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The first new geothermal wells—each 1500 feet deep—have been drilled into the subterranean layers of the new BU Data Sciences Center. Courtesy of Chris Kenney

Climate Change

Historic, and Loud, Geothermal Drilling Gets Underway

February 27, 2019

Avery Pelosi (CAS'22) waits for the start of her psychology class in the basement of CAS

Hanging out

February 27, 2019

Photo by Quinn Nietfeld on Unsplash

Science & Technology

POV: Grand Canyon Celebrates 100th Anniversary as a US National Park

February 26, 2019

The Barnes & Noble bookstore opens in it's new location

Bookstore Reopens

February 26, 2019

Fish shaped ice cream cones

Food

10 Trendy New York Restaurants and Bakeries Now in Boston

February 26, 2019

Angela Pitter

Science & Technology

Want to Run a Company? An Engineering Degree Is the New Key

February 26, 2019

Maria Echavarria (left) and Wendy Martinez are cashiers at Rhett’s at the GSU

Staff

Creating a Home Away from Home

February 25, 2019

A photo featuring several first ladies

Arts & Culture

Moms in Chief Explores the Pitfalls Women in Politics Face

February 25, 2019

a group photo at the AAAS SEA Change Bronze Award

AAAS Sea Change Awards

February 25, 2019

The super moon rises above the Charles on Tuesday evening

Super Moon

February 22, 2019

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11) (D-N.Y.) unveiled the Green New Deal earlier this month, a plan to decarbonize the economy within 10 years. Photo by Alex Edelman/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Alumni

Student Environmentalists on Alum Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal: Yes, Please

February 22, 2019

Jussie Smollett

Television

Will Actor Jussie Smollett’s Alleged Hoax Hurt Future Hate Crime Victims?

February 22, 2019

Shotglass tipped over spilling liquor.

Alcohol

Uptick in Alcohol Transports Last Semester

February 22, 2019

Portrait of Mike Wagner standing in front of his Mitsubishi Outland PHEV hybrid vehicle.

Staff

BU Carpenter: From Gas Guzzler to Green Machine

February 21, 2019

Boston University students walk along a still snowy Commonwealth Avenue

Trudging to class

February 21, 2019

A hip gallery in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood is the target of an art theft in Alexis Scheer’s comedy Laughs in Spanish, featuring sophomore Ireon Roach (CFA) (from left), Jackie Davis, and Adrian Abel Amador. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky

Theatre

Two Wildly Different Miami Plays from One Rising BU Playwright

February 21, 2019

BU Pep Band

University News

BU Beats: BU Pep Band Crowd-pleasers

February 20, 2019

President Donald Trump declares a national emergency

Science & Technology

Is Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency Constitutional?

February 20, 2019

Arts & Culture

The Weekender: February 21 to 24

February 20, 2019

Senior swimmer Erin Nabney (COM) set a school record in 200 IM against Boston College this season with a time of 2:01.85. Photos by BU Athletics

Sports

Swimming and Diving Teams Plunge into Patriot League Championship at Bucknell

February 20, 2019

Swimming and Diving Teams Plunge into Patriot League Championship at Bucknell