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Wide view of the COVID-19 testing site at Agganis Arena, Boston University. A BU community member takes a nasal swab test in the back of the photo.

COVID-19 Testing

Agganis COVID Testing Site to Close, with 808 Comm Ave Taking On Capacity

September 13, 2021

Photo of Faizaan Firoz (Pardee’25) sitting on the stairs leading up to a stage with a checkered button down and jeans on. He smiles and the dramatic lighting casts a long shadow on the stage behind him.

Student Profile

Meet the Class of 2025: Faizaan Firoz

September 4, 2021

Photo taken at street level on Comm Ave towards the sidewalk and the Tsai Performance Center, where a runner in a gray shirt and black shorts runs by. Flowers are seen in the foreground.

Faculty Reflections

“Joyful.” “Humbled.” “Anxious.” Faculty Open Up about Returning to Class

September 2, 2021

Members of the Boston University Class of 2025 react during the Matriculation ceremony at Agganis Arena.

Class of 2025

Class of 2025 Matriculation

August 29, 2021

Photo of Marsh Plaza from the west side looking towards the MLK statue with the chapel at left. The sky is blue and the trees are filled with green leaves.

University News

Marsh Chapel Reopens to In-Person Worship, Events

August 25, 2021

Photo of construction at the Data Science Center at 645-665 Commonwealth Avenue. You can see the skeleton of the building in steel beams, the concrete elevator shaft in the background, and a few construction workers on the ground.

University News

MassMutual Donates $1 Million to BU’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences

August 24, 2021

University News

Chief Financial Officer Martin Howard to Retire After 39 Years

August 24, 2021

Photo of a graduating student with a red robe, white face mask, and long brown hair sitting amongst other graduating students on Nickerson Field, May 2021.

University News

Registration Opens for Class of 2020’s October 3 Commencement

August 23, 2021

Students and parents wearing protective face masks move into dorms on the Boston University campus, August 2020

Back2BU

Move-In 2021: What You Need to Know

August 20, 2021

Photo of Dr. Robert Brown, in a suit, standing at a Boston University podium, discussing the fall semester and the beginning of remote work during a town hall meeting on August 19, 2021. A person filming the event is seen in silhouette in the left foreground.

University News

BU Leaders Address Employees’ COVID Concerns at Latest Town Hall

August 19, 2021

A class is lead in discussion sitting in a circle of colorful adirondack chairs beneath a tree on BU Beach, Boston University Charles River Campus.

Campus Life

BU in Summer: Video Captures a More Mellow Campus

August 18, 2021

Photo of Triage nurse specialist Victoria Cunningham, in pink scrubs, blue gloves, and a blue face mask, at the Moderna vaccine clinic at FitRec May 4. She holds a vial and extracts a dose of the vaccine with a needle.

University News

BU Updates Its COVID Data Dashboard, as Employee Vaccination Deadline Looms

August 17, 2021

Photo of a red Boston University sign with red and white flowers in the foreground.

University News

University Launches Remote Work Website

August 9, 2021

One of two MBTA Green B Line Cars damaged in a collision.

MBTA

Two MBTA Green Line Trolleys Crash on Comm Ave; 23 Injured

July 30, 2021

Photo of the exterior of the Boston University School of Medicine on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. A person in scrubs wearing a small yellow backpack walks up the stairs towards the front door.

Promotions

Medical Campus Promotes 13 Faculty to Associate Professor

July 30, 2021

Photo of Bassist Joseph Conyers (BUTI’98) in a suit holding his upright bass. He stands in airy, dim room with an arched window in the background, and lights hanging.

New Appointment

BU Tanglewood Institute Alum Returns to Direct Orchestra Program

July 30, 2021

New Appointment

Veteran Human Resources Administrator to Lead Boston University’s HR Department

July 21, 2021

Photo of Anne Herrera (Wheelock’19), triage specialist at Healthway, wearing a floral face mask and blue floral blouse, receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Student Health Services Director of Nursing Anne Patey, MSN, at the vaccine clinic January 15 at FitRec. Patey wears gloves, a face mask and face shield.

Faculty & Staff

Staff and Faculty React to BU COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

July 19, 2021

Photo, from behind, of a nurse with blue glasses, wearing a face mask and purple gloves, giving a BU staff or faculty a COVID-19 vaccine, at the vaccine clinic at FitRec January 2020.

University News

BU to Require Faculty, Staff to Get Vaccinated for Fall Semester

July 19, 2021

Photo taken at a COVID-19 test collection site. Specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. Sandberg wears a mask and lanyard and stands behind a plastic divider.

University News

Faculty, Staff Will Transition to Unobserved COVID-19 Testing

July 12, 2021

Faculty, Staff Will Transition to Unobserved COVID-19 Testing