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Research

BU Leadership Strongly Opposes NIH Move to Cut Funding for “Research That Helps Improve Human Health and Save Lives”

February 11, 2025

Campus Life

For More than a Decade, Joe Saunders Has Helped Questrom Students Take Their Next Big Leap

February 11, 2025

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Marketing & Communications

COM Set to Open New Center on Media Innovation for Social Impact

February 11, 2025

2/1/23 -- Boston, Massachusetts Foot traffic along Commonwealth Ave and near Marsh Plaza February 1, 2023. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

University News

Ibram X. Kendi Departing Boston University

January 30, 2025

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Accolades

Boston University Student Mental Health Services Honored in Princeton Review Project

January 29, 2025

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University News

BU Police Department Adds Virtual Reality as a Training Tool

January 27, 2025

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Campus Life

BU Today Launches New Featured Events Calendar

January 24, 2025

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University News

Warren Towers to Get Multiyear, $550 Million Renovation—AC Included

January 23, 2025

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In the City

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Inman Square

January 21, 2025

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Safety

First Major Winter Snowstorm Arrived Sunday Night, Followed by Arctic Cold; Tips to Stay Safe and Warm

January 19, 2025

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University News

BU’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance to Focus on Our Collective “Midnight”

January 16, 2025

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University News

BU Invites Faculty, Staff, Trustees to Submit Honorary Degree Nominations

January 16, 2025

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2024 in review

Top-10 Most-Read Articles on BU Today in 2024—Politics, Protests, POVs

December 16, 2024

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Accolades

CAS Senior Wins Renowned Marshall Scholarship

December 16, 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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University News

BU and Federal Investigation Underway into Hacking of Framingham Heart Study Data

December 14, 2024

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Giving

Giving Tuesday: an Opportunity to Help Build a Better World

December 2, 2024

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Campus & Facilities

BU Sustainability Milestones

November 18, 2024

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University News

A BU Filmmaker Captures a BU Researcher’s Quest against Religious Violence

November 15, 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

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