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Culture

Audience members attend a Lit Crawl Boston session in 2019.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Lit Crawl Boston

June 10, 2021

A photo of a woman with her hands on her shoulders against a navy blue background

Breast Cancer

Does Using Hair Relaxers Cause Higher Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women?

June 9, 2021

The painting Six Crimee

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation at the MFA

June 3, 2021

A photo of Soundsuit by Nick Cave

Things-to-do

To Do Today: ICA Free Thursday Nights

May 27, 2021

A photo of people riding bikes on the Charles River Esplanade

Health & Wellness

Massachusetts Ranked No. 1 Healthiest State on National Community Well-Being Index

May 25, 2021

Graphic with photos of key moments from the past four years on a red background that says “Looking Back 2021” with a play button overlaid. The photos include the butterfly meme, Mark Zuckerberg, Ibram X. Kendi, director Bong Joon-ho winning an academy award, and a screenshot from game of thrones.

Student Life

A Trip down Memory Lane for the Class of 2021

May 3, 2021

Portrait of Louis Chude-Sokei

Books

Louis Chude-Sokei Writes of Navigating “Multiple Blacknesses” in Floating in a Most Peculiar Way

April 13, 2021

A photo of Paula Quatromoni teaching a class. She is wearing a mask while speaking at a podium.

Nutrition

How Eating Competence and Intuitive Eating Can Improve Your Relationship with Food

March 31, 2021

A photo of Ferren Winarto and her team on a zoom call

Social Media

Meet the BU Students and Alums Combating Negativity on Social Media

March 26, 2021

Photo of Curator-in-residence of the Jar Ireon Roach (CFA’21) with her arms folded across her looking off to her left; she is brightly lit by orange lights and wears a yellowy hair wrap.

Arts & Culture

Inside The Jar with Ireon Roach

March 25, 2021

Photo of a sign laid on the grass during a Stop Asian Hate rally at Discovery Green in downtown Houston, Texas on March 20, 2021. A flower is laid across the cardboard sign that reads “#Stop Asian Hate” in black sharpie.

Mental Health

Asian Americans and the Model Minority Dilemma

March 23, 2021

A photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their interview with Oprah Winfrey

Royal Family

Meghan, Harry, Archie, and the British Royal Family: Startling Insights

March 8, 2021

A pair of gloved hands making a heart over a red background

Self-Care

Inspiring Stories on Practicing Self-Care This Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2021

Illustration of a bull with large golden horns on a red background. Surrounding him are circular golden patterns and lunar new years decorations. Video play button is overlaid.

Celebrate

5 Things to Know about Lunar New Year

February 11, 2021

A portrait photo of Margarita Guillory

Africana Religion

From Secrecy to #WitchTok: How the Internet Is Demystifying Africana Religions

November 30, 2020

An illustration of the first Thanksgiving

History

What That Turkey Is All About

November 23, 2020

A photo of water buffalo grazing

Wetlands

When Wildlife, Politics, and Morals Collide

November 5, 2020

A photo of wildfires in Colorado

Opinion

A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope

October 27, 2020

A photo of André de Quadros standing in front of Suffolk County House of Corrections

Music Education

How One BU Researcher Is Empowering Prisoners with Music

August 26, 2020

A photo of leafcutter ants working together

ANT SOCIETY

From Ant Brains, Seeking New Lessons about Human Behavior and Society

August 14, 2020

From Ant Brains, Seeking New Lessons about Human Behavior and Society