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COMMENCEMENT 2024
Commencement 2024: What You Need to Know
Details about parking, transportation, security, and more
Student Life
Sargent Senior Gives Back to His Native Nairobi—through Sports
Marcel Awori (Sargent’24) sponsors Kenyan youth basketball team and league with weekly Sargent stipends
Where to Study
The Best Places to Study for Finals
A guide to BU’s well-known spots and best-kept secrets to help you prepare for exams
Voices & Opinion
POV: Decision to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug Is Long Overdue
Move signals a new opportunity for scientific research and economic opportunities, but questions remain
Birding
A Birder’s Guide to Boston University
Believe it or not, more than 100 bird species visit BU’s urban campuses—whether you’re a beginning bird-watcher or an expert in ornithology, there’s lots to see
Alumni
COM’s Newest Journalism Grad Took Her Time
Betsy Dribben left BU in 1968—55 years later she returned to finish her degree
Science & Technology
Cloud Computing Platform CloudWeaver Wins at Spring 2024 Spark! Demo Day
Project was one of nearly 100 student presentations on display at BU’s semiannual Experiential Learning Expo
In the City
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: The North End
A guide to shopping, eating, and sightseeing in Boston’s “Little Italy”
Weekender
The Weekender: May 9 to 12
Get outdoors with mom this Mother’s Day weekend, and treat her to Lilac Sunday, Somerville Porchfest, or SoWa Open Market
Awards
BU’s Innovator of the Year Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams
Photonics Center Director Thomas Bifano recognized for helping others nurture their ideas and for “always trying to solve problems”
Promotions
22 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor
List includes researchers and scholars from CAS, COM, ENG, Questrom, STH, SSW, and Wheelock
Science & Technology
Boston Teens Pitch Biotech Concepts to BU “Investors” at Biological Design Center’s STEM Pathways Event
Seniors from New Mission High School compete in annual Shark Tank-like event, with help from BU undergrad and grad student mentors
Style
Comm Ave Runway: May Edition
Our monthly fashion series finds stylish students and asks them how they achieve their look
University News
Dean Sandro Galea Leaving BU’s School of Public Health for WashU Opportunity
After a decade in Boston, he will start a public health school at Washington University in St. Louis
Fashion
Stitching Together the Past
CAS architectural studies major Shaw Hutton creates 18th- and 19th-century garments using historical techniques
Photography
Photos of the Month: A Look Back at April at BU
An eclipse, a visit by the mayor, studies wrap up, and Bean!
Latest Headlines
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Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards
ENG’s Bobak Nazer to receive Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, CAS’ Fallou Ngom named Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year
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School of Visual Arts Annual BFA Thesis Exhibitions Celebrate Works by 33 BFA Seniors
Shows featuring painting, graphic design, sculpture, and printmaking are on view through May 11
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Donate Your Old Clothes, Housewares, and Mattress Pads during Move-Out
Sustainability initiative Goodwill, Not Landfill honors BU alum founder
May 6, 2022
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- Comm Ave Runway: May Edition
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- Sargent Senior Gives Back to His Native Nairobi—through Sports
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- A Birder’s Guide to Boston University
- Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”
Health & Medicine
- Sargent Senior Gives Back to His Native Nairobi—through Sports
- Providing Better Support to Disabled Survivors of Sexual Assault
- Combating Loneliness and Creating Healthy Relationships
In the City
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- Cloud Computing Platform CloudWeaver Wins at Spring 2024 Spark! Demo Day
- Boston Teens Pitch Biotech Concepts to BU “Investors” at Biological Design Center’s STEM Pathways Event
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences Welcomes Five BU Members
Sports
- Sargent Senior Gives Back to His Native Nairobi—through Sports
- BU Track and Field Teams Compete at 2024 Patriot League Outdoor Championships This Weekend
- Does Caitlin Clark Signal a New Era in Women’s Sports?
University News
- Kahn Award Will Carry Theater Arts Major Madeline Riddick-Seals Back to Alabama
- Commencement 2024: What You Need to Know
- ESL Classes Offered to BU Dining Services Workers
Voices & Opinion
- POV: Decision to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug Is Long Overdue
- Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”
- How to Have ‘The Talk’: What I’ve Learned About Discussing Sex