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Edward Avedisian (left) and Aram V. Chobanian at the celebration announcing the Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine on September 29, 2022. Photo by Dave Green

Giving

The Lifelong Friendship behind Astonishing $100 Million Gift to BU’s Medical School

September 29, 2022

Keshawn Young (COM’23) (from left), Allison Davis (CGS’73, COM’75), Faith Rynda (CAS’22), and Joel Christian Gill (CFA’04) at the 2021 BU Alumni Weekend wine and cheese event hosted by the Black Alumni Council. Photo by Cydney Scott

Alumni Weekend

Six Events to Check Out at Alumni Weekend 2022

September 28, 2022

Photo of Michael Russell Gunn (COM’07) and Tristan Roche (COM’20) visiting the set of Thai Cave Rescue in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand. The two stand in a cave giving one armed hugs as they wear helmets with head flashlights on them and smile for the camera.

TV & Film

Thai Cave Rescue Re-creates a Harrowing Story

September 21, 2022

Innovation

My Big Idea: Clean Body Care Products

September 20, 2022

Image: screenshot of Julian Shapiro-Barnum, a young white man wearing glasses and a light blue sweater over a white collared shirt, interviewing a small child eating ice cream. Julian holds a black microphone to the child.

CFA Alum

Julian Shapiro-Barnum (CFA’21) Heads to the Playground for Some Recess Therapy

September 16, 2022

Collage: Photo of Gus D’Angelo. He leans against a tree and wears a black cowboy hat and dark blue plaid shirt. Next to image of cartoon field mouse in a wheel chair dressed in hiking gear.

Books

Introducing Young Readers to the Beauty and Wonder of Our National Parks

August 17, 2022

Photo of Deidra Somerville. A black woman with dreadlocks and glasses leans against a burnt yellow pillar and smiles for the camera. She wears a brown collared shirt and a yellow shawl with a Ghanaian adinkra pattern.

Mental Health

Making Psychedelic Therapy Accessible to Underserved Communities

August 2, 2022

Photo of Stewart O’Nan, a middle age white man, who wears a dark gray short-sleeve button-down shirt and stands at the shore of a beach. He looks off to his left, and has short white hair and facial hair. The sky behind him is light blue with gray clouds.

Books

In Alum Stewart O’Nan’s Ocean State, Teenage Passion Turns Deadly

August 2, 2022

Joe Wardwell (CFA’99) (right) and artist assistant Quayshaun Owens installing Gotta Go to Work, Gotta Go to Work, Gotta Get a Job at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Watershed in East Boston. Photo by Kris Wilton, courtesy of the ICA

Arts & Culture

Words on Labor, Writ Large at the ICA Watershed

July 25, 2022

NASA astronaut Bob Hines (ENG’97) demonstrated space acrobatics with the help of fellow astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during a live downlink from the International Space Station to the George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Ballroom on Wednesday.

Astronomy

Live from Space, BU Alum and Astronaut Bob Hines Talks Gravity, Lasagna, NASA Careers

July 20, 2022

SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA - MARCH 5: Sgt. Robert Bolduc, right, leads away Antone C. Costa, 24, of Provincetown, MA after his arrest in Boston and charges of the murders of two Rhode Island women at the Yarmouth Barracks, Massachusetts State Police Headquarters in South Yarmouth, MA on March 5, 1969. Three bodies of young women were discovered on Cape Cod in Truro's woods. Costa was arrested in a Marlboro St. apartment in Boston's Back Bay and arraigned the following day in Provincetown. (Photo by Bill Brett/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Books

Casey Sherman’s New Crime Thriller Revisits Cape Cod Serial Killer

July 19, 2022

Photo of Sumit Sharma (right, in red) and his brother Vanit Sharma (at left, in blue) posing with four packs of Rupee beer at Dorchester Brewing Company. The brothers are Indian American, have dark hair, and smile as they pose. Sumit sits on a metal stool and Vanit stands. A wooden bar and taps are seen behind them.

Entrepreneurial Alum

The Beer to Have When You’re Having More Than One…Curry

July 7, 2022

A photo of Frederick S. Pardee, in a suit with a large smile on his face. He passed away in June 2022.

University News

Frederick S. Pardee (Questrom’54,’54, Hon.’06) Remembered for His Generosity and Vision

June 29, 2022

Rohan Gupta with his Webby Award in hand. He is wearing a grey suit and a white undershirt

Accolades

New Alum Wins Best Student Video at 2022 Webby Awards

June 23, 2022

Photo of Sven Birkerts, left, and William Pierce in the AGNI offices on Bay State Rd. Birkerts, a white man with light brown curly hair and a silver grey beard, wears a blue shirt and jeans as he leans back with one arm on a bookcase behind him. Pierce, a white man with grey and brown curly hair wearing a white short sleeved shirt and light green pants, sits on an armchair to the right of Birkerts, also in front of the bookcase. The bookcase behind spans the entire wall and is made of a light wood. Many books on it feature the title "AGNI"

Writing

AGNI, BU’s Elite Literary Magazine, Celebrates Its 50th Birthday

June 16, 2022

Photo of Pamela Templer (center), Shawn Jones (left), and Yasmin Romitti. From left, a tall Black man with glasses, a dark grey blazer, purpled collared shirt and black pants stands next to a shorter white woman with arms crossed wearing black blouse and pants and red cardigan, and on right a younger, shorter white woman wearing a black and white polka dot shirt and jeans. They all stand, pose, and smile next to each other.

Climate Change

Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce

June 10, 2022

Photo of David Waters, an older white man wearing black glasses, black blazer and pants, and a pastel pink collared shirt. He is turned towards the camera and smiling as he sits in front of a blurry background featuring bright red, yellow, and orange dots on a white background.

Nutrition

Opening Doors: David Waters (GRS’89)

June 7, 2022

The cast of A Strange Loop, the acclaimed musical by Michael R. Jackson, is nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including best sound design of a musical for Drew Levy (CFA’03,’04). The show, which won the Pulitzer Prize for best drama, explores sexuality, race, and gender. Here the cast is pictured in full costume, standing in a line looking at the camera. Photo by Marc J. Franklin

Theatre

Terriers Heading to the Tonys Sunday

June 7, 2022

Collage: Composite image showing headshots of various Boston University alumni in two rows, one of three and the bottom of four. From left to right, top to bottom, portraits show: Julian Burlando-Salazar, Litav Langley, Ben Levine, Kori Pacyniak, Sarah Prager, Tyler Sit, and John Ward.

Pride Month

7 Alums Uplifting the LGBTQ+ Community

June 6, 2022

A composite image of Elizabeth Alexander (left) and David Zaslav (right) both of whom are speaking at podiums

Accolades

Two Alums Make Time’s List of Most Influential People of 2022

June 6, 2022

Two Alums Make Time’s List of Most Influential People of 2022