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Angela Patterson, from left, Brendon Jones (CAS’24), and Walter Jones on West Campus move in August 28. The group hugs. Brendon and Walter wear sunglasses and Angela balances them on her head. Brendon wears a red BU shirt.

Campus Life

Annual Goodbye for Parents, Freshmen Takes on New Meaning in the Midst of a Pandemic

September 3, 2020

Image of a young person pulling a white mask over their face.

Public Health

How to Wear a Face Mask Properly

September 2, 2020

Two students in masks walk by signs on Warren Towers that show ads for BU's 'Don't Go Viral' Campaign. One is green and says “Don’t go viral, physically distance” and another, with an orange background reads “don’t go viral, sick roomate?

Coronavirus

BU Unveils Don’t Go Viral Campaign

September 1, 2020

COVID-19 safety signage on a BU dining hall table

Campus Life

Nine Ways COVID-19 Will Change Eating and Dining at BU This Fall

August 31, 2020

Photo of cloudy blue skies reflect in the windows at CILSE where COVID testing is also being made available to members of the BU community August 19. A student in a mask holds a bagged lunched and walks by.

Voices & Opinion

POV: I Got COVID-19. Here’s What You Need to Know

August 30, 2020

2020 boston university matriculation ceremony via zoom projected on a big screen tv

Matriculation

Boston University Matriculation 2020: Unlike Any Other

August 30, 2020

Student Stories

Lessons from 2020: Making Sense of a World That Doesn’t

August 28, 2020

composite image showing a window sign marking COVID-19 testing site, an empty Boston University dorm courtyard with yellow moving carts, and two students wearing medical facemasks

Student Life

How Was Move-in? Three Students Vlog about Their Experience

August 28, 2020

Will Paquin sits in the back of his father's autobody garage in West Newton

Student Life

Coronavirus Shifted Students’ Summer Plans, Sometimes Dramatically

August 27, 2020

Patrons without facemasks on the rooftop bar at The Bear Trap on The Strip, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Back2BU

BU Will Suspend Students Who Host or Attend Large Gatherings

August 26, 2020

Video

BU’s COVID-19 On-Campus Testing Procedure Is as Easy as 1-2-3

August 25, 2020

Elina Brooks (ENG’24), right, moves into Kilachand Hall with the help of her mom M.J. Brooks August 17. The two traveled from Annapolis. Both women wear masks and M.J. Brooks pushes a yellow cart of belongings while Brooks carries something.

Student Life

Campus Is Starting to Buzz Again as 2020’s Historic Move-In Continues

August 25, 2020

Photo of a BU shuttle driving through an intersection along Mass Ave. The bus has colorful photos on it and a cross walk is seen on the pavement. A pedestrian is seen crossing the street in the distance.

Transportation

New Terrier Transit App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Get around Campus

August 25, 2020

Photo of Covid-19 testing lab at Kilachand Center. A young person in a red t-shirt in a testing both takes a COVID testing swab out of a tube as a testing site worker looks on.

Campus Life

Citing Student Privacy, BU Says Faculty Won’t Be Told if Students Test Positive for COVID-19

August 25, 2020

"Weeks of Welcome" in white rounded text on a painted rainbow background.

Student Life

Weeks of Welcome Moves (Mostly) Online This Year

August 24, 2020

Composite image of several BU sophomores, juniors, and seniors who offer some words of wisdom to entering freshmen on how to get the most out of life at college in a video. The center of the image reads "Advice to the Class of 2024"

Student Life

Words of Advice for the Class of 2024 as an Unprecedented Year Begins

August 24, 2020

Photo of the lobby of the Harriet E Richards Cooperative (HER) House on Bay State Rd in which Tiana Catala (COM’22) collects her things to move into to her room at HER House. She wears a blue medical mask and is seen lifting a plastic tub of her belongings.

Student Life

A Quiet Start to Move-in

August 18, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing site at Boston University

University News

BU Launches COVID-19 Dashboard of Data

August 17, 2020

Public Health Campaign

BU Students Say “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” When It Comes to COVID-19 Safety

August 12, 2020

A photo of a person packing a suitcase with items including masks and hand sanitizer

Student Life

10 Smart Things to Bring to Campus for a Semester Defined by Coronavirus

August 12, 2020

10 Smart Things to Bring to Campus for a Semester Defined by Coronavirus