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Umbrellas add a touch of color to a dreary Thursday, as Terriers wend their way past the Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering. Rain dumped nearly an inch on Boston, and Friday is expected to be much cooler, with a high of only 60. Could be fall has arrived. September 22 photo by Cydney Scott. Students walk in front of a large modern building with umbrellas in rainy weather

LOCAL WEATHER

We’ve Had 12 Consecutive Weekends of Rain. What’s Up with That?

June 4, 2025

5/30/25 -- Boston, MassachusettsFormer Lieutenant Governor of MA, and president of The WAGE Project, Inc. Evelyn Murphy, from left, associate provost for CDS Azer Bestavros, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts Brooke Thomson, and CDS associate professor Neha Gondal at a meeting to share about BU's contribution to Massachusetts' new wage-equity legislation called Pay Equity Law May 30 at CDS.Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

University News

BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps

June 4, 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Tick-Borne Diseases Risk Increasing Due to Climate Change: What You Need to Know

May 14, 2025

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BU SPARK!

Fashion Social Networking App Wins at Spring 2025 Spark! Demo Day

May 9, 2025

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Watch Now

How These Engineering Students Built a Solar-Powered Water Heater

May 7, 2025

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Technology

YouTube Turns 20—How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us?

April 29, 2025

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Life Sciences

For 50 Years, BU’s Lawford Anderson Has Been Helping Students Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Rocky Materials

April 25, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

New Film The Age of Disclosure Alleges Government Cover-Up of UFOs, but BU Expert Is Skeptical

March 24, 2025

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Student Life

Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges

March 18, 2025

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Climate Change

How Is Climate Change Affecting New England?

March 12, 2025

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Film & TV

Could Severance Ever Happen in Real Life?

March 5, 2025

Science & Technology

Does China’s DeepSeek Represent a New—and Much Cheaper—Frontier in AI Technology?

January 30, 2025

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Science & Technology

BU to Help Massachusetts Expand Access to Artificial Intelligence Computing

December 19, 2024

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Science & Technology

Should It Be That Easy to 3D Print a Gun and Silencer?

December 16, 2024

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Science & Technology

BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit

December 5, 2024

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Science & Technology

Tired of Remembering All Those Passwords? Help May Be in Sight

November 19, 2024

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Science & Technology

Women Have Been Shut Out of Computer and Data Science. BU Is Opening the Door

November 15, 2024

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Engineering

BU Students Head to Paris to Compete in International Synthetic Biology Competition

October 18, 2024

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Cybersecurity

Three Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Students

October 11, 2024

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Higher Education

What Is the Role of Universities after October 7?

October 9, 2024

What Is the Role of Universities after October 7?