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Photo: A photographer of a framed photo of Starflower Montoya of the Digueno and Taos Pueblo indigenous tribe is pictured in a traditional Taos manta dress as she makes a yearly pilgrimage to Blue Lake, a key tradition of her tribe. The photo, taken by Matika Wilbur, is part of an exhibition at the 808 Gallery called Natural Wanderment: Stewardship.

Arts & Culture

Celebrating Native American Tribal Nations: Photography Exhibition at 808 Gallery

February 12, 2024

A helicopter departing from Buckingham Palace February 6 is believed to have been carrying King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The night before, the Palace announced that the king had begun outpatient treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. Photo by AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Cancer

What King Charles’ Cancer Could Mean for the Royal Family

February 9, 2024

Photo: Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas, where the Superbowl will be held in 2024

Marketing & Communications

Ryan Reynolds, Tom Brady, and Peppa Pig: Brands Go Big for This Year’s Super Bowl Ads

February 8, 2024

Photo: A women stands outside in the cold with three statues. There are dead trees behind her, indicating it is winter.

WOMEN'S MEMORIAL

Women Making History Today Give Voice to Past Trailblazers at Boston Women’s Memorial

January 18, 2024

Photo: Two large red and blu fireworks are shown going off in a night sky.

Things-to-do

How to Spend Your New Year’s Eve in Boston

December 20, 2023

Image: A Modern wire frame mesh design vector illustration of the year "2023". Numbers are depicted with glowing neon green low polygonal digits on black background.

2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Philadelphia Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. A Black man wearing a dark green and white Eagles' football uniform and helmet catches a football in his hands, Photo: A flatlay of the iLet Bionic Pancreas, a bionic pancreas approved at the FDA. The device is a black box with a wire attached with two additional attachments, Photo: An unidentified person standing in a generic store pharmacy holds over the counter medicine in the aisle as they try to make a decision, and Photo: A white hands holds up a petri dish holding the yeast candida auris in a laboratory. a Petri dish with speckles of white dots/fungi is shown.

2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

December 11, 2023

Image: Vintage engraving of a scene from the Charles Dickens novel "David Copperfield." The black sketch-style engraving shows a man writing at a desk as a woman sitting on the floor next to him looks over towards the desk. A large bookcase filled with bookcase is the backdrop.

Education

How Dickens and Other Authors Shaped Attitudes to Education—with Lasting Impacts

December 5, 2023

Photo: Adriana Craciun, a CAS professor of English, outside Mine 3, a shuttered coal mine near Longyearbyen in Svalbard. A white woman bundled up in black winter gear stands and poses in front of an old coal railway in a snowy landscape. Snowy mountains can be seen in the distance.

Arctic Classes

Two New BU Classes to Offer a Wider, Deeper Look at the Arctic

December 1, 2023

Photo: A clear glass bowl of cranberry sauce with chunks of fruit visible

Recipe Series

Ginger Apple Cranberry Sauce

November 20, 2023

Composite image featuring multiple movie and tv show covers including "Killers of the flower moon", "Reservation Dogs" and the Toasted Sister Podcast

Arts & Culture

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with These Books, Films, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Albums

November 17, 2023

Photo: In the foreground, a young woman wearing a colorful sweater and taking notes in a notebook looks to her left towards a comedian on stage, telling jokes under a spotlight to a small audience in front of them.

Comedy

How Comedians in Turkey Are Pushing Boundaries

November 15, 2023

Book History

Video: Why the UK and US have Different Titles for the same Book

November 6, 2023

Photo: A stock photo of a cork board with red string connecting photos, cut outs, and stick notes.

TRUE CRIME

Why Are We So Obsessed with Serial Killers?

November 2, 2023

Photo: Taylor Swift, a white woman wearing a light blue halter top dress, smiles and poses in front of a backdrop that reads "Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour".

Arts & Culture

What Makes Taylor Swift the Pop Icon She Is?

November 1, 2023

Photo: Maia Gil'Adi, a white woman with short, dark brown hair and wearing a grey suit, makes a zombie pose in front of light in a dim room. Her pose creates a creepy shadow behind her, emphasized by the lighting.

Zombies

Meet the BU Professor Building an Online Zombie Movie Archive

October 27, 2023

Photo: The view from the 4-seat floatplane of Kodiak Island, where The Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people have lived for over 7,500 years. A lush green island surrounded by water can be seen from a plane.

Archaeology

Archaeology Student Trevor Lamb Found Some of Alaska’s Oldest Woven Textiles on Kodiak Island

October 26, 2023

Photo: an urban downtown scene of the Miami cityscape is shown. A small building covered in graffiti is juxtaposed in the foreground against new, tall glass buildings behind it.

Gentrification

Can We Stop the Gentrification of Cities?

October 24, 2023

Photo: Thousands of scientists and their supporters join the March for Science in Washington, D.C. A crowd of people hold signs and chant on a rainy, gloomy day. A row of people int he front hold a large blue banner across them that reads "March for Science".

Expert Take

Rebuilding Public Trust in Science

October 19, 2023

Photo: Lucy Kim, an ?Asian woman wearing glasses, a white lab coat, and purple gloves, works on spreading substance on a large pink screen print with large white squiggles on it. She works in a small lab area.

art and science

Video: Screen Printing with Melanin

September 28, 2023

Video: Screen Printing with Melanin