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Why Phototherapy Will Be the Next Frontier in Combating Antibiotic Resistance
BU engineers have developed a new, light-based weapon in the fight against antibiotic-resistant pathogens like MRSA
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POV: How Parents Can Help Their Children Deal with Ambiguous Loss
As the school year draws to a close and uncertainty prevails, tips for helping kids cope
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Mo Khalil Awarded Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
BU synthetic biologist will study epigenetic memory to create new, self-assembling biological materials
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The Weekender: May 28 to 31
Middle Eastern shakshuka, new Jerry Seinfeld Netflix special, and a cover band
May 28, 2020
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When Life Gives You a Pandemic, Make a Sitcom
Amidst COVID-19, CFA student’s The Social Distance mines his own life for laughs
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How Did That Remote Learning Work for You?
In summer Zoom series, faculty to look back on lessons learned
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Board Games Are Back, and These Nine Are Great for a Pandemic
While social distancing, stop global outbreaks, move to Mars, survive a haunted house, and fight fascists
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BU Expands Hybrid/Simultaneous Graduate Program Offerings for Fall
More than 80 added to previous roster
9May 27, 2020
BU Student Clubs and Organizations Find Ways to Stay Connected, at a Distance
From workouts to play readings to dance rehearsals, members check in via Zoom
Today's Close-up
Ongoing 2020 Commencement Celebration
2020 BU grads Claire Johnson (Sargent’18, SSW’20, SPH’21) (left) and Kathryn Sparks (SSW’20) and their roommate—and photographer—Alex Ben-Jakob (Sargent’17) took advantage of a beautiful day to get photos at Myles Standish Plaza on May 26.
Photo by Cydney Scott
Books
Humor and Honesty Help Fix a Fractured Relationship with Mom and Dad
In his new memoir, Missed Translations, New York Times writer and stand-up comedian Sopan Deb (COM’10) writes about building a relationship with his immigrant parents
University News
These 19 Charles River Campus Faculty Have Been Promoted to Rank of Full Professor
Leaders in their respective fields, they are “forging multidisciplinary collaborations to discover solutions for some of our most pressing challenges”
Translation
Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH
Clinical and Translational Science Institute aids junior investigators and bench-to-bedside research, including new coronavirus studies
Campus Life
This Eerie Drone Footage of BU Will Make You Yearn for Campus Life
Robert Pinsky’s poem “Viral Quiet” captures the coronavirus pandemic
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Voices & Opinion
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