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Aerial images of Boston University and the Kilachand Center.

Public Health

BU to Set Up COVID-19 Testing for Students, Faculty, and Staff

May 21, 2020

Portrait of Catherine Klapperich, Director of the Boston University Precision Diagnostics Center at the College of Engineering

COVID-19 Testing

How BU’s Plan to Test Students, Faculty, and Staff for COVID-19 Would Work

May 21, 2020

Photo of the Charles River from the 26th floor of Student Village 2 May 7. Blue skies with puffy clouds are seen, as well as Storrow Drive and the Boston skyline.

Coronavirus

Testing and Flexibility Are Keys to Reopening, BU President Tells Virtual Panel

May 20, 2020

Composite image of the 2020 Kahn Awards winners; clockwise from left, top: Diana Walsh, Tak-Cheung Hui, Saskia Martinez, Alex Stern, Nicholas Walker, Eric Carey.

Student Awards

2020 Kahn Career Entry Awards Go to Six CFA Graduates

May 20, 2020

Drone shot of Marsh Chapel, Marsh Plaza, with hotel across the Charles River in the background. The plaza and street out front is empty.

University News

BU to Suspend Employee Retirement Contributions as Cost Savings

May 19, 2020

Photo of Lance Martin and The Lance Martin Trio perform during JazzFest in West Roxbury last year. Martin plays a flute, a bassist and drummer are seen in the background at an outdoor venue.

Obituaries

A Loss for the Medical Campus—and the Boston Jazz Scene

May 19, 2020

Ann-Lyssa Asare (Pardee’20) pops a champagne bottle full of confetti for a photo shoot in Marsh Plaza May 13, 2020. She wears a graduation cap and a red robe.

Commencement

BU’s 2020 Grads Get Creative Celebrating What Should Have Been Commencement Weekend

May 19, 2020

Ken Elmore hosts a virtual celebration for the BU Class of 2020

Student Life

Class of 2020 Gets a Virtual Send-off, for Now

May 17, 2020

Photo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers on Boston University campus behind Marsh Chapel on April 29, 2020. A person in a red coat walks on a path underneath the tree.

COVID-19 Recovery Plan

BU Releases a Back-to-Work Guidebook to Reopening Campus

May 15, 2020

Photo of Sophie Park (CAS'20)'s laptop as she attends the Class of 2020's Senior Breakfast live stream from her bedroom on Fri. May 1, 2020. Laptop screen shows Dean Elmore speaking at a podium, a Starbucks cup sits to the left on the laptop. Photo by Sophie Park (CAS'20)

Coronavirus Roundup

Saluting the Class of 2020 Virtually This Sunday

May 15, 2020

A portrait photo of Sarah Sherman-Stokes

Accolades

LAW’s Sarah Sherman-Stokes: 2020 Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching

May 13, 2020

A photo of Seth Blumenthal

Accolades

CAS Writing Program’s Seth Blumenthal: 2020 Metcalf Award

May 12, 2020

Portrait of Metcalf Award winner Courtney Goto, a School of Theology associate professor of religious education, teaches theology students about racism, culture, and religious faith, on a white background. She wears a blue and brown patterned jacket. Photo by Dave Green

Accolades

STH’s Courtney Goto: 2020 Metcalf Award

May 9, 2020

Image of William Lopez, from the facilities department at BU, as he cleans the windows on Bay State Rd on April 29, 2020. A sign on the door reads "important notice" and then red sign on the brick building reads "Boston University Sargent College House 205.

Weekly Roundup

Credit/No Credit Decisions Start May 13

May 8, 2020

Lobby of Warren Towers during student move out

University News

Plan to Return Student Property Left Behind Announced

May 8, 2020

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Davey Lab members (above): Callie Donahue, (MED’26) (from left) postdoctoral associate Hiroyuki Mori, Image of BU microbiologist Robert Davey (center), a MED professor, and senior research scientist Manu Anantpadma (right), with two students. The group stands in the NEIDL lab with full protective gear on.

Giving

BU Joins Today’s Global Giving Tuesday Now Event

May 5, 2020

Screenshot of a recreation of Boston University’s campus in the popular video game Minecraft. Image shows BU's central campus. Terriers have used Minecraft to create a national, virtual college graduation.

Gaming & Graduation

Terriers Build a Global Commencement and BU’s Campus, All in Minecraft

May 5, 2020

Image of President Donald Trump as he signs the coronavirus stimulus relief package, at the White House, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington DC. In the background, from the left, stands Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., House Minority Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence, look on. All the men are wearing suits, some are smiling.

Student Aid

Some BU Students Will Qualify for Federal Aid Due to Pandemic

May 1, 2020

Photo of a lone pedestrian in a red sweater and a mask, walking past the Yotel building on Seaport Boulevard in Boston at sundown on April 22, 2020. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the hotel has the rooms light up in the shape of a heart; two hearts are seen in the background.

Weekly Roundup

BU Investigates Allegations of Cheating during Remote Testing

May 1, 2020

A photo of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

University News

Q&A Explainer: Who Will Benefit from CARES Act Dollars—and Why

May 1, 2020

Q&A Explainer: Who Will Benefit from CARES Act Dollars—and Why