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A Mother Charged with Killing Her Children: A Possible Explanation for the Unthinkable
Q&A with a BMC nurse-midwife on the importance of recognizing and treating postpartum depression and psychosis
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![Freshmen Lane (CAS’26) and Quinn Hutson (CAS’26), pictured here in full hockey uniforms, are tied in scoring the second most goals for the Terriers this season, with nine each. Growing up playing against each other, the brothers are enjoying their time skating together for the No. 4/5 Terriers. [Credit: Matt Woolverton]](/files/2023/01/Hutson-Brothers-DSC01195-feat-crop-copy-600x400.jpg)
BU’s Red-Hot Hutson Brothers Help Fuel Terriers’ Hockey Success
For freshmen Lane and Quinn, goal scoring is a family affair
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POV: Again and Again. Mass Shootings Continue Unabated in the United States
Isn’t it time for us to move collectively to the common-sense gun safety reform that can make a difference?
1January 26, 2023
Things-to-do
The Weekender: January 26 to 29
Check out a karaoke night, Splash 2.0, and a dance party
Behind the Scenes at BU’s Photonics Center
Video reveals the engineering feat that allows this research hub to carry out out sensitive experiments despite proximity to the Mass Pike
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Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical Center, Leaving to Lead Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department
Veteran healthcare leader tapped by Governor Maura Healey to oversee state’s largest department; national search begins for her successor to lead Boston’s safety net hospital
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Sunset Cantina Reopens, with an Alum a Co-owner
Catarina Chang (SHA’11) says the Mexican eatery’s “fun vibe” remains
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As Book Bans Increase across the Country, a BU Scholar Is Fighting Back
Wheelock’s Christina Dobbs is providing teachers with ammunition to continue teaching controversial titles
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Two BU Researchers Receive over $1 Million Each in Funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Ji-Xin Cheng and Lei Tian will lead efforts to further dynamic imaging research at BU’s College of Engineering
January 24, 2023
Campus & Facilities
Photo Gallery: BU’s Newest Building Is a Big Hit
The light, the windows, the common spaces and classrooms—the Center for Computing & Data Sciences, a building unlike any other on campus
Linguistics & Language Sciences
Unearthing a Long-Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by Africans
BU anthropologist Fallou Ngom discovered Ajami, a modified Arabic script, in a box of his late father’s old papers
Video: What Is Your Favorite Lunar New Year Memory?
BU students, faculty, staff share what the holiday means to them as the world prepares to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit
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Public Health
Are You a Novid, or COVID Super-Dodger—Someone Who’s Never Had COVID? Science Has Some Clues Why
BU infectious diseases expert Sabrina Assoumou says researchers are working to understand why some people have avoided the virus or showed no symptoms when infected
Technology & Crime
From Google Searches to Cell Phone Data to Ring Cameras, Technology Keeps Tripping Up Criminals
The murder of Cohassett’s Ana Walshe, the Idaho murders, and other recent cases highlight the risks and rewards of data use by investigators
TV & Film
What’s It Like to Be a Music Supervisor for a TV Show? Just Ask Thomas Golubić (COM’93)
Emmy nominee behind the music for shows like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul brings his skills to AMC’s The Mayfair Witches
Accolades
U.S. News: Three BU Online Programs among the Nation’s Best, for 10th Year Running
2023 rankings laud Metropolitan College for master’s degrees
Valentine's Day
Love Yourself First This Valentine’s Day with Words of Encouragement
BU Today wants your messages of affirmation, self-care, and self-love
Things-to-do
New Column: The Week Ahead: January 23 to 29
This weekly feature will deliver a curated list of what’s coming up around campus, Boston, the country, and the world, so you can plan ahead
Birthrate Jump
We’ve Had a COVID Baby Boomlet. Will It Last?
BU pediatrician John Maypole on the nation’s first big birthrate jump since 2007
Voices & Opinion
POV: With ChatGPT’s Arrival, Should Educators Be Mourning the End of the College Essay?
“With these advances in AI technology, we have an opportunity to think deeply about our ‘why’ and reevaluate what we can and should be teaching in a changing world”
Learning by Doing
Publicizing the Great Job Great Danes Do
COM PR class takes on Service Dog Project, a local nonprofit, as a client
Theatre
Kate Snodgrass (GRS’90) Launches Post-BU Career with a Provocative New Play at Huntington Theatre Company
Anger at Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation inspired The Art of Burning
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- 50 Years After Roe v. Wade, What Do the Next 50 Years Look Like?
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- POV: With ChatGPT’s Arrival, Should Educators Be Mourning the End of the College Essay?
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University News
- Video: Behind the Scenes at BU’s Photonics Center
- Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical Center, Leaving to Lead Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department
- Photo Gallery: BU’s Newest Building Is a Big Hit
Voices & Opinion
- POV: Again and Again. Mass Shootings Continue Unabated in the United States
- POV: With ChatGPT’s Arrival, Should Educators Be Mourning the End of the College Essay?
- Q&A: BU Deaf Student on the Impact of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids