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As BU Launches Inquiry into Center for Antiracist Research, Interim President Freeman Explains Goal and Reasoning
Move follows complaints about the culture and grant management practices, after layoffs announced
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Black Alums Celebrate 50th Reunion during Alumni Weekend
The Class of 1973 saw the greatest number of Black students at BU to date. Some are returning to campus for the first time in decades
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The Postdoc-Mentor Relationship Is Key to Advancing Research. Here’s How to Make It Better
This National Postdoc Appreciation Week, BU research finds postdocs want more from their faculty mentors and better career development opportunities
September 21, 2023 -
Three Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Students
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month approaches, what Terriers need to keep in mind
September 21, 2023 -
The Weekender: September 21 to 24
Celebrate autumn with Barbie night at the Sox game, open art studios, and the Comm Ave Carnival
September 20, 2023
Alumni Weekend
Make the Most of a Packed Alumni Weekend 2023 with These Events
With more than 90 activities to choose from, there’s no shortage of ways to show your Terrier pride
Campus & Facilities
Buzz, Buzz: BU Creates a New Pollinator Garden
Hawes Street garden features perennials known to attract pollinating insects
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BU Will Offer COVID Vaccine Boosters to Students, Faculty, and Staff
Three-day November clinic will run separately from annual flu clinics
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In Huntington Theatre Company’s Prayer for the French Republic, BU Alum and Current Student Play Same Character, 70 Years Apart
Will Lyman (CFA’71) and Jesse Kodama (CFA’25) on play’s exploration of fear, hope, and family
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Proposed LGBTQ+ Library in Boston Would Be a First
BU alum Emily Talley, who’s is spearheading the effort, says space would start “to build safety in the neighborhood”
3September 18, 2023
Decongestants
A Common Nasal Decongestant Doesn’t Actually Work. What Should You Use Instead?
Nasal and sinus expert says there are far better and safer alternatives than phenylephrine that are available over the counter
Today’s Close-up
The Face of Puerto Rico
Liani Diaz (Questrom’26) (right) seems to enjoy having her face painted with the Puerto Rican flag by Melissa Molina (CAS’25) at the LatinX Community Reception. Held on September 12, it was another of the 2023 Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Affinity Receptions, where students can learn about various groups, meet their members, and enjoy traditional foods and board games.
Photo by Will Chapman (COM’26)
Campus Safety
Do You Think Your Drink Was Spiked? How to Recognize the Symptoms and Take the Right Steps
BU experts explain the process for reporting an incident and finding on-campus support
Campus & Facilities
14 BU Construction Projects, from Updated Classrooms to a New Robotics Space to Fresh Paint and Carpeting
A renovated Kilachand Hall study space, an improved sprinkler system at the GSU, the new LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center, and much more among the capital improvements visible across the University
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Easy Vegetable Quiche
Recipe uses a frozen premade pie shell and makes for a simple and delicious breakfast, lunch, or dinner
Business & Law
Does Impeachment Mean Anything Anymore?
Demands to impeach politicians aren’t new. What is new is how those demands are handled
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Stress ReLeaf: Weekly Tea Workshop Offers a Place for Students to Relax, Unwind
Launched last year, the program has proven a hit with students
Substance Use
Could Dunkin’s New Alcoholic Drinks Encourage Underage Drinking?
BU substance use prevention researcher David Jernigan says the chain’s boozy coffees and teas, Dunkin’ Spiked, might provide youth “too easy an entry point” into alcohol
Business & Law
Veteran Auto Industry Reporter, and COM Alum, on the Historic Auto Workers Strike
Neal Boudette parses the first-ever simultaneous walkout on the Big Three
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Arts & Culture
- Video: Boba Showdown, Round Two
- New Book by STH Lecturer, and Alum, Calls Out Christianity for Stigmatizing Fat People
- Lobster Night, One of BU Dining’s Most Popular Events, Is Tonight
Business & Law
- Does Impeachment Mean Anything Anymore?
- Questrom Student Creates Stuffed Animals and Books to Teach Kids about Sustainability
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Campus Life
- Lobster Night, One of BU Dining’s Most Popular Events, Is Tonight
- The Weekender: September 21 to 24
- Showing Up for My Wellbeing: A Self-Reflection on How I Manage My Personal Wellness at Boston University
Health & Medicine
- Showing Up for My Wellbeing: A Self-Reflection on How I Manage My Personal Wellness at Boston University
- BU Will Offer COVID Vaccine Boosters to Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Do You Think Your Drink Was Spiked? How to Recognize the Symptoms and Take the Right Steps
In the City
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Newbury Street
- The Weekender: September 21 to 24
- Do You Think Your Drink Was Spiked? How to Recognize the Symptoms and Take the Right Steps
Science & Technology
- Three Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Students
- BU Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences Grows by Four
- BU Dual Master’s Program Aims to Produce Graduates Versed in Environmental Science—and the Economics of Climate Change
Sports
- Men’s, Women’s Soccer Open Patriot League Play Saturday in Home Doubleheader
- The Joys and Challenges of Being a Student-Athlete at BU
- Celebrating 10 Years of Patriot League Play, Student-Athletes Thrive at BU
University News
- As BU Launches Inquiry into Center for Antiracist Research, Interim President Freeman Explains Goal and Reasoning
- Six Tips for Getting the Most Out of Blackboard Ally
- Three Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Students
Voices & Opinion
- New Book by STH Lecturer, and Alum, Calls Out Christianity for Stigmatizing Fat People
- Showing Up for My Wellbeing: A Self-Reflection on How I Manage My Personal Wellness at Boston University
- Booker Prize–Winning Author Ben Okri to Deliver Ha Jin Lecture Tonight