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Move-in

Move-in 2022: What You Need to Know

August 23, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

BU to End Asymptomatic Testing in May, but Keeps Masks in Classrooms for Now

March 24, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

BU to Dial Back Some COVID Testing, Masking, Guest Protocols

February 15, 2022

COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: February 1

January 31, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: January 25

January 24, 2022

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Admissions

BU Is Making Standardized Tests Optional for Undergrad Applicants for Third Consecutive Year

January 20, 2022

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COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: January 20

January 19, 2022

Photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium. Mask are required indoors, but distancing is not. Students sit in the rows with their notebooks open and look towards Beffert who wears a black jacket and jeans.

Campus Life

Everything to Know about COVID and BU Campus Life

January 14, 2022

photo of Third year PhD student Jackie Turcinovic, left, and John Connor, PhD in the Connor Lab. Turcinovic wears a light blue PPE layer over her clothes and purple gloves while Connor wears a grey lab coat and leans back onto the counter.

COVID ON CAMPUS

BU Scientists Are Prepared to Detect Omicron—and Other Variants

December 8, 2021

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AID

BU Distributing Federal American Rescue Plan Money to Students

December 6, 2021

photo of the BU variant sequencing team working with COVID tests and tracking the genetic lineage of the coronavirus amidst our community and identifying variants of concern such as Delta and Omicron.

PANDEMIC

Omicron Variant: “A Little Too Much Hype, Saying This Is the Next Scary Thing”

November 30, 2021

COVID ON CAMPUS

BU COVID Update: Most Coughs, Sniffles, and Sore Throats Are Other Illnesses, Not COVID

November 5, 2021

Wide view of the COVID-19 testing site at Agganis Arena, Boston University. A BU community member takes a nasal swab test in the back of the photo.

COVID-19 Testing

Agganis COVID Testing Site to Close, with 808 Comm Ave Taking On Capacity

September 13, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID ON CAMPUS

Boston University COVID-19 Report: September 2 to 8

September 9, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID on Campus

BU COVID-19 Report: August 24 to 30

September 1, 2021

Students wearing protective face coverings sit at tables and benches on the lawn outside the Boston University College of Communication

Back2BU

22 Important Questions and Answers for BU’s 2021–2022 School Year

August 27, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID on Campus

BU COVID-19 Report: August 18 to 24

August 26, 2021

Photo of students carrying a Boston University banner as they walk down Comm Ave. Most students wear red and a faculty in a cape and gown is seen on the left.

Student Life

Get Ready for BU’s Biggest Matriculation Ceremony Yet

August 24, 2021

Students and parents wearing protective face masks move into dorms on the Boston University campus, August 2020

Back2BU

Move-In 2021: What You Need to Know

August 20, 2021

Photo of Dr. Robert Brown, in a suit, standing at a Boston University podium, discussing the fall semester and the beginning of remote work during a town hall meeting on August 19, 2021. A person filming the event is seen in silhouette in the left foreground.

University News

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall

August 19, 2021

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall