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A photo of BU field hockey teammates Shannon Ma (right) and Rebecca Janes hugging goodbye last month as BU students left campus to flee the pandemic.

Mental Health & COVID-19

Five Things COVID-19 Might Do to Young Adults’ Mental Health

April 16, 2020

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Student Life

Suddenly Dating Long Distance? Thanks, Coronavirus

April 13, 2020

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Cognitive Development

How Children Play With Others Can Reveal Their Risk for Antisocial Behavior

April 10, 2020

A photo of a silhouette of a woman behind a screen from the show "Love is Blind"

Relationships

Is Love “Blind”?

March 11, 2020

A portrait photo of Elissa Altman

Books

Layers of Love, Loathing, and Longing

March 11, 2020

A photo of Anika Bent-Albert (CAS’99) and Todd Albert (CAS’99) while they were students at BU, their engagement photo, and one of the "keep in touch" cards the couple exchanged after meeting at orientation.

Relationships

Love and Courtship, Terrier-Style

February 13, 2020

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Campus Life

Willing to Share Your Worst or Best Date Stories? We’d Like to Hear from You as Valentine’s Day Approaches

January 27, 2020

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Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Tips for Keeping Up Long-Distance Friendships

October 1, 2019

Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Communicating with Your Roommate(s)

September 18, 2019

Parental figures holding hands in front of their home illustration by Mara Sassoon

University News

Parents’ Survival Guide: Navigating Your New Normal

September 10, 2019

A poster for the LGBTQ&A event

Students

Have LGBTQ+ Questions? Get Them Answered at Tonight’s LGBTQ&A

March 4, 2019

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Alumni

Terrier Love Stories

February 13, 2019

Paper valentine greeting that says "Let's Talk About Love" surrounded by chocolate hearts.

University News

Let’s Talk about Love

February 11, 2019

3 portraits who are experts on attraction

Health & Medicine

Why We’re Attracted to the People We’re Attracted To

February 7, 2019

Parents of the Class of 2022 bid their freshmen an emotional farewell.

Health & Medicine

A Ritual That Never Gets Easier

September 6, 2018

inkwell, pen, parchment and postcards

History

Love, Passion, and Longing Brought to Life

February 14, 2018

Relationships

BU Love Stories

February 12, 2018

Lydia Barnett-Mulligan as Simone and Amanda Collins as Devon in the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre production of Elemeno Pea. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky

Relationships

Hard Truths Wash Up on the Vineyard

November 2, 2017

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University News

Love and Marriage, BU-Style

February 13, 2017

Casey Taft of Boston University School of Medicine, Emily Rothman of Boston University School of Public Health, Megan Bair-Merritt of Boston University School of Medicine

Research

Explaining Violence: Intimate Partner Violence

November 13, 2016