Collage: Composite image showing studio portraits of various Boston University faculty, staff, and students in three rows of three. From left to right, top to bottom, portraits show: Kaye-Alese Green, Jonathan Feingold, Nana Boateng, Saida Grundy, Amos Mwaura, Imara Joroff, Andre De Quadros, Andrea Taylor, and Amanda Bailey.

Community Voices

Two Years after George Floyd’s Murder, What’s Changed? What’s Next?

Reflections from BU community members on racism, history, violence, and the death that rocked a nation

May 24, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: The Killing We Continue to Fail to Stop

We know how to fix the problem of gun violence, so why haven’t we acted on it?

May 25, 2022

Photo of Newbury center grads Maelee Chen, from left, Cecilia Jarquin, and Annie Rose Hallett. Chen wears a pink tee shirt and jean short, Jarquin wears a striped blue and white tank top and blue jeans, and Hallett wears a black shirt and light tan pants. All 3 young women stand together and pose for the camera. A white triangle play button is overlaid in the middle of the photo.

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Commencement: a Moment of Pride and Achievement for These First-Gen Students

Graduating E-board members of First-Generation Low Income Partnership (FLIP) reflect on their journeys and the legacy they leave

4 May 22, 2022

Photo of Kevin Outterson, Executive Director, CARB-X and Erin Duffy, CARB-X's chief of research and development standing side by side at CARB-X. Outterson stands to the left with hands in pocket. He wears a navy blazer, jeans, and a light purple collared shirt. Duffy stands with arms crossed to the left wearing a navy blazer and skirt.

Antibiotic Resistance

Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?

Antibiotics are losing effectiveness—and millions are dying as a result. CARB-X, a BU-based partnership that aims to solve antimicrobial resistance, has been given up to $370 million in new funding from the US government and charitable foundation Wellcome

May 19, 2022

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MED CLASS OF 2022

School of Medicine Class of 2022: “Unprecedented Times Created a Truly Unprecedented Class”

MED presented 318 master’s degrees, 17 PhDs, and 164 medical degrees, 10 of them combined: 5 MD/PhDs, an MD/MPH, and 4 MD/MBAs

May 20, 2022

Cybersecurity

This MET Cyber Sleuth Helped Find the Man Who Stole His Identity

Kyung-shick Choi is helping the Justice Department train the next generation of cyber investigators

1 May 24, 2022

Photograph of the constellation Taurus made by the avid astrophotographer Akira Fujii. In the photo, tiny white dots, stars, fill the image, with a brighter, reddish dot towards the bottom right, which is Taurus.

Space Science

Seeing through the Fog—Pinpointing Young Stars and Their Protoplanetary Disks

BU astronomers develop a new way to measure and detect the presence of planet-forming disks around young stars in some of the most opaque regions of space

May 16, 2022

Latest Headlines

Could Blocking or Deleting a Protein Help Prevent Common Oral Cancers?

Around one-third of people with oral squamous cell carcinoma don’t survive it, but BU dental researchers have found deleting or inhibiting a protein in the tongue might stall tumor growth

April 21, 2022

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Journalist and Author Bob Woodward (Hon.’22) Tells BU Grads: Mistakes Are Life’s Best Guide

Class of 2022 honored at 149th All-University Commencement May 22

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Video: Highlights from BU’s 149th Commencement

A return to pre-pandemic protocols as University bids farewell to the Class of 2022

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May 22, 2022

Today’s Close-up

Photo of Oscar Zaysas, left, and Kelsey Russell, at the May 20 BU Posse Graduation Ceremony at Booth Theater. Russel holds up a pink phone as she and Zaysas take a selfie together. Both wear red graduation gowns and blue sashes as they smile towards her phone.

BU Posse Grads Celebrate

Oscar Zayas (Sargent’22) (left) and Kelsey Russell (CAS’22), both from Atlanta, at the 2022 BU Posse graduation ceremony for the 11th cohort from Atlanta and the 2nd from the Bay Area. Held at the Booth Theatre May 20, it was the first in-person celebration for two Posse cohorts. The nonprofit Posse Foundation’s national scholarship program targets urban high school students “with extraordinary academic and leadership potential.” BU awards a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to each Posse Scholar.

Photo by Cydney Scott

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Collage: Bottom of images features headshots from left to right of: COM Associate Dean Michelle Sullivan, Craig Andrade, Pedro Falci, Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Student Health Services (SHS) Dr. Judy Platt, Newbury Center’s Maria Erb, and Professor Constance Brown. Graduation imagery is strewn around image of: Graduation caps thrown in the air, a calculator that reads "tax", a torn piece of paper that reads "courage", a yellow sign that reads "breathe" an Apple laptop, and a red "adulting" stamp. Text on image reads "Advice to the class of 2022"

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Advice to the Class of 2022: “Live Fearlessly”

For this important life milestone, the BU community sends grads off with words of support and encouragement

1 May 13, 2022

Latest Headlines

Baccalaureate Speaker Marylou Sudders (CAS’76, SSW’78, Hon.’22) Reflects on Pandemic’s Lessons

Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services commended BU’s role in pandemic response

May 22, 2022
Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins Tells LAW Grads, This Is “the Fight of Our Lives”

The law is a noble profession, don’t be afraid to fail, and get in the game, she said

May 23, 2022

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Class of 2022 on What They’ll Miss Most about BU

On Tuesday, May 17, nearly 1,700 members of the Class of 2022 gathered on the BU Beach for a barbecue thrown in their honor by the Student Activities Office. We asked some of the noshing seniors to take a few minutes to share with us what they’ll miss most about BU.

In this episode, Grace Saathoff (CFA’22, COM’22) and Emily Worden, a CFA Arts Leadership and Innovation lecturer and career coach, tackle some of new graduates’ biggest concerns about entering the job market for the first time. Tune in for some practical advice and helpful job hunting tips for recent graduates.

You can also read this interview here.

Photo of Edgar Miranda (LAW’22). Miranda, a young caucasian appearing man, poses for the camera wearing a grey suit.

Reflections from BU community members on racism, history, violence, and the death that rocked a nation

We know how to fix the problem of gun violence, so why haven’t we acted on it?

Graduating E-board members of First-Generation Low Income Partnership (FLIP) reflect on their journeys and the legacy they leave

Antibiotics are losing effectiveness—and millions are dying as a result. CARB-X, a BU-based partnership that aims to solve antimicrobial resistance, has been given up to $370 million in new funding from the US government and charitable foundation Wellcome

MED presented 318 master’s degrees, 17 PhDs, and 164 medical degrees, 10 of them combined: 5 MD/PhDs, an MD/MPH, and 4 MD/MBAs

Kyung-shick Choi is helping the Justice Department train the next generation of cyber investigators

BU astronomers develop a new way to measure and detect the presence of planet-forming disks around young stars in some of the most opaque regions of space

Latest Headlines

Around one-third of people with oral squamous cell carcinoma don’t survive it, but BU dental researchers have found deleting or inhibiting a protein in the tongue might stall tumor growth

Class of 2022 honored at 149th All-University Commencement May 22

A return to pre-pandemic protocols as University bids farewell to the Class of 2022

Today’s Close-up

For this important life milestone, the BU community sends grads off with words of support and encouragement

Latest Headlines

Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services commended BU’s role in pandemic response

The law is a noble profession, don’t be afraid to fail, and get in the game, she said

Read the full story

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