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Photo of Emily Chua’s class WR120 K8 Planet Ocean, a first-year writing seminar focused on ocean science in CAS September 22, 2020. Students sit in rolling desks and look at their laptops; many of them wear sweatshirts and all of them wear facemasks in the dimly lit classroom.

Voices & Opinion

POV: University’s Course Guidance for Fall Is “Wishful Thinking” and “Inadequate”

September 2, 2021

Photo of students walking down Comm Ave past an orange and yellow sign that says "BU is Back". Students are dressed in summer attire and the trees along the street are green.

Student Life

“Hopeful.” “Safe.” “Engaged.” Students Share Hopes for the Fall Semester

September 2, 2021

Student Health

What You Need to Know about BU’s Good Samaritan Policy

September 1, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID on Campus

BU COVID-19 Report: August 24 to 30

September 1, 2021

A theoretical image depicting a young star, the yellow ball in the center, eating up gas and dust particles of a protoplanetary disk, which is represented by green material surrounding the bright star. Colored lines represent the direction of the magnetic field that connects the star to the protoplanetary disk—blue represents the magnetic field moving toward Earth, red is moving away, and other colors represent directions in between.

Astronomy

What Can a Young Star Teach Us about the Birth of Our Planet, Sun, and Solar System?

September 1, 2021

Members of the Boston University Class of 2025 react during the Matriculation ceremony at Agganis Arena.

Class of 2025

Class of 2025 Matriculation

August 29, 2021

Detail photo of a tray of nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in containers with red caps. The photo is tinted yellow and teal.

COVID on Campus

BU COVID-19 Report: August 18 to 24

August 26, 2021

Just for Fun

In Honor of National Dog Day, Here are Six Funny Videos of Boston Terriers

August 26, 2021

Photo of the women's soccer team giving each other high fives before the start of their game versus UMass lowell.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: August 26 to 29

August 26, 2021

A class is lead in discussion sitting in a circle of colorful adirondack chairs beneath a tree on BU Beach, Boston University Charles River Campus.

Campus Life

BU in Summer: Video Captures a More Mellow Campus

August 18, 2021

Student Voices

My Experience as a Transfer Student during a Global Pandemic

August 16, 2021

Student Life

Seven Items I Wish I Had as a Freshman in Boston (and Where to Get Them)

August 3, 2021

Deepwater Discoveries

There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage

July 21, 2021

A young family conference with a doctor or therapist via a telehealth application on a laptop computer

Rehabilitation Sciences

Beware Using Telemedicine for Voice and Speech Therapy

July 15, 2021

Student Health

What You Need to Know About Updating Your Vaccination Status for Fall

July 9, 2021

Supernova Shrapnel

Why Is This Weird, Metallic Star Hurtling Out of the Milky Way?

July 8, 2021

A composite image of Mackenzie Miers, Marut Raval, and Solomon Frey. A white video play button is overlayed.

Recent Grads

How’s the Hospitality Industry Doing? We Asked Three 2021 School of Hospitality Administration Grads

July 6, 2021

This easy-to-understand packaging for doses of albendazole, the antibiotic that prevents lymphatic filariasis, created by a team of BU students, won first prize at a hackathon for neglected tropical diseases

Infectious Diseases

BU Students’ Hackathon-Winning Project Could Help Combat a Neglected Tropical Disease

June 22, 2021

Just For Fun

It’s National Selfie Day: Check Out These Selfie Etiquette Dos and Don’ts

June 21, 2021

BU scientists Colleen Bove (from left), Hanny Rivera, Sarah Davies, and Wally Fulweiler join other collaborators in a new PLOS Biology piece arguing that career advancement in science needs to reward an expanded set of criteria—beyond citations and publishing record—including mentorship, science communication, and multicultural experience.

Culture of Science

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything

June 15, 2021

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything