wearing a small yellow backpack walks up the stairs towards the front door.

Promotions

Medical Campus Promotes 13 Faculty to Associate Professor

July 30, 2021

Photo of three-year-old golden doodle Joy, sitting in the lap of her owner Cora Lu, left, who wears overalls, and works as a campus minister at Navigators, as she chats with Zoe Rice (CGS’22), who holds a drink in her hands, on July 14 on BU Beach.

Doodling on the Beach

July 29, 2021

Photo of Hanako Kawasaki (Questrom’22) holding a USGA medal and plaque with her red Boston University polo and hat on. Behind her a golf course is seen on an overcast day.

National Sports

Terrier Star Hanako Kawasaki Headed to US Women’s Amateur Golf Championship

July 29, 2021

Photo of USA's Simone Biles, in her white USA sweatsuit, looking a little somber as she waits for the final results of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Simone Biles Teaches Us Why We Must Support All Athletes Better

July 29, 2021

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July 29, 2021

Photo of two women, one seated at a white keyboard, the other standing in a colorful dress with her arms extended, perhaps singing. Behind them, a brick wall decorated with flowers is seen.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Experience a Free Concert of Opera and Musical Theater in Coolidge Corner

July 29, 2021

Photo of Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand as she competes in the women’s +90kg weightlifting final on April 9, 2018 at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She wears a black body suit and lifts a large barbell with green and red weights over her head. Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Voices & Opinion

POV: Cheering a More Inclusive Olympic Games

July 29, 2021

POV: Cheering a More Inclusive Olympic Games