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Gender

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

Joyce Wong at the podium delivering the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture at Boston University in 2017

Women in STEM

Here’s How to Really Improve Gender Diversity in STEM Research

November 12, 2019

Rebecca Printze (CFA’20) (left) and Leroy Davis rehearse "As One"

Arts & Culture

CFA Fringe Festival Launches Today

October 3, 2019

Best-selling author Lisa Taddeo speaks during a live appearance.

Books

Alum’s Book Exploring Female Desire and Sex Takes Off

September 9, 2019

Glass of water, half full, against a light blue background.

Longevity

Optimists Live Longer

August 26, 2019

Elaine Nsoesie, an SPH assistant professor of global health

Machine Learning

Twitter Data Shows Who Is Hitting the Gym

August 21, 2019

Gender

BU Making More Single-Occupancy Bathrooms Gender-Neutral

April 3, 2019

Global

In Celebration of International Women’s Day

March 8, 2019

A student walks down Com Ave in front of Marsh Plaza

Gender

New BU Panel on Gender-Based Harassment Gets to Work

February 28, 2019

Portrait of the Vibes women-only dance team posing on stairs outside in Boston

University News

New Lawsuit Raises Old Question: Is It Time for Single-Sex Clubs to Go?

December 11, 2018

A woman drops a ballot into a ballot box

Public Policy

What Massachusetts Voters Need to Know about 2018 Ballot Questions

November 5, 2018

3 headshots of political candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11), Gina Ortiz Jones (CAS’03, GRS’03), and Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts candidate for the House of Representatives

LGBTQ+

Not Politics as Usual

November 1, 2018

A person holds up a transgender symbol on paper

University News

What Transgender Means to Me

October 29, 2018

A portrait of Rachel Bennetts and Brian Stanley

GSU

Students Help Spur Campus Increase in “All-Gender” Restrooms

October 3, 2018

American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2018 Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from New York's 14th Congressional District, speaks to a crowd at Boston University on October 2, 2018.

Alumni

Rising Democratic Star Ocasio-Cortez Urges Students to Become Activists

October 2, 2018

Photo: Student researcher Elizabeth Hannigan, a white woman with long red hair tied into a braid and wearing a black tee shirt and jeans, poses at an archaeological site.

Arts & Culture

Examining a Woman’s Role—1,300 Years Ago

July 5, 2018

Déanna Clarke-Campbell (CAS’21) performs

Humanities

Hamilton Music Gets an Infusion of New Voices

April 30, 2018

SheHacks Boston

UROP

SheHacks Boston Student Organizers Are #makingthenewnormal

January 26, 2018

SheHacks Boston Student Organizers Are #makingthenewnormal