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Photo of James Schmidt, wearing a white face mask, and side-lit by a projector, as he lectures, with a clip from the classic 1959 movie Hiroshima Mon Amour projected on a screen behind him.

Humanities

Catastrophe & Memory

November 5, 2021

Studio photo of CGS senior lecturer Charles Henebry and student Rachel Do (CGS’22). Rachel stands in front in a Wonder Woman pose and Henebry stands slightly behind her and to the right with arms crossed and head tilted slightly up. Both where stoic faces as green and blue lights cast a heroic light on them.

Arts & Culture

Ms. Marvel Gets the Scholarly Treatment

November 5, 2021

Photo of a rehearsal featuring: fEmma Permé (CAS'22) as Demetrius, Ian Aquino (COM'23) as Helena, Anoushka Thakur (CAS’23) as Hippolyta (she also plays Titania), Elizabeth Kostina (CAS'24) as Theseus, Gayane Kaligian (CAS'22) as Egeus, Carolyn (Carrie) Welter (CAS'22) as Hermia, and Ella Moran (CAS'25) as Lysander. They all wear shiny clothing, and rainbow pastel-colored curtains hang behind them.

Theatre

Back to the Stage: BU’s Shakespeare Society Puts On A Midsummer Night’s Dream

November 5, 2021

Daylight Saving

Seven Daylight Saving Memes and TikToks Everyone Can Relate To

November 5, 2021

Photo of bikers using the bike lanes at the intersection of Commonwealth Ave and Montfort Street. Both men wear helmets as they use the lanes. In the background, cars drive and the green line T go past.

Safety

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

November 4, 2021

Photo taken on the Charles River, looking from the Longfellow Bridge down river towards the Prudential. A group of white sail boats are seen, and the trees along the river have autumn-colored leaves.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 4 to 7

November 4, 2021

A visitor views a Green Zone exhibit during the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. He stands in a dark room facing a bright, colorful display showing the differences in climate on Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Letter from Glasgow

November 4, 2021

Overhead image generated using Google Earth of the gas leaks along Comm Ave; as seen is the Charles River and Cambridgeport. The gas leaks are visualized as red lines emerging from Comm Ave; the whole street appears to have gas leaks.

Environment

From Glasgow to Comm Ave: Cutting Methane Emissions

November 3, 2021

Photo of Ashley Buck (Sargent’22), number 2, pointing, surrounded by the rest of the BU women’s soccer senior class on their home turf at Nickerson Field as first-year players in 2018. They wear white and red jerseys.

Varsity Sports

Women’s Soccer Enters Playoffs with New Take on Familiar Blueprint

November 3, 2021

photo of 2 brown boxes stacked in front of a nondescript apartment door. a potted indoor tree stands to the side of the door.

Holiday Safety

Here’s How to Protect Your Holiday Packages

November 3, 2021

Photo of Jonathan Allen (LAW’19), a young Black man with a beard, sitting on a yellow stool. He wears a green jacket and smiles. A whiteboard is seen behind him.

Strategy & Innovation

Innovate@BU Names Young Alum as Inaugural Innovator in Residence

November 3, 2021

Photo of Kenny Wolfam open carrying a pistol and wears a "Trump 2020" t-shirt while counter-protesting a "Moms Demand Action" protest in response to a new Texas gun law at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, Texas on June 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Massachusetts Must Be Proactive to Protect Public Safety Under Relaxed Concealed Carry Laws

November 3, 2021

Photo of Brianne Bourne, a first-generation college student. She has shoulder-length braids with brown beads, and smiles. She wears a black shirt and jeans. She stands along the green tracks, and the Prudential building is seen in the distant. Photo has a scarlet, sketchy treatment overlaid and the words "My First-Gen Story" are photoshopped behind her.

First-GEn

First-Generation College Student Story: Brianna Bourne

November 2, 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

Photo of Anne Everest Wojtkowski (1935-2014), the first woman to graduate from the Boston University College of Industrial Technology. The photo is black and white and pictures Wojtkowski writing at a desk with a lamp. She has short dark hair.

Arts & STEM

Honoring BU’s Women in STEM through Artwork

November 2, 2021

image of superman kissing his boyfriend from the newest issue of the comic

Comics

Superman Is Queer: Is That a Big Deal?

November 1, 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

Listen Now

Has Joe Biden Abandoned Trumpism and Populist Politics?

November 1, 2021

photo of University of Pittsburgh students with Biden/Harris signs and stickers on the University of Pittsburgh campus

Voices & Opinion

POV: Gen Z Voted at Record Levels in 2020—But That’s Not Enough

November 1, 2021

A portrait photo of Sandro Galea

Public Health

The Contagion Next Time: How to Fight a Future Pandemic

October 30, 2021

The Contagion Next Time: How to Fight a Future Pandemic