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  • Photo: Two surrealistic paintings from Painter Mathew Cerletty sit in the middle of the photo. On the left, a purple image with a realistic image of a stainless steel wall lamp in the center. On the right, the painting has a yellow-green background with a realistic image of a fuel tank in the middle. The two paintings sit in the middle of the image on a dark, wooden floor.

Making Art Out of the Mundane


Painter Mathew Cerletty confronts audiences with a vivid, hyperreal take on everyday objects

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.
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How Do We Make Farming Better for the Planet? Ask Women

BU-led study used video games to test ways of balancing agriculture and conservation—and found getting more women involved in decision-making may boost productivity and the planet’s health

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  • Photo: Esther Ohrt, a Black woman with a slicked back, curly ponytail and wearing a yellow blazer, smiles and poses with a look over shoulder towards the camera. she stands in front of a teal blue background.

Big Tech, Big Heart


Esther Ohrt’s mission to improve lives around the world brought her to Facebook and then Twitter. After being let go in November, does she still believe social media can be redeemed?

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Photo: A young Asian man wearng a white collared shirt tucked into black pants plays a violin passionately on stage. Behind him and to the right, a young Asian woman wearing a long red dress, plays a black grand piano. The silhouettes of the audience can be seen in front them watching.

BU Spotlight at Carnegie Hall

Violinist Hudson Ye Hyung Chung (CFA’24) and pianist Dahee Park (CFA’24) perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” during a BU Spotlight Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City March 21. They were among a dozen graduating seniors and graduate music students selected to perform at the venue after completing a multistage competition and selection process overseen by the College of Fine Arts School of Music. The concert also included performances of works by other composers, including Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Richard Strauss, Amanda Harberg, and Felix Mendelssohn.

Photo by Craig Williston (Questrom’89)

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  • Photo: A stock photo of three incredibly fluff and small puppies. The one on the right is all cream, the one in the middle has brown spots on his ears and eyes, and the one on the left has a brown top and cream belly.

Therapy Dogs

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 28 · 6 – 7:30pm

Therapy dogs will be at Student Health Services for some stress relief in collaboration with BIPOC Mental Health Collective. Students with tickets will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 6 pm. Last entry will be at 7 pm. Students are required to show their ticket and BU ID upon entry. Each student will be able to spend 15 minutes with a dog. Limit one space per student. Face masks are required for this event.

Photo: Artistic director Dariel Suarez (GRS’12) (left) and founder and executive director Eve Bridburg (GRS’97) stand and pose on a set of bright yellow stairs. Each step has the words "Get writing" printed on them in white. A latino man wearing a grey beret, grey shirt, and black pants stands with one arm resting on the railing to his left and smiles. To his right, a white woman wearing a grey dress, black pantyhose, and red chunky necklace smiles and stands with one arm resting and poised on the railing to her right.
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Making Big Moves at GrubStreet

During the pandemic, the writing center got a new home in the Seaport, more users, and a strengthened focus on diversity

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