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Campus Life
BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week
With on- and off-campus performances—from jazz to color guard—Terriers will add a festive note to weeklong celebration of Melissa L. Gilliam’s September 27 inauguration
University News
Larry Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Helps Launch Questrom School Institute at BU
Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets, & Society will study the role of business in “lasting prosperity” and “solving global challenges”
Soft Robots
Just How Safe Are Soft Robots?
BU undergraduate Sarah Alizadeh-Shabdiz is trying to find out, with the help of a remote control car
Books
Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips Delivers Ha Jin Lecture Tuesday
Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips Delivers Ha Jin Lecture Tuesday
Film & TV
Black Student Film Festival Heads to the Big Screen
Organized by COM club, festival will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre
Today’s Close-up
GE’s LEAP Jet Engine Visits BU
GE Aerospace brought its LEAP jet engine to campus on September 16, part of a national tour to celebrate 50 years of a joint venture with France’s Safran to produce the engines. Brett Meyer (ENG’10) and Tom Hubschman (ENG’14) were on hand representing GE’s BU recruitment team. GE Aerospace regularly hires ENG students for jobs and internships.
Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
Things-to-do
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Fenway-Kenmore
Explore one of Boston’s most iconic areas, from sports to fine art to scenic locales
University News
BU Will Provide COVID Vaccines, Flu Shots to Students, Faculty, and Staff
Clinics will offer appointments throughout fall semester
University News
University, RA Union Agree to 3-Year Contract, with Vote Pending
Includes $1,700 stipend per semester, free meals, and continued free housing
Fall
Boston’s Rain-Free Month May Mean Fall Foliage Will Come Early This Year
BU biologist explains how recent long stretch of little to no precipitation is impacting Boston area forests and how this pattern is in line with climate change predictions
University News
BU President Emphasizes Open, Respectful Dialogue, Praises Community for “Preserving a Civil and Intellectually Rich Environment”
In a message to the BU community, President Melissa L. Gilliam says the importance of respecting everyone’s right to speak their mind freely must also come with treating each other with respect and dignity
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Arts & Culture
- Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips Delivers Ha Jin Lecture Tuesday
- BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week
- It’s Lobster Night—Grab Your Butter and Prepare to Get (Very) Messy
Business & Law
- Podcast Looks at a Forgotten Chapter of the Civil Rights Struggle
- The First Presidential Debate Led to Biden’s Exit. Now It’s Harris vs Trump
- Staying Safe When Reporting Gets Dangerous
Campus Life
- BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week
- University, RA Union Agree to 3-Year Contract, with Vote Pending
- BU Sustainability Festival at GSU Plaza
Health & Medicine
- A College Student’s Guide to Safer Sex: Tips from an Intimacy Coordinator
- POV: Is It OK to Stop Worrying about COVID?
- 50 Dorm Design Tips for Your BU Digs
In the City
- The Weekender: September 19 to 22
- The Weekender: September 12 to 15
- Splash: What It Means to Me and Why You Should Attend
Science & Technology
- FIRE Program Returns to College of Engineering
- Young GENEiuses: SummerLab Gives Teens a Chance to Learn about State-of-the-Art CRISPR Technology
- Is There Science behind Twin Booms?
Sports
- BU Field Hockey Launches Patriot League Play Friday
- Men’s, Women’s Soccer in Search of First Wins Ahead of Conference Play
- After Historic Year for BU Athletics, What Comes Next?
University News
- BU Celebrates Melissa L. Gilliam’s Inauguration as President
- BU Student Performers Are Thrilled to Be Part of Historic Inauguration Week
- Larry Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Helps Launch Questrom School Institute at BU
Voices & Opinion
- How to Protect Your Information, after the Potentially Largest Data Breach Ever
- Advice to First-Year Students from Seniors at Boston University
- After Georgia Shooting, Should Schools Be Required to Have Threat Assessment Teams?