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Collage: (From left to right, top down) Photo: Philadelphia Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's training facility, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. A Black man wearing a dark green and white Eagles' football uniform and helmet catches a football in his hands, Photo: A flatlay of the iLet Bionic Pancreas, a bionic pancreas approved at the FDA. The device is a black box with a wire attached with two additional attachments, Photo: An unidentified person standing in a generic store pharmacy holds over the counter medicine in the aisle as they try to make a decision, and Photo: A white hands holds up a petri dish holding the yeast candida auris in a laboratory. a Petri dish with speckles of white dots/fungi is shown.

2023 IN REVIEW

What Were BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories in 2023?

December 11, 2023

Book History

Video: Why the UK and US have Different Titles for the same Book

November 6, 2023

Photo: A composite image of a green background with text overlay that reads INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2023

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

BU Celebrates International Education Week with Cooking Demonstrations, a Fashion Show, and an AI Panel Discussion

November 3, 2023

Photo: A table of children sit in a circle. Some have their arms on the table, some don't. A boy, in the center of the photo with a gray shirt, raises his hand.

Communications

How to Talk to Kids about the Israel-Hamas War

October 24, 2023

Photo: Palestinians inspect the destruction following the attack on the Ahli Arab Hospital, which killed dozens of civilians. Photo by: Mohammad Abu Elsebah/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Disinformation

Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Israel-Hamas War

October 23, 2023

Image: Collage of various images related to the challenges of tackling future pandemics. Collage features a snap of Nahid Bhadelia talking, an image of Earth, a plane, a Coronavirus, and the UN building.

Pandemic Response

Video: Unpacking the Push for a Global Pandemic Accord

October 13, 2023

Photo: A red and silver high-speed train is parked during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Halim station in Jakarta, Indonesia on Oct. 2, 2023. People stand under a large banner set up on the middle platform of the open-air train station.

Belt and Road

China Has Financed Power Plants, Airports, and Roads around the Globe—but Has It Made the World a Better or Worse Place?

October 11, 2023

Photo: A group of people wearing bright, flamboyant Mardi Gras Indian outfits stand and pose in front of a large stoop. Large pink and purple feathers are showcased on outfits and headdresses.

Music Festival

BU Global Music Festival Comes to Tsai Performance Center on Saturday

September 13, 2023

Photo: A large seaplane floating in a body of water. The photo is black and white and was taken a long time ago.

World War II

Broadway Singers, a Nazi Sympathizer, and the Doomed Flight of the Yankee Clipper

September 5, 2023

Photo: A massive group of protestors are shown storming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office. The crowd piles and pushes at a large black metal gate and climb the white wall as officers in black riot gear try to fight them off.

Global Debt Crisis

What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?

August 7, 2023

Portrait of Dr. Nahid Bhadelia leaning against a building in front of a window showing a reflection of the Boston skyline.

COVID-19

After a Year in the White House, BU Infectious Diseases Expert Shares Lessons about Pandemic Response

August 1, 2023

Photo: Nikta Khani, a young woman with long, curled black hair and wearing an off the shoulder black long-sleeved top and black pants, smiles and leans against the exterior of a white building. She leans with arms crossed.

Accolades

Young Alum Wins Highly Competitive Schwarzman Scholarship

July 11, 2023

Black and white photo of Writer Nobuko Yoshiya, an older Japanese woman wearing a long sleeved seater over a white collared shirt and long skirt. She poses for a photograph in a small rock garden. A small building can be seen behind her.

Expert Take

This Queer Japanese Novelist Disrupted Beliefs about Sexuality, Love, and Friendship

June 12, 2023

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

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