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Combination of diyas and candles layed out beautifully for Diwali.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 12 to 15

November 12, 2020

Jesse Compher (SHA ‘21) captains the BU women’s team, having finished second on the team in goals each of the last two seasons.

Varsity Sports

Hockey East Announces Schedule for New-Look 2020-2021 Season

November 12, 2020

Pop art photo illustration of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Madam Vice President

Voices of BU Women Rejoicing with Kamala Harris

November 11, 2020

Photo of a cellphone screen that says "Unknown caller" and a thumb pushing the red button to hang up.

Safety

Scammers Have Defrauded BU International Students of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

November 11, 2020

Photo of a worker at the Agganis arena testing site in purple gloves holding a COVID test.

Public Health

Provost Issues Holiday Travel Guidance for Faculty and Staff

November 10, 2020

A photo of the BU Men's Basketball team after winning their first-ever Patriot League title last March

Varsity Sports

Patriot League Announces Condensed 2021 Basketball Season

November 10, 2020

A photo of President Donald Trump taking questions in the White House briefing room

Voices & Opinion

POV: Many Americans Distrust the Media, but It’s Not a New Phenomenon

November 10, 2020

Photo of the recently renovated GSU Food Hall. Single person tables with teal seats are spread out in the foreground, a few students sit and eat. In the background, the white lights and walls and a few food stalls are seen.

Renovations

George Sherman Union Food Hall Gets a Major Makeover

November 9, 2020

A 1996 portrait of an African National Congress supporter who was shot in the face and had his home burned the year before.

Photography

Reflections on Photographing Trauma

November 9, 2020

Headshots of Boston Business Journal 50 Leaders Making a Difference with ties to BU. Composite image shows formal headshots in the following order: Kate Walsh, Lori Cashman, Paul Francisco, Jeanette Ives Erickson, Marylou Sudders, Ibram Kendi, Catherine Klapperich, Kate Barrand.

Accolades

BU Alums, Faculty on Boston Business Journal’s List of 50 Leaders Making a Difference

November 9, 2020

Stephanie Joseph measures the elastic properties of Jello while her lab mate watches virtually during their Physics of Food lab at Boston University.

Academics

BU Students: Zoom vs In-Person Classes? It’s Complicated

November 9, 2020

President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, DE on November 6, 2020

Cognition & Age

Joe Biden Will Be the Oldest President Elected. Is That Worrisome?

November 7, 2020

Doug Emhoff, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden raise their hands in victory on stage together, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

Politics

Joe Biden Defeats President Trump, Clearing the Way to Becoming 46th US President

November 7, 2020

Photo of a pair of gloved hands counting ballots. Piles of ballots are seen in the background. These are municipal workers extracting Luzerne County ballots from their envelopes, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Government & Law

How Does the Electoral College Work and Other Election Questions

November 7, 2020

Photo of Mayor Martin J. Walsh speaking at a press conference at Boston City Hall in Boston, flanked by members of the Boston Police Reform Task Force, as he announces a plan for a slate of reforms to the Boston Police Department on Oct. 13, 2020. Walsh stands at a podium on the right of the photo, with the reform task around him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Reforming Boston’s Police Department

November 7, 2020

Cropped shot of an unrecognizable woman sitting on a yoga mat and meditating alone in her home

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 6 to 8

November 6, 2020

A collage of different ideas, images and situations that relate to the humanities and the ways it improves peoples live. From top left, to the right, a photo of a food bank box of cans labeled “donation,” a photo of a Black Lives Matter protest, Diego Rivera mural at the PALACIO NACIONAL, a photo of a foot during a Southeast Asian dance, a photo of the UN, a photo of a person winnowing rice, a photo of a bike lane, hokusai’s internationally iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a photo of a social worker playing with a child, a black and white photo of new york city in the 1930s/40s, a photo of people praying in a mosque, a photo of the stock market. A blue overlay ties the images in together.

Humanities

Funding the Quiet Good: Gifts That Support the Humanities and Social Sciences

November 6, 2020

Photo of a hand of a student holding a pencil while testing filling out a standardized test answer sheet.

Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Should Join the GRE Exit

November 6, 2020

illustration of young adults wearing medical face masks. text embedded on the image says 'COVID Compliance Numbers'

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: November 6

November 6, 2020

Photo of 5 different toy robots that are blue, light blue and purple, lined up on a white background.

Technology

We’re Paying for Robots to Take Our Jobs. Seriously.

November 6, 2020

We’re Paying for Robots to Take Our Jobs. Seriously.