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Health & Medicine

THC Content in Cannabis Has Surged: Here’s What You Need to Know

May 7, 2025

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Spring Show-Offs

May 7, 2025

BU Today 05-07-2025

May 7, 2025

Sustainability

Donate Unwanted Goods During Move-Out and Help Serve Your Community

May 6, 2025

John “Chip” Celenza, College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of biology, has been advising BU students for the better part of 30 years. Molly-Kate MacLeod, director of student academic experience in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, has been advising students since 2016. Both received this year’s Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards.

Awards

For Academic Advisor Award Winners, Students Are at the Heart of It All

May 6, 2025

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Fine Arts

CFA School of Visual Arts Annual Undergrad Thesis Exhibitions Now on View

May 6, 2025

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Student Loans

Student Loan Questions and Answers amid Uncertainty

May 6, 2025

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Watch Now

Athletes in Motion: Softball Pitcher Kasey Ricard

May 6, 2025

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BU Soundcheck

BU Soundcheck: Cut The Kids In Half

May 6, 2025

Ligia Sibauste (SAR’27), Ella Sato-Connell (SHA’28) and Ashley Lau (Questrom’28) fill bags with candy and plates with mochi donuts at BU Dining Services’ Slumber Into Summer, hosted on May 1st in the GSU Food Hall. This last day of classes celebration also featured games such as cornhole and Connect 4, a self-care station with face masks and DIY facial scrubs, a movie screening complete with pillow forts, a popcorn machine, and a visit from Bean. Photo by Ajani Hickling (CAS’27).

Slumber into Summer? Well, Maybe Not ’til after Finals

May 6, 2025

BU Today 05-06-2025

May 6, 2025

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Accolades

This Year’s Perkins Winners Have a Half Century of BU Service Among Them

May 5, 2025

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Film & TV

In Sinners, Bluesmen and Vampires Face Off

May 5, 2025

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Student Life

New to Campus and Campaigning: BU Freshman Runs for Brookline Town Meeting

May 5, 2025

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Summer in April?

May 5, 2025

BU Today 05-05-2025

May 5, 2025

BU Today 05-02-2025

May 2, 2025

Boston University students in their caps and gowns, looking up at the stage at Commencement on Nickerson Field.

Student Life

Navigating Change: Tips for Protecting Your Mind and Body During Times of Transition

May 2, 2025

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Varsity Sports

Video: BU Women’s Golf Team Battles the Elements

May 2, 2025

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Commencement 2025

Actor Emily Deschanel (CFA’98) Announced as BU’s 2025 Commencement Speaker

May 2, 2025

Actor Emily Deschanel (CFA’98) Announced as BU’s 2025 Commencement Speaker