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Move-in 2024

Move-in 2024: Everything You Need to Know

August 20, 2024

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Sustainability

Eco-Friendly College Life: How to Move In and Live Sustainably

August 19, 2024

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Social Media

10 Memes to Describe the First Week of School

August 15, 2024

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University News

University Makes New Contract Offer to Graduate Students

August 7, 2024

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Student Life

Questrom Student Helps Women Artisans in India Become Entrepreneurs

August 6, 2024

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University News

BU White Coat Ceremony Welcomes 141 Students to the Profession of Medicine

August 6, 2024

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Boston History

What the History of Boston’s Harbor Can Teach Us about Its Uncertain Future

July 29, 2024

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Health

Living with a Rare Disease, This Recent Grad Is Trying to Help Others Like Herself

July 22, 2024

Student Life

Adventure in Thailand: SHA Undergrads Study Ecotourism

July 12, 2024

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Scientific Diving

Scuba Diving Safely for Marine Biology Research

July 9, 2024

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Heat Waves

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?

July 1, 2024

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Student Life

Five Tips for Navigating College Without Regrets

June 20, 2024

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Expert Take

Being Open about LGBTQ+ Identities in the Classroom Creates Positive Learning Environments

June 17, 2024

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Administration

Lessons from an Interim President: Kenneth Freeman Reflects on a Historic Year

June 17, 2024

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Awards

Proposal to Push Space Junk to “Graveyard Orbit” Earns BU Duo First Prize in National Contest

June 3, 2024

Awards

BU Researcher Named a 2024 Hertz Fellow; Award Honors “Innovators with the Greatest Potential”

May 28, 2024

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University News

Boston University Removes the Myles Standish Name from Dorm

May 23, 2024

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Student Voices

My Reflections on the Last Four Years of College: Why Small Life Events Matter

May 21, 2024

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WATCH NOW

Exploring BU’s Vibrant Asian Student Communities for AAPI Heritage Month

May 21, 2024

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COMMENCEMENT 2024

Protests Unfold in and around Nickerson Field during BU’s 151st Commencement

May 19, 2024

Protests Unfold in and around Nickerson Field during BU’s 151st Commencement