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Coronavirus

Photo of Emily Chua’s class WR120 K8 Planet Ocean, a first-year writing seminar focused on ocean science in CAS September 22, 2020. Students sit in rolling desks and look at their laptops; many of them wear sweatshirts and all of them wear facemasks in the dimly lit classroom.

Voices & Opinion

POV: University’s Course Guidance for Fall Is “Wishful Thinking” and “Inadequate”

September 2, 2021

Photo taken at street level on Comm Ave towards the sidewalk and the Tsai Performance Center, where a runner in a gray shirt and black shorts runs by. Flowers are seen in the foreground.

Faculty Reflections

“Joyful.” “Humbled.” “Anxious.” Faculty Open Up about Returning to Class

September 2, 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

Photo of Roseann Bongiovanni (CAS’99, SPH’01), wearing a yellow sundress and leaning against a short wall outside of a building, holding her face mask in her hand, and smiling. Behind her, a person is seen carrying bags down the street.

Public Health

Alum Roseann Bongiovanni Is Helping One of the Hardest-Hit COVID Cities Get Vaccinated

August 30, 2021

Photo of William Guo, left, Francis Kwok, Henry Lei, right, all of Alameda, and about a thousand demonstrators listen to speakers during an anti-Asian American hate march and rally at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The march, organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, started at city hall and ended at Union Square. They are dressed in fall clothing, many in black t-shirts that say "Stop Asian Hate" and face masks, and cardboard protest signs.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Can’t Un-Coin “Chinese Virus,” but We Can Tell Our Stories

August 30, 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

Photo of a parents holding signs that say “Parents Choice” at a Pennsylvania school board meeting on Aug. 25. They do not wear masks, and some appear to be yelling. Some children are also seated in the auditorium.

Public Health

Anti-Maskers Are Assaulting Teachers and School Leaders. What Can Be Done?

August 26, 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

Bottles of the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines sit on a table next to a syringe.

Booster Shots

COVID Booster Shots: Everything You Need to Know

August 25, 2021

Photo of Marsh Plaza from the west side looking towards the MLK statue with the chapel at left. The sky is blue and the trees are filled with green leaves.

University News

Marsh Chapel Reopens to In-Person Worship, Events

August 25, 2021

Photo of a graduating student with a red robe, white face mask, and long brown hair sitting amongst other graduating students on Nickerson Field, May 2021.

University News

Registration Opens for Class of 2020’s October 3 Commencement

August 23, 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 Triage nurse specialist Victoria Cunningham, in pink scrubs, blue gloves, and a blue face mask, at the Moderna vaccine clinic at FitRec May 4. She holds a vial and extracts a dose of the vaccine with a needle.

University News

BU Updates Its COVID Data Dashboard, as Employee Vaccination Deadline Looms

August 17, 2021

Illustration of a woman’s hands extracting a covid-19 vaccination from a vile. The image is overexposed and colored with purple and pink. The background looks staticky and features illustrations of the coronavirus.

Public Health

Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

August 13, 2021

Photo of a red Boston University sign with red and white flowers in the foreground.

University News

University Launches Remote Work Website

August 9, 2021

Photo of behavioral scientist Nina Mazar, sitting on a bench, and smiling. She wears a bright pink summery dress and has long blonde hair.

Behavioral Science

This Behavioral Scientist Wants to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

July 28, 2021

3 children playing or drawing at a kids table while parents talk behind them in the kitchen.

Child Health & Development

The Toll on Children’s Health during COVID-19

July 28, 2021

Photo of Simone Biles, a Team USA gymnast, with her arms raised at her sides, and her legs kicking out, as she jumps above the balance beam before empty stands at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021.

Sport Psychology

How Safety Protocols Could Impact Athletes at the Summer Olympic Games

July 26, 2021

Photo of Andree Entezari, in his Somerville home kitchen, holding various fruits and wearing a white and red-striped BU apron, and smiling. Behind him, a dehydrator and other fruit-leather making tools are seen.

Cooking

He’s Gotta Fight! For Your Right! To Dehyyydrate!

July 26, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know