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Faculty

A photo of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Kristen Welker on the debate stage

Politics

Trump, Biden Clash on Immigration, COVID … and Abe Lincoln

October 23, 2020

Portrait of professor Mary Beaudry, who died unexpectedly on October 20. She wears a orange colored scarf and purple sweater in her study.

Obituaries

BU Mourns the Loss of Archaeology, Anthropology, and Gastronomy Professor Mary Beaudry

October 22, 2020

COVID on Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: October 14 to 20

October 21, 2020

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Campus Life

Have You Picked Up a New Hobby during the Pandemic? Tell Us about It

October 19, 2020

A black and white photo of author Isaac Asimov with 80 books at a Mugar Library event comemmorating the publishing of his 80th book in 1967. The table in front of him is piled high with books; he flips through one, wearing dark thick-rimmed glasses and a suit.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Isaac Asimov’s Novels Still Speak to Us Today, 100 Years after His Birth

October 19, 2020

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COVID-19 Testing

Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab

October 15, 2020

COVID on Campus

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: October 7 to 13

October 14, 2020

Screenshot taken of a map of the Charles River Campus. The colored sections of the map show portions of the Charles River Campus that could be flooded in 30 years, according to a new report that has grimmer predictions than federal flood models. Maps courtesy of First Street Foundation

Climate Change

Will BU Be Underwater in 30 Years?

October 14, 2020

Photo of Saida Grundy, a CAS assistant professor of sociology, teaching her Race, Class and Gender course from the “cockpit” in her home September 29. She wears a bright orange outfit and speaks to her students on screen.

Faculty Perspectives

BU Faculty on How They’re Faring with Learn from Anywhere

October 13, 2020

A photo collage

Life After COVID-19

A Better Future

October 12, 2020

Senator Kamala Harris, Moderator Susan Page, Vice President Mike Pence on stage during the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate on October 7, 2020

Politics

BU Experts Weigh In on Wednesday’s Historic Vice Presidential Debate

October 7, 2020

Students

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: September 30 to October 6

October 7, 2020

A photograph of Constance Duncan, 75, who died of covid-19 in May, was placed by her son, Chris, at the COVID Memorial Project's interfaith memorial service to honor the 200,000 people who died due to coronavirus on the National Mall on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. 20,000 American Flags were placed in the grass to honor those who succumbed to the disease.

DEATH TOLL

Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000

October 5, 2020

President Donald Trump speaking at at a "Make America Great Again" campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minnesota, on September 30, 2020.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President Trump Has COVID-19. BU Scientists Say There Could Be a Large Cluster in the White House

October 2, 2020

Back2BU

Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: September 23 to 29

September 30, 2020

Photo of President Trump and Former VP Joe Biden debating on stage on September 29. In the foreground, the back of Chris Wallace is seen, his hands are raised.

Politics

Debating an Extraordinary First Debate: BU Experts on the Performances of Trump, Biden

September 29, 2020

A photo of someone working in the he Covid-19 testing lab at Kilachand Center

COVID ON CAMPUS

BU Updates COVID-19 Dashboard Based on Total People Tested

September 28, 2020

Photo of a printed photo of Jay Wexler (left) with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1999, when he was one of her four clerks. Behind them is the facade of the Supreme Court. RBG wears a mustard colored shawl and Wexler wears a suit and tie.

Reflections

LAW’s Jay Wexler on “the Honor and Joy” of Clerking for RBG

September 25, 2020

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway

September 24, 2020

Photo of Caterina Scaramelli teaching an anthropology class, "Culture & Environment “ on September 22, 2020. She wears a bright orange mask as she lectures to her computer and the students in the class. Overlay has video play button.

Learn from Anywhere

How One Class Is Adapting to BU’s Learn from Anywhere Model

September 24, 2020

How One Class Is Adapting to BU’s Learn from Anywhere Model