


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?

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

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

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

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

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
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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
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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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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

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
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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
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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
Class of 2022 on 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.
Meet Three Standout Class of 2022 Grad Degree Candidates
These graduates are ready to use their skills to change the world
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Arts & Culture
- Gavin Fahey (CFA’22) Named Grand Prize Winner at 2022 Kahn Awards Competition
- Books, Podcasts, and Movies to Explore for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Chinatown
Business & Law
- Two Years after George Floyd’s Murder, What’s Changed? What’s Next?
- BU Lecturer Went to Hungary as a Fulbright Scholar. Now She’s Helping Ukrainian Refugees
- POV: What Rights Could Unravel Next, in Light of Draft Opinion by SCOTUS Overturning Roe v. Wade
Campus Life
- Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins Tells LAW Grads, This Is “the Fight of Our Lives”
- Video: Highlights from BU’s 149th Commencement
- BU’s First-Ever Lavender Ceremony Celebrates LGBTQ+ Graduates
Health & Medicine
- School of Medicine Class of 2022: “Unprecedented Times Created a Truly Unprecedented Class”
- University to End Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing; Lab Will Continue to Process Specimens for Those with Symptoms
- Is the End of Roe v. Wade Near? Leaked SCOTUS Brief Says Yes
In the City
- The 2022 Senior Week Lineup
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Chinatown
- New Music May 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases
Science & Technology
- This MET Cyber Sleuth Helped Find the Man Who Stole His Identity
- Water, Water, Everywhere—They Hope
- BU to Open New Robotics Lab to Foster More Student Innovators
Sports
- Terrier Softball Is on a Mission: A Fourth-Straight Patriot League Championship
- “We’re Going to Have High Expectations,” says Jay Pandolfo, BU’s New Men’s Head Hockey Coach
- Men’s Lacrosse Wins First-Ever Patriot League Title
University News
- Journalist and Author Bob Woodward (Hon.’22) Tells BU Grads: Mistakes Are Life’s Best Guide
- School of Medicine Class of 2022: “Unprecedented Times Created a Truly Unprecedented Class”
- Man Arrested in Chinatown Attack Also a Suspect in BU Sexual Assault
Voices & Opinion
- Two Years after George Floyd’s Murder, What’s Changed? What’s Next?
- My First-Gen Story: Hector Grande
- POV: CFA Dean, a Buffalo Native, on How Shooter Exploited Housing Segregation to Find His Targets