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Photo: A long medical-grade face mask is shown illuminated in a dark room. Scene has a somber mood.

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Is No Longer an Official Emergency. Is That the Right Call?

May 10, 2023

Photo: Abdulrazak Gurnah , Professor Muhammad Zaman (left) and Professor Carrie Preston sit at the front of Morse Auditorium on April 24, 2023. (from left) a tan man wearing a light blue collared shirt and navy blue suit looks and writes on sheets of paper, a Black man with white hair and a gray trimmed beard wearing a light blue collared shirt, blue blazer, and dark grey pants is turned to his right as he talks and gesticulates to a white woman wearing a red blazer, black dress, and black tights. They all sit in black chairs in front of a white background. A small table is at the center of them holding small plastic cups of water.

Arts & Culture

Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Speaks of Migrants and Memory—and That Call from Sweden

April 25, 2023

Photo: Large, dramatic photo of a starry night sky over scenic mountains. A person can be seen in the foreground wearing a yellow puffer jacket and a headlamp that illuminates him and the area around him. Bodies of water can be seen around dark trees below the cliff the man sits on.

Photography

A BU Student Risked Encountering a Grizzly Bear to Capture This Award-Winning Photograph

April 19, 2023

Photo: To the far left, Andrew Reid Bell, a white man wearing a green cap, looks on as a small group of dark-skinned Black women and men look to tablets on a multi-colored, checkered long table. They are in a small wooden dwelling with an open doorway and cross-patterned open windows letting light in.

Conservation

How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women

March 16, 2023

Photo: A birds-eye view of the destruction from the earthquake in Turkey. Mass rubble from a fallen structure is scattered everywhere.

Earthquakes

Why Were the Two Earthquakes That Struck Turkey and Syria So Catastrophic—and Could They Have Been Predicted?

February 9, 2023

Photo: Rescuers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Overhead shot of collapsed building, rubble, and people.

Earthquake Relief

A List: How You Can Help Earthquake Victims and Families in Turkey and Syria

February 9, 2023

Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an older tan man with grey hair and mustache, tours the site of destroyed buildings during his visit to the city of Kahramanmaras in southeast Turkey, two days after the severe earthquake that hit the region. Rescuers and people can be seen behind him standing and working through large piles of rubble and debris.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Erdoğan’s Response to Earthquake Leaves Turkish People Feeling Abandoned—Again

February 9, 2023

Photo: Aerial photo shows the destruction in Hatay city center, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A city center is shown with numerous collapsed and crumbling building.

World events

BU Students Raising Money for Earthquake Victims

February 7, 2023

Photo: Eugenio Menegon (left) poses for a photo with Daryl Ireland (right). Menegon, a man with white gray hair and wearing black glasses, a light blue, checkered collared shirt and navy blue sweater smiles and poses with arms crossed. Ireland, a man wearing glasses, light blue collared shirt, gray tie, and brown blazer, smiles and poses with hands in pockets. Both stand in front of a projector displaying a representation of the global network they're working on.

Christianity

What’s behind Boom of Christianity in China?

February 2, 2023

Vector illustration: Angry Young Couple Turn Their Backs Against One Another and are on opposite ends of the space. The two people are isolated On a dark purple Background.

Marriage

Why Are Women around the World Opting Out of Marriage?

January 23, 2023

Photo: A dim-lit room, illuminated by fluorescent, pink neon lights. A crowd is at the foreground of the photo while in the background, a DJ stand and DJ set the vibes. The DJ is off-center, toward the left. A huge sign behind the DJ reads "MASTER" and unreadable second word.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: January 19 to 22

January 18, 2023

PA REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2022 File photo dated 10/09/22 - The Princess of Wales, the Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex walk to meet members of the public at Windsor Castle in Berkshire following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Issue date: Tuesday December 20, 2022. (Press Association via AP Images)

Arts & Culture

Prince Harry’s Spare Is a Gold Mine for Historians, CGS Lecturer Says

January 17, 2023

Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Bruce Willis at a speaking engagement wearing a blue collared shirt with a white undershirt, Photo of BU Medical student, Molly Jia Yong Zhao gives a flu shot to a patient during a clinic on September 29, 2020, vector illustration of a brain pixelating and dissolving from left to right, and Photo of Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Science, Hagere Yilma, posing for a photo. A Black woman with shoulder-length black hair styled in a twist-out hairstyle wearing a black, tunic-style blouse stands in front of a brick wall and smiles to the camera.

2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories

December 13, 2022

Photo: A room filled with tables and shelves of various ceramics, including but not limited to, cups, bowls, and vases.

Boston

The Weekender: December 8 to 11

December 7, 2022

Movie screenshot: A black woman with short, curly hair and wearing navy scrubs sits and smiles at a patient. In the blurry foreground the back of the patient can be seen sitting across from the nurse.

Maternal Health

Moving toward More Empathetic Maternal Mental Health Care

November 29, 2022

Photo: Tess Walsh (Wheelock’24) leans against a stone ledge and smiles and turns to the camera on her left. Another student to her right stares straight ahead. A distant scene of Padua, Italy can be seen from an overhead view to both students' lefts.

Watch Now

Video: My Study Abroad Experience in Padua, Italy

November 23, 2022

Photo: A group of people use snowboards on a small patch of snow in a convention center. Convention goers and booths are on the outskirts of the snow center.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 17 to 20

November 16, 2022

Photo: Newly installed Nexamp solar panels at the Local 103 headquarters in Dorchester. Large solar panels cover a rooftop on a Boston building. A city skyline and distant white wind turbine are shown in the distance.

Climate Change

POV: Local Climate Action Matters Now More than Ever

November 15, 2022

Photo: General wide-shot view of Al Thumama stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on November 14, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. A large football stadium is shown. The top of the dome is open to a sunny day as the field and stands are seen below that.

World Cup

Should You Watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup despite Host Qatar’s “Serious Human Rights Problems”?

November 15, 2022

Photo: The sun sets behind signage for the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. The large sign reads "COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, 2022 Egypt" and is shown in shadow against the setting sun. A few large clown fish figures can be seen below the sign.

Climate Change

Urgency, Accountability, and Private Jets at UN Climate Summit COP27

November 14, 2022

Urgency, Accountability, and Private Jets at UN Climate Summit COP27