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Advocacy

Providing Better Support to Disabled Survivors of Sexual Assault

May 9, 2024

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Music

Class of 2024: Songs That Remind You of Your Last Four Years at Boston University

May 8, 2024

Photo: Max Karambelas (ENG’24, CDS’24) (from left), George Trammell (CDS’24), Luis Mavarez (CAS’24), Andrea Rojas Doupovec (CFA’25, CAS’25), and Jimin Park (CAS’24) (not pictured) are the inventors of CloudWeaver. They all hold up their certificate showing they won.

Science & Technology

Cloud Computing Platform CloudWeaver Wins at Spring 2024 Spark! Demo Day

May 8, 2024

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Birding

A Birder’s Guide to Boston University

May 8, 2024

Photo: Three young men stand at the front of a classroom presenting their pitches. On the left, a Black man with a flat top fade wears a blue button up and navy slacks. In the middle, a Black man with his hair pulled into a puff wears a black button up with black slacks. And on the right, a young Asian man with long hair wears a gray polo and slacks.

Science & Technology

Boston Teens Pitch Biotech Concepts to BU “Investors” at Biological Design Center’s STEM Pathways Event

May 7, 2024

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Weekender

The Weekender: May 9 to 12

May 7, 2024

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University News

Dean Sandro Galea Leaving BU’s School of Public Health for WashU Opportunity

May 6, 2024

Composite Image: The 2024 recipients of the John S. Perkins Award for Distinguished Service are Walter von Bosau, media resources coordinator, Krasker Film/Video Services, Mugar Memorial Library (from left), Daniel Ivey, program administrator, CAS Writing Program, and Richard Vezina (SPH’90), associate director of the Slone Epidemiology Center. von Bosau photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Center photo provided by Dan Ivery, Vezina photo by Cydney Scott

University News

Meet the 2024 John S. Perkins Award Winners

May 6, 2024

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Style

Comm Ave Runway: May Edition

May 6, 2024

Photo: Shaw Hutton (CGS'23, CAS'25), an architectural studies major, spends his spare time making reproductions of 19th and early 20th century women's fashions. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Fashion

Stitching Together the Past

May 3, 2024

Bobak Nazer (left), an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, helped to overhaul a complex course that all engineering students are required to take. Fallou Ngom, a CAS professor of anthropology, brings experience as a student to his approach to teaching. Both will be honored at a private dinner on Monday, May 6, for their outstanding teaching accomplishments. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

Accolades

Two BU Faculty Honored with Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 3, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Advice to the Class of 2024: “Say Thank You”

May 3, 2024

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Fine Arts

School of Visual Arts Annual BFA Thesis Exhibitions Celebrate Works by 33 BFA Seniors

May 2, 2024

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Boston

Q&A: Why Are So Many People Leaving Massachusetts?

May 2, 2024

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Commencement 2024

Killers of the Flower Moon Author, and BU Alum, David Grann Will Be BU’s 151st Commencement Speaker

May 2, 2024

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Photography

Photos of the Month: A Look Back at April at BU

May 2, 2024

Photo: Two woman fist bumping each other at a track meet. Reigning Patriot League Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet Peace Omonzane (CAS’26) fistbumps jumps and multis coach Sara Macey.

Athletics

BU Track and Field Teams Compete at 2024 Patriot League Outdoor Championships This Weekend

May 2, 2024

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Promotions

22 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor

May 1, 2024

Photo: Boston University Seniors cheer on fellow classmates during the annual Boston University 2023 Senior Breakfast at GSU.

COMMENCEMENT 2024

This Year’s Commencement Speaker? We’ll Find Out Thursday Morning

May 1, 2024

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: May 2 to 5

May 1, 2024

The Weekender: May 2 to 5