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AID

BU Distributing Federal American Rescue Plan Money to Students

December 6, 2021

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University News

Federally Funded Center Promoting Literacy Moves to Wheelock College

December 6, 2021

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New Appointment

Cataldo Leone Named Dean of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine

November 30, 2021

photo of the Newbury Center ceremonial ribbon-cutting in October 2020: Crystal Williams (from left), BU VP and associate provost for community and inclusion; Margaret Winslow, former Newbury College chair of trustees; Robert A. Brown, BU president; Jean Morrison, BU provost; former Newbury College trustee Ray Witkowski; and Karen Engelbourg, BU senior VP for development and alumni relations.

Giving Tuesday

BU Needs You: For Today’s Giving Tuesday, Focus Is on Providing a Vibrant Academic Experience

November 30, 2021

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University News

New BU Task Force on Workplace Culture to Focus on Improvements for Staff

November 29, 2021

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Accolades

Hydroponic Device for Growing Cannabis at Home Wins Annual BU Start-Up Competition

November 19, 2021

Photo of Steven Lue, a young boy with dark hair, black glasses, a red t-shirt. He stands in front of a small tree on a sunny day.

Diversity in STEM

Building the Pipeline to Get Black, Hispanic Youth into STEM Careers

November 17, 2021

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University News

BU School of Public Health to Offer Online Master’s Degree

November 16, 2021

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MBTA

New T Stops Now Open along West Campus

November 15, 2021

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Work From Home

How BU’s Remote Work Policy Is Changing Lives

November 15, 2021

International Education

BU Kicks Off International Education Week with In-Person and Virtual Programming

November 15, 2021

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Safety

Veterans Day Bomb Threats at BU and Other Colleges Found to Be Hoaxes

November 12, 2021

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University News

Training for the Hybrid Office

November 10, 2021

Portrait of Harvey Young, a middle-aged Black man. He wears a blue quarter zip sweater and smiles. He leans against a wall with beams running parallel to the ground.

Accolades

Harvey Young Named This Year’s American Society for Theatre Research Distinguished Theater Scholar

November 9, 2021

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Safety

Do You Bike at BU or Want To? New Survey Wants Your Thoughts

November 4, 2021

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Holiday Safety

Here’s How to Protect Your Holiday Packages

November 3, 2021

Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

a studio photo of Boston University's Board of Trustees member Richard C. Shipley. He looks to the distance wearing a black suit in front of a grey background.

Giving

$8 Million Gift from Richard Shipley Will Expand Technology’s Role in Residential Education

November 1, 2021

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Booster Shots

BU Will Offer 800 COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Students, Faculty, Staff

October 29, 2021

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Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan