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Boston

A photo of Honey Locusts

In the City

To Do Today: Free Art Exhibition on Newbury Street

May 26, 2021

Photo of Shantel Miller (CFA’21) sitting on the ground and smiling. She wears a blue sweatshirt, black pants, polka-dotted socks, and yellow glasses frames. Behind her, a desk with a computer is seen and a painting that shows the back of the heads of a group of white men as two young black women walk down the street.

Fine Arts

Gauguin Had Tahiti, Shantel Miller Has Dorchester: CFA Grad Has Big Plans for $20,000 Kahn Award

May 21, 2021

A photo of Richard and Carina in the field. Carina is holding up her phone for Richard to look at.

Noise Pollution

Without Commuter Traffic, Pandemic-Era Boston Drivers Are Speeding Up, Increasing Noise Pollution

April 28, 2021

A photo of the Museum of Science in Boston

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 22 to 25

April 22, 2021

Things-to-do

10 Ways to Safely Enjoy the Patriots’ Day Holiday

April 19, 2021

A photo of Arnold Arboretum in the spring

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 15 to 19

April 15, 2021

BOSTON

Six Ways to Spread Kindness in Your Community

April 14, 2021

A photo of the crime scene at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Alumni

Stephen Kurkjian Featured in This Is a Robbery Netflix Series on Gardner Museum Heist

April 13, 2021

Photo of Casey Evans (COM’21) standing in her StuViII quad with a million-dollar view of Boston’s skyline in the window at the back of the room. The dorm room is beautifully decorated with hanging plants, a wall of photos, and a bed with many pillows, one of which reads “good morning.”

Student Voices

A Guide to Getting Out and About during the Pandemic

March 31, 2021

A photo of the clinical testing lab at BU. A woman stands in protective gear handling testtubes.

COVID CONTROL

BU Publishes Public Health Data from Its Fall 2020 COVID Surveillance Efforts

February 26, 2021

A photo of three tacos with a lime wedge next to them

Things-To-Do

The Weekender: February 25 to 28

February 25, 2021

Food & Dining

Kenmore Square Favorite Eastern Standard Closes Permanently

February 18, 2021

Photo of a pile of colored candy hearts that read phrases like "true love" and "say yes."

Things-to-do

The Weekender: February 11 to 15

February 11, 2021

Image of a studtent studying at the Mugar Library during the campus quarantine on March 2020. There is a green couch in the foreground, and colorful bookshelves on either side of the student.

Humanities

New BU Center for the Humanities Summer Program for Local High Schoolers Launches with $300K Grant

February 1, 2021

A photo of a wind turbine in front of Boston's skyline

Climate Change

The State’s Most Ambitious-Ever Climate Bill Is Still on the Table—Here’s What’s at Stake

January 26, 2021

A photo of Boston Public Garden decked out with holiday lights

Things-To-Do

What to Do This Holiday Season (Safely)

December 18, 2020

A gathering of family, friends, city officials, bicycle advocates, and others from the BU community filled the sidewalk on Saturday, November 21, 2020, to celebrate the life of Christopher Weigl with a memorial ghost bike installation ceremony on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street in Boston, where he was killed on his bike by a truck driver in December of 2012.

University News

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash

December 2, 2020

Cropped shot of an unrecognizable woman sitting on a yoga mat and meditating alone in her home

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 6 to 8

November 6, 2020

Photo of the old home of Frederick Law Olmsted in Brookline. The leaves on the trees behind the crimson-colored house are starting to turn.

Weekender

The Weekender: October 22 to 25

October 22, 2020

A photo of the interior of Time Out Market

Weekender

The Weekender: October 15 to 18

October 15, 2020

The Weekender: October 15 to 18