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Health & Medicine
Boston Medical Center’s Therapy Dog Program Brings Comfort to Patients, Staffers
Team of four-legged “therapists” are also helping advance medical research
A Solution to the Cocktail Party Problem—Hidden in the Brain
BU researchers are mixing neuroscience, photonics, and engineering to help people with hearing loss pick out sounds in noisy spaces
Video: Leaders Among Us—President Gilliam in Conversation with Merav Opher
Noted BU astronomer talks about her pioneering research and the qualities that make for a good leader
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A Yummy Winter Weeks of Welcome Event
Giveaways and bundt cakes—who could ask for more? BU’s First Day Fest at the GSU January 20 celebrated the semester’s first day of classes, with Misora Ito (Sargent’26) (from left), Kate Dougherty, Campus Activities Board director, and Sabrina Wei (CAS’28) handing out free bundt cakes. The event was a very popular part of the new semester’s Winter Weeks of Welcome.
Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
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Round of Applause: Katharine Mooney, Student Health Services, Receives Institutional Impact Award
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Office Artifacts: Cynthia Becker
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College of General Studies Students Turn to Ancient Philosophers to Create a Guide to Happiness
Their takeaways have been gathered together to inspire entering CGS students
January 23, 2026
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- College of General Studies Students Turn to Ancient Philosophers to Create a Guide to Happiness
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Business & Law
- New AI Program Keeps BU School of Law Students on the Cutting Edge
- The Memes That Got Us Through 2025
- Fall 2025 at BU—Photo Essay Offers a Look Back
Campus Life
- With Major Snowstorm Coming, Boston University Closes Charles River, Fenway, and Medical Campuses Sunday at Noon Through Monday
- Video: Leaders Among Us—President Gilliam in Conversation with Merav Opher
- Office Artifacts: Cynthia Becker
Health & Medicine
- Boston Medical Center’s Therapy Dog Program Brings Comfort to Patients, Staffers
- 10 Tips to Help You Through Finals Season
- WHO Decision Recognizing Obesity as a Disease Treatable with GLP-1 Drugs Is “Big Deal,” says BU Endocrinologist
In the City
- This Weekend @ BU: January 22 to 25
- This Weekend @ BU: January 15 to 19
- How to Ring in the New Year in and around Boston
Science & Technology
- Massachusetts Officials Praise Statewide AI Progress at BU Event
- Dazzling Photographs Capture the Magic of the BU Marine Program’s Trip to Belize
- This School of Public Health Student Designed a Micro-Forest in Brighton
Sports
- Terriers Fall to Harvard 2-1 in Overtime in Women’s Beanpot Final
- BU Tops Northeastern 2-1 in Overtime of Women’s Beanpot Semifinal
- Review of BU Athletics Offers Recommendations for Improving Program
University News
- Boston University To Reopen on Tuesday After Major Storm
- With Major Snowstorm Coming, Boston University Closes Charles River, Fenway, and Medical Campuses Sunday at Noon Through Monday
- Round of Applause: Katharine Mooney, Student Health Services, Receives Institutional Impact Award
Voices & Opinion
- 25 Tuesdays, 25 Terriers, 25 Inspiring Pieces of Advice
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