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a temperature map of Boston during extreme heat on July 31

Climate Change

July Was the Hottest Month Ever—Ever!—in Boston. Why?

August 1, 2019

A chocolate chip cookie

In the City

Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Sunday by Visiting One of These 10 Mouth-Watering Eateries

August 1, 2019

NIick Buoniconti #85 of the Miami Dolphins in action during an NFL football game at the Orange Bowl circa 1972 in Miami, Florida.

CTE

Patriots Legend Nick Buoniconti Dies

August 1, 2019

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August 1, 2019

The cast of Parks and Recreation

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Test Your Pawnee Knowledge with Parks and Recreation Trivia at Wit’s End in Cambridge

August 1, 2019

BU Today 07-31-2019

July 31, 2019

A student works in a classroom

Creative Writing

July 31, 2019

Offred, the heroine in The Handmaids Tale stands in the Arlington Station

Things-to-do

Take a Tour of 10 Locales from The Handmaid’s Tale

July 30, 2019

Albert Blake (left) and Conrad Baer (Wheelock’19) stand with their bikes

Alumni

Deaf Alum Sets Out across America, Biking for a Cause

July 30, 2019

A tractor begins to demolish a block of real estate in kenmore square

Kenmore Square Demolition

July 30, 2019

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July 30, 2019

Nasim Parveen stands in her blooming garden while holding a watering can

Neighborhood

This BU Librarian Turned Her Backyard into an Urban Eden, One Plant at a Time

July 29, 2019

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July 29, 2019

Martin Howard Named One of Boston’s Best CFOs

July 29, 2019

students stretch while sitting on the cross-legged on the ground

Wellness

New Initiative Helps BU Tanglewood Institute Students Stay Well to Play Well

July 26, 2019

On Saturday, July 27, the Charles River will be illuminated by hundreds of water lanterns during the Boston Water Lantern Festival. Photo courtesy of Water Lantern Festival

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Boston Water Lantern Festival Will Illuminate Charles River on Saturday

July 26, 2019

Politics

What Led to the Resignation of Puerto Rico’s Embattled Governor?

July 26, 2019

FBI Director Robert Mueller swears to testify under oath before the Congressional hearing committee.

Politics

POV: Mueller Testimony Shows How “Alternative Facts” Have Replaced Actual Facts in Politics

July 26, 2019

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July 26, 2019

Campus & Facilities

12 Campus Construction Projects We’re Excited For This Summer

July 25, 2019

12 Campus Construction Projects We’re Excited For This Summer