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Television

BU Students, What Are You Binge-Watching?

September 8, 2020

Photo of Dr. Sarabeth Buckley teaching about the urban carbon cycle in a circle of students sitting atop a roof. The students sit on the rooftop, while the Boston skyline is see in the background. Sarabeth wears a purple sweater and gestures towards a small chalkboard with charts.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need to Take Advantage of the Many Stimulating Outdoor Learning Opportunities

September 8, 2020

University News

Activities to Activism: New Diversity & Inclusion Website for BU and Boston

September 8, 2020

BU Today 09-08-2020

September 8, 2020

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University News

Pandemic Has Led to a Dramatic Increase in Students Seeking Help Says BU’s New Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center Director

September 8, 2020

Photo of Alvaro Mendoza (ENG’22) works on his skateboard practicing tricks near LAW on August 31. He wears a pink shirt and gray shorts and is seen mid-air while doing a trick.

Who Says You Can’t Have Fun during a Pandemic?

September 7, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: New Federal Recommendations for Alcohol Use: Less Is better

September 5, 2020

BU Today 09-04-2020

September 4, 2020

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2020 Thomas M. Menino Scholars Awards Ceremony

September 3, 2020

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Initiative on Cities

BU’s Initiative on Cities Summer Fellows Tackle Racism, Help with Civic Research

September 3, 2020

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In the City

A Changed Kenmore Square and Fenway

September 3, 2020

Angela Patterson, from left, Brendon Jones (CAS’24), and Walter Jones on West Campus move in August 28. The group hugs. Brendon and Walter wear sunglasses and Angela balances them on her head. Brendon wears a red BU shirt.

Campus Life

Annual Goodbye for Parents, Freshmen Takes on New Meaning in the Midst of a Pandemic

September 3, 2020

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Weekender

Your Guide to a Socially Distanced Labor Day Weekend

September 3, 2020

BU Today 09-03-2020

September 3, 2020

Professor Elizabeth Co’s Human Physiology (BI 211) class in Morse Auditorium on the first day of classes September 2. Co started the class by talking about how COVID has touched her life, and her confidence in the university’s protocols, “I do think there are few safer places to be” she said, adding “I ask that we all stay safe as a community”. Stickers were placed in chairs throughout the auditorium to help with distancing.

First Day of Fall Classes

September 2, 2020

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Libraries

Nine Things to Know about BU Libraries This Fall

September 2, 2020

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University News

President Brown: “It Is Important We Learn How to Do This and Make It Better As We Go”

September 2, 2020

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Public Health

How to Wear a Face Mask Properly

September 2, 2020

BU Today 09-02-2020

September 2, 2020

Members of the BU Fencing Club Alex Spencer (Pardee’21) and Yeung Sing Yo (CAS’22) practice on the BU Beach. Both fencers where white fencing jackets and fencing masks, their foils locked.

En Garde

September 1, 2020