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BU History

Did You Know? 10 Fun Facts about BU

October 4, 2023

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in October 2023 or with new albums coming out in September. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Joji, Maluma, and Kim Petras. Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, Joji performs in concert, mic in hand; he is a white man wearing a white tee shirt and cap on his head. At right, Kim Petras, a white young woman with platinum blonde hair and wearing a silky green dress and bold sunglasses, smiles on stage with mic in hand. Center, Maluma is shown performing in concert. A Hispanic man wearing a black vest and sunglasses performs with mic in hand on stage. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

New Music

New Music October 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

October 2, 2023

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Things-To-Do

The Weekender: September 28 to October 1

September 27, 2023

Photo: Sharlene Chang (SHA’24) and Irene Kim (COM’23), two young Asian women sipping boba teas, smile and pose resting together. They sit in front of a backdrop of large boba tea recreations made out of cardboard and puff balls.

Watch Now

Video: Boba Showdown, Round Two

September 22, 2023

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Alumni Weekend

Make the Most of a Packed Alumni Weekend 2023 with These Events

September 20, 2023

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Forest Edges

Cutting Up Forests Disrupts an Essential Bond between Trees and Fungi

September 12, 2023

Photo: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (center) with two of this year’s BU City Scholars Summer Fellows: Kevin Chin (ENG’25) (left) and Jiefu Huang (Questrom’24). All are wearing semi formal attire. Photo by John Wilcox, courtesy of the city of Boston

Student Life

What Does It Take to Run Boston? We Asked These Terriers

September 11, 2023

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Student Life

Video: Getting to Know Comm Ave

September 8, 2023

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in September 2023 or with new albums coming out in September. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Lil Yachty, Tove Lo, and Becky G. Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, Lil Yachty performs in concert, mic in hand; he is a Black man wearing a black hoodie and black pants. At right, Becky G, a tan young woman with black hair tied in a high ponytail and wearing a white dress, smiles with mic in hand. Center, Tove Lo is shown performing in concert. A white woman wearing a black leather bra and cut-out pants set, performs with mic in hand on stage. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

New Music

New Music September 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

September 7, 2023

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THINGS-TO-DO

The Weekender: September 7 to 10

September 6, 2023

Photo: Large overhead shot of 2023's Menino Scholarship and ComCommunity Service Award recipients. Students in business casual attire pose on a large set of stairs together. Also pictured are interim President Ken Freeman.

Accolades

BU Honors 80 Boston Public Schools Scholarship Recipients at Annual Ceremony

September 5, 2023

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Things-To-Do

Make the Most of Labor Day Weekend with These Local Events

August 30, 2023

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Student Voices

Why the History of Enslavement on the Freedom Trail Matters

August 29, 2023

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Move-in

The Massachusetts Viral “Storrowing” Video Is the Work of BU COM Alum

August 25, 2023

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: SoWa Open Market

August 23, 2023

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Unwind at Seaport’s Lawn on D

August 11, 2023

Photo: Journalist Scott Kirsner, a white man wearing neon yellow glasses, a black shirt, navy blue and grey button-up sweater, and jeans holds his hand up as he talks to a crowd. He clutches a few miscellaneous items in his other hand as he stands in front of glass doors to a building. The sign to his left reads "Tremont Temple Baptist church". Another man to his left smiles and laughs.

Journalism & Media

Blazing Boston’s Innovation Trail

August 8, 2023

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Feedback

Feedback: Readers Weigh In on Boston’s New Police Commissioner, Alum Michael Cox, and BU’s Research and Discovery

August 8, 2023

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Alumni

Nashville Hot Chicken Comes to Cambridge, Mass.

August 4, 2023

Photos: A group of mishapen tents are shown on a street of Boston. A lone red shopping cart filled with full trash bags and an old black wheelchair sit in front of the street. A few people can be seen amidst the tents.

Opioid Crisis

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Overdose Survivors for Answers

August 3, 2023

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Overdose Survivors for Answers