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Coronavirus

Photo of Bishop Edwards (CFA’23) moving within his 14-foot square during instructor Liz Roncka’s improv dance class at FitRec September 3. The yellow tape grid is there to ensure physical distancing. Bishop raises both his hands in the air gracefully and wears a blue mask.

Campus & Facilities

Like Everything Else, FitRec Will Be Different This Fall

September 9, 2020

Parents

Parents of Returning Students Confident, Comfortable with BU’s Precautions

September 9, 2020

Photo of Dr. Sarabeth Buckley teaching about the urban carbon cycle in a circle of students sitting atop a roof. The students sit on the rooftop, while the Boston skyline is see in the background. Sarabeth wears a purple sweater and gestures towards a small chalkboard with charts.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need to Take Advantage of the Many Stimulating Outdoor Learning Opportunities

September 8, 2020

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University News

Pandemic Has Led to a Dramatic Increase in Students Seeking Help Says BU’s New Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center Director

September 8, 2020

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MENTAL HEALTH

Depression Rate Has Tripled among US Adults

September 2, 2020

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Libraries

Nine Things to Know about BU Libraries This Fall

September 2, 2020

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University News

President Brown: “It Is Important We Learn How to Do This and Make It Better As We Go”

September 2, 2020

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Public Health

How to Wear a Face Mask Properly

September 2, 2020

Two students in masks walk by signs on Warren Towers that show ads for BU's 'Don't Go Viral' Campaign. One is green and says “Don’t go viral, physically distance” and another, with an orange background reads “don’t go viral, sick roomate?

Coronavirus

BU Unveils Don’t Go Viral Campaign

September 1, 2020

COVID-19 safety signage on a BU dining hall table

Campus Life

Nine Ways COVID-19 Will Change Eating and Dining at BU This Fall

August 31, 2020

Photo of cloudy blue skies reflect in the windows at CILSE where COVID testing is also being made available to members of the BU community August 19. A student in a mask holds a bagged lunched and walks by.

Voices & Opinion

POV: I Got COVID-19. Here’s What You Need to Know

August 30, 2020

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Matriculation

Boston University Matriculation 2020: Unlike Any Other

August 30, 2020

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OPINION

POV: Modeling Shows Us What Can Happen. Our Choices Determine What Will Happen.

August 28, 2020

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Student Life

How Was Move-in? Three Students Vlog about Their Experience

August 28, 2020

Photo of an apartment building in Williamsburg, NY with a brick facade and a series of black fire escapes from the ground level looking up. A blue sky with a few clouds is seen behind the building.

Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Has Unmasked an Unprecedented Housing Crisis—Here’s How to Fix It

August 28, 2020

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COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

August 27, 2020

Patrons without facemasks on the rooftop bar at The Bear Trap on The Strip, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Back2BU

BU Will Suspend Students Who Host or Attend Large Gatherings

August 26, 2020

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Music Education

How One BU Researcher Is Empowering Prisoners with Music

August 26, 2020

Video

BU’s COVID-19 On-Campus Testing Procedure Is as Easy as 1-2-3

August 25, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: My Experience Getting Tested for COVID-19 at BU

August 25, 2020

POV: My Experience Getting Tested for COVID-19 at BU