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Photo taken by Lu Ping (ENG’24) atop a camel in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. A person dressed in blue white a white head covering is seen leading the camel in the orangey desert sand.

Photography

A Dazzling View of the World, Courtesy of the BU Community

June 18, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Has Exposed Serious Gaps in the US Social Safety Net

June 18, 2020

A photo of a child sitting against a bank of lockers with their head down

Voices & Opinion

POV: Schools Must Address Harassment Based on Immigration

June 18, 2020

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Weekender

The Weekender: June 18 to 21

June 18, 2020

Image of a young person with a white mask opening the side door of the GSU. The hallway and doorframes are dark and it's sunny outside.

Coronavirus

BU Details Campuswide COVID-19 Testing Plan for Fall

June 17, 2020

Composite image of book covers of the following books: Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid (1990), Aye, and Gomorrah, by Samuel R. Delany (1967), The Women, by Hilton Als (1996), Black No More, George S. Schuyler (1931), The Wine of Astonishment, by Earl Lovelace (1982, Corregidora, by Gayl Jones (1975)

Must-Reads by Black authors

For #BlackoutBestsellerList Movement, Six Must-Read Books

June 17, 2020

WBUR

WBUR Announces Layoffs, Restructuring, Plans for Growth

June 17, 2020

The rocket carrying mini-sensors developed by BU students on the launch pad in New Zealand before liftoff

Space

University’s Student-Built Satellites Blast into Space after Years of Delays

June 17, 2020

Image of Boston Medical Center staff holding a moment of silence on June 11th. Keila Price, pictured in blue scrubs, an Administrative Assistant at Boston Medical Center for 40 years, takes a knee alongside her fellow healthcare workers at BMC during an 8 minute 46 second moment of silence in memory of George Floyd and other members of the Black and brown community who have lost their lives to police violence.

University News

Updated: BU Will Host Day of Collective Engagement June 24 to Reflect on American Racism

June 17, 2020

A person waving a rainbow Pride flag outside the Supreme Court building

Voices & Opinion

POV: Supreme Court Gets It Right in Landmark LGBTQ Decision

June 16, 2020

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 Announces Promotion of Nine Faculty to Full Professor

June 16, 2020

Photo of Former Boston Celtic Bill Russell, middle, receiving a standing ovation after being introduced prior to the Celtics' NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Fans clap around Russell, who wears a suit jacket and blue button down.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Former NBA Star Bill Russell (Hon.’02) Remains a “Vital Voice” for Racial Justice

June 15, 2020

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Wind Power

COVID-19 Hasn’t Slowed Progress of BU-Supported Wind Farm to Curb Climate Change

June 15, 2020

A photo of Nickerson Field, where BU Commencement is held, from above

University News

Class of 2020 Commencement Planned for Next May

June 12, 2020

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Weekender

The Weekender: June 12 to 14

June 12, 2020

The BU Queer Activist Collective executive board during a Zoom meeting.

LGBTQ+

BU’s Queer Activist Collective Celebrates Pride at Home

June 12, 2020

An illustration of a face mask with a rainbow pattern on it

LGBTQ+

A Snapshot of How COVID-19 Is Impacting the LGBTQ Community

June 12, 2020

Cristina Hernandez (from left) Professor Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Briana Cardwell, Luis Guerrero, and former MIT professor Elizabeth Leeds. Photo by Cydney Scott

Special Report: Immigration

One Immigrant’s Story Retold Through Pictures, Words, and Sounds

June 12, 2020

An illustrated series of six different toasts, some have butter and jam, others have cucumber and tuna, on a white background.

Food

A Cookbook for Your COVID Kitchen

June 11, 2020

A student wearing a mask sitting and reading a book in Marsh Plaza

Student Life

Students Voice Range of Emotions about Returning to Campus This Fall

June 11, 2020

Students Voice Range of Emotions about Returning to Campus This Fall