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Education

Stephanie Joseph measures the elastic properties of Jello while her lab mate watches virtually during their Physics of Food lab at Boston University.

Academics

BU Students: Zoom vs In-Person Classes? It’s Complicated

November 9, 2020

A collage of different ideas, images and situations that relate to the humanities and the ways it improves peoples live. From top left, to the right, a photo of a food bank box of cans labeled “donation,” a photo of a Black Lives Matter protest, Diego Rivera mural at the PALACIO NACIONAL, a photo of a foot during a Southeast Asian dance, a photo of the UN, a photo of a person winnowing rice, a photo of a bike lane, hokusai’s internationally iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a photo of a social worker playing with a child, a black and white photo of new york city in the 1930s/40s, a photo of people praying in a mosque, a photo of the stock market. A blue overlay ties the images in together.

Humanities

Funding the Quiet Good: Gifts That Support the Humanities and Social Sciences

November 6, 2020

Members of Boston University administration and former trustees of Newbury College cut the ribbon to officially open the Newbury Center at Boston University which will support first generation students

First-Generation Students

BU to Open New Center to Support First-Generation Students

October 27, 2020

A composite image of A photo of Angelee Verdieu and Peiling Li

University News

BU’s Ongoing Commitment to “the Kids from Boston”

October 7, 2020

A photo of two dads sitting playing with their child

Parenting

How to Parent during a Pandemic

September 29, 2020

A portrait photo of Christine Woodbury Hamel

Performance Arts

Why Policing the Way Voices Sound Has to Stop

September 17, 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

a portrait of Eric Kolaczyk

OPINION

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

August 28, 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 learning and event technology specialist teaches faculty how to use new remote teaching and learning technology

Digital Learning & Innovation

Leading the Charge: The $7 Million Story of BU’s Hybrid Teaching Transition

August 26, 2020

Screenshot of former Upward Bound Student Victoria Omoregie (CFA’21) on a Zoom call. Victoria wears airpods and glasses and smiles.

Education

Upward Bound toward College, Remotely

August 6, 2020

A photo of the exterior of the new BU Children's Center

University News

BU Children’s Center Gets Expanded Home, Now Accepts Infants

July 27, 2020

A portrait photo of Santiago Gomez standing with his arms crossed

Antiracism

Striking Out Racist Terminology in Engineering

July 16, 2020

Mental Health

In College Students, COVID-19 Has Increased Depression Rate and Raised New Barriers to Mental Health Care

July 9, 2020

Photo of a daycare classroom where some students raise their hands.

Reopening Childcare

POV: We Need to Focus on Children’s Rights as We Grapple with Reopening Childcare in Massachusetts

July 6, 2020

A photo of a woman and child working on schoolwork together at home while wearing masks

Children & Coronavirus

Don’t Undersell the Facts: Why Kids Deserve Accurate Coronavirus Information

June 26, 2020

CAREER PLANNING

Postdoc Academy Launches Remote Professional Development Course

June 19, 2020

A photo of a child sitting against a bank of lockers with their head down

Voices & Opinion

POV: Schools Must Address Harassment Based on Immigration

June 18, 2020

Biomedical engineers in BU professor Allyson Sgro’s lab participated in a workshop to develop individualized action plans and then joined up in person with other members of the community. Together, they met up with a #ShutDownSTEM/Black Lives Matter march walking from Roxbury’s Nubian Square to Boston City Hall.

STEM ON STRIKE

BU Researchers #ShutDownSTEM to Combat Racism

June 12, 2020

A blue-gray sign that reads "Office of Admissions" in gold letters.

Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action

June 1, 2020

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action