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Comm Ave Bridge Will Close from July 26 to August 11
Some detours mirror those of last year’s closing, some don’t
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Jake Sullivan New Head of BU’s Government & Community Affairs
Replacing Bob Donahue as primary liaison with local elected officials and residents
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A Performance at the Intersection of Theater and Activism
Kilachand Honors College student project invites discussion of sexual assault
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SPH Hosts Climate Change Symposium
Policymakers, journalists discuss cities, the media, and climate solutions
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Where I’m Coming From
Science, which is supposed to investigate the entirety of the physical and natural world, is missing something. So is engineering. A 2017 National Science Foundation report finds that blacks, Hispanics, women, and people with disabilities are underrepresented in the science and engineering workforce. Listen to the stories of three of them at BU.
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Goober came to the Medical Campus on April 13 to spread a little canine love. The North Shore Animal League America mobile adoption unit brought the mixed breed lab to provide comfort to hospital patients, staff, and students, like Roxy Wisell (MED’20). The league has returned on its mission of comfort each year since the Boston Marathon bombings. Photo by Maddie Malhotra (COM’19)
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Tuesday
- 2018 MFA Thesis ExhibitionAll Day
- Living My Truth: Art by Nathaniel Devarie9:00am
- More Than Meets the Eye: A Discussion of the Psychology of Twins2:30pm
- In Her Own Time3:30pm
- Research on Tap | War and Peace: Causes, Consequences, and Alternatives4:00pm
- Global Dinner Club6:00pm
- Student Photography Gala6:30pm
- Soulfulll Speaker Series 7:00pm
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More Than Meets the Eye: A Discussion of the Psychology of Twins
Sponsored by the BU Alumni Association, psychotherapist Joan A. Friedman (CAS’70), who has spent many years educating twins and their families about the emotional needs of twins, will talk about her research, followed by a Q&A and discussion with BU alumni and students. The expert on twin development has worked through her own twinship challenges and parented her fraternal twin sons.
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Athletics Headlines
- Boston University Athletics Shatters Giving Day Record April 19, 2018
- Third Annual Lax-A-Palooza Set for Saturday March 28, 2018
- BU Athletics Seeking to Build Upon Record-Breaking Giving Day March 14, 2018
- BU Athletics to Host $2,000 Trivia Contest at Men's Basketball Game Sunday Afternoon January 25, 2018
- Terriers Visit Boston Public Schools for Annual Holiday Reading Program December 15, 2017
- Eleven Terrier Teams Earn Perfect GSR Scores November 9, 2017
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BU Clubs
From beekeeping to photography, rocket propulsion to religion, BU has more than 500 student organizations to engage almost any interest. These are just a few.
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Lost in Space
BU Astronomical Society members train their eyes on the skies
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Video: BU Capoeira Club Combines Dance, Acrobatics, Music
Afro-Brazilian martial art requires speed and agility
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Video: Synch and Swim
BU’s synchronized swimming team values friendship—and nose clips
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