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BU Research Scientist Killed in Back Bay Biking Accident

August 9, 2015

Members of BUSM 2019 recite The Hippocratic Oath at the School’s annual White Coat Ceremony Aug 3, 2015. The group comprises 180 students selected from a pool of 10,929 applicants. Academically, it is one of the most accomplished classes yet; 28 students hold a graduate degree at the Masters level or above, and several have more than one graduate degree. The entering class also is one of the most diverse in BUSM’s history, representing 36 states, 17 countries. As a group, they speak 27 different languages; 148 students speak more than one language. Photo by Cydney Scott

White Coat Ceremony

August 7, 2015

Boston University Charles River Campus

University News

We’ll Be Back

August 7, 2015

Copp's Burial Ground, Hull Street, Boston

Discover the Dark Side of Boston

August 7, 2015

Richard Primack, a CAS professor of biology, is one of 18 international researchers who received a 2015 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award.

Climate Change

Biologist Primack Wins Humboldt Award

August 6, 2015

Carl Lebovitz (SAR'16) (right) tests the length of Carlos Morales' (SAR'16) hip flexors in a Physical Therapy Examination lab class. Photo by Esther Ro (COM'15)

PT Lab

August 6, 2015

Giovanni Zelko (COM’96) (left) directing Ben Youcef (second from right) in a scene from The Algerian on location in Los Angeles. Photos by Orsoya Tucker

Film

COM Alum Writes, Directs, and Acts in Terrorism Thriller

August 6, 2015

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Neighborhood Night

Local

Free Neighborhood Night at Gardner Museum Tonight

August 6, 2015

The Longfellow House, former home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was Washington’s headquarters during the Siege of Boston.

Culture

A House Steeped in History, Both Literary and Political

August 5, 2015

Emily Lough (ENG,PhD'16) works on her moves during FitRec's aerial silks class July 20, 2015. Photo by Cydney Scott

Aerial Silks

August 5, 2015

Square Reader

Science & Technology

Hip to Hacking Square

August 5, 2015

Patty Larkin performing at The Center for Arts Natick

Arts & Culture

Legendary Local Folk Singer Performs Tonight

August 5, 2015

Matthew, 14, from left, and Salah, 14, react when Matthew's robot goes a little haywire during ENG's U-Design Robo-Alley, a robotics and real-world, text-based coding in C++ language course for kids in grades 6-9 July 16, 2015. Looking on is Aaron, age 11. The students' last names have been excluded by request of the camp. Photo by Cydney Scott

Robo-Alley

August 4, 2015

Four men toasting with beer

Public Health

A New Approach to College Drinking

August 4, 2015

Emily Goodrich (from left), Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Garrido, Chloe Johnson, Colette Chien The BU Reach Summer Apprenticeship Program 25th Anniversary Performance showcased many different types of dance, including ballet, hip hop, Latin, jazz and modern.

Reaching High

August 3, 2015

Catherine Connell

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ Teachers Walk a Tightrope

August 3, 2015

Professor Jack Matthews

Literature

Why Harper Lee’s Watchman Matters

July 31, 2015

At Marathon beach in Cambridge, Flight School student Martin Brunswick, 13, of Dorchester takes his turn during a bottle rocket launching session as part of U-Design, a science and engineering program through ENG for kids in grades 6 through 9. According to Gretchen E. Fougere, PhD, Associate Dean of Outreach & Diversity, 21% of participants received scholarships from College or Genzyme, 30% are female. Photo by Cydney Scott

Lift Off!

July 31, 2015

Students will work together to create a set model form this one stage kit during BUSTI set design course at CFA July 21, 2015.

Arts & Culture

BUSTI Program Aims a Spotlight Offstage

July 30, 2015

Mehar Maju (CAS 17) and high school student, Diana Callejas laugh at the sound of chocolate in a blender during a nanotechnology lab at SED on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Mehar is an instructor at Upward Bound, a college preparatory program for potential first-generation college and low-income Boston Public High School students. Photo By Jackie Ricciardi

Upward Bound

July 30, 2015