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Photo of a BU shuttle driving through an intersection along Mass Ave. The bus has colorful photos on it and a cross walk is seen on the pavement. A pedestrian is seen crossing the street in the distance.

Transportation

New Terrier Transit App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Get around Campus

August 25, 2020

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WeChat & TikTok Bans

If TikTok and WeChat Bans Go into Effect, Will It Be a Crime to Use the Apps in the United States?

August 24, 2020

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Zoom Flair

Dress Up Your Next Zoom Meeting with BU Backgrounds

April 30, 2020

A photo of a woman in a mask holding her phone while she boards and MBTA green line train

Contact Tracing

Contact Tracing App Warns of COVID-19 Exposure while Protecting Privacy

April 15, 2020

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Biosensing

Mining Bacteria Parts to Build Around-the-Clock Biosensors

March 31, 2020

Screenshots of the Sleep and Student suggestions area of the Headspace mediatation and relaxaation app.

Mental Health

Headspace App

February 13, 2020

Portrait of Kaitlin Tsai and Sean Doherty (Questrom’20) developers of the app Hang

Apps

A BU Student’s Cancer Makes Him First User of His Own Planning App

December 3, 2019

Rishab Nayak (CAS’21) (left) and Austin Negron (ENG’21) pose for a photo

Student Life

Two BU Friends Win HackHarvard with Translation App

November 4, 2019

Maura Healey speaks to reporters at the podium

Law

Massachusetts Attorney General Announces Implementation of BU-Developed Anti-Trafficking App

October 24, 2019

woman checking her fitness tracking watch

Cybersecurity

How Fitbits, Other Bluetooth Devices Make Us Vulnerable to Tracking

July 17, 2019

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Arts & Culture

Students on How BU’s Free Adobe Creative Cloud Access Helped Them Dazzle

March 19, 2019

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University News

Ban or Embrace: Professors Share Strategies for Cell Phones in Class

January 29, 2019

Screenshots of the BU Mobile app

Apps

10 Essential Apps for Making Your Life Easier

October 2, 2018

Screenshots of the new Tinder U app

Apps

Tinder Campus-Specific Dating Service Further Targets College Students

September 24, 2018

Unlikely Dot Com Millionaire Jeff Manheimer

Strategy & Innovation

The Unlikely Dot-Com Millionaire

February 26, 2018

SheHacks Boston

Business & Law

SheHacks Boston Student Organizers Are #makingthenewnormal

January 26, 2018

View of the Boston skyline at night

Mobile

Eight Ways to Hack Boston

November 14, 2017

Joshua Kline speaks with Mayyada Hawsawi

Career

Prepare for Tomorrow’s Spring Career Fair with New Tool

February 15, 2017

Screenshot of the Welcome screen of the INVOLVD: Democracy is not a spectator sport iPhone app.

Apps

COM Launches INVOLVD Political Smartphone App

October 5, 2016

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BUMC

New App Will Help Lower Blood Pressure

July 25, 2016

New App Will Help Lower Blood Pressure