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Photo: Nema Guri, a young woman with blonde hair and a soft smile, poses for the camera. She wears a white blouse.

Health

Living with a Rare Disease, This Recent Grad Is Trying to Help Others Like Herself

July 22, 2024

Wide photo of the Charles River looking towards the footbridge at Harvard. In the foreground, two kayaks are seen. At left, there's a single orange kayak, at right a double, blue kayak. The trees along the Charles are in full bloom and light blue sky is cloudless.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Kayaking on the Charles River

July 22, 2024

BU Today 07-22-2024

July 22, 2024

Photo: A picture of a farmer's market stand with tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, and beets

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Central Square Farmers Market

July 22, 2024

BU Today 07-21-2024

July 21, 2024

Photo: A picture of President Biden during the presidential debate against Donald Trump

Politics

Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race—What It Means, and What Comes Next

July 21, 2024

BU Today 07-19-2024

July 19, 2024

Photo: A muscular young man holding a blue basketball stands next to an iPhone on a tripod in a gym environment

Athletics

Artem Dunks Is a BU PhD

July 19, 2024

Photo: A picture of a smiling woman with curly hair applying sunscreen to her face on the beach

Public Health

Do You Really Need to Wear Sunscreen?

July 18, 2024

Photo: A picture of a sand castle sculpture featuring three women

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival

July 18, 2024

BU Today 07-18-2024

July 18, 2024

Film & TV

CFA Prof at Helm of New Amazon Docuseries Uninterrupted’s Top Class Tennis

July 17, 2024

Photo: A crowd of Trump supporters wearing red hats and white and blue clothing at a recent rally in Butler PA

Social Media

Conspiracy Theories Swirled after the Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump—Here’s Why

July 17, 2024

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Fine Arts

New Stone Gallery Exhibition Proves You Can Go Home Again

July 17, 2024

BU Today 07-17-2024

July 17, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 14, 2024, about the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania

Politics

Can Biden Show Empathy for Trump While Declaring Him Unfit to Serve?

July 16, 2024

Photo: A white table top with five different ice creams with a waffle cone are scatterd in a flat-lay.

NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY

Here’s the Scoop: Sunday Is National Ice Cream Day!

July 16, 2024

Photo: A picture of former President Donald Trump with his pick for Vice President, J.D. Vance.

Politics

How Does J. D. Vance Help—and Potentially Hurt—Trump?

July 16, 2024

A photo of Bussey Hill in Arnold Arboretum

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

July 16, 2024

Photo: Jefferey Sheu (ENG 26), on the right in a black tshirt, helps Jahvel Sylvestre, on the left in a black hoodie, with his race car during Design: Intro to Robotics

U-Design: Learning What Engineers Do

July 16, 2024