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Photo: Zachary Fuller (center) shares his final project with class members and the broader Gastronomy Program at BU. A white man wearing glasses, a pink shirt, and blue cardigan listens as someone seated at a long table asks him a question. Five other people also sit at the table as various clear cups filled with various beverages are lined up in front of them.

Academics

New Gastronomy Course Explores the Political, Historical Ingredients in Latinx Food in the US

December 18, 2023

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Student Life

New BU MetroBridge Class Studies the Impact of Gentrification

December 18, 2023

Photo: Questrom Sustainability Competition winners, Mikhail Gurevich (ENG’07, Questrom’12) (from left), who donated the $50,000 prize; winners Illiana Arroyo (CAS’25), Suraj Nellore (Questrom’26, COM’26), Jason Wexler (Questrom’25, COM’25), and Devin Hirsch (Questrom’25), stand holding a big cheque for their idea, ReBean.

Strategy & Innovation

BU Students Win $50,000 for Helping L.L.Bean Become More Eco-Friendly

December 15, 2023

University News

Tracy Schroeder, Transformational Leader of BU IS&T, Departing for West Coast Position

December 15, 2023

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Poetry

A Poem for the Year Our 2023 Souvenir

December 15, 2023

Photo: President Ken Freeman, an older, balding white man wearing glasses, a red holiday sweater, and jeans sits next to a lit fireplace with Rhett, a Boston Terrier school mascot wearing a red and white Bu Hockey jersey. They both sit and splay their arms out towards the lit fireplace to their left.

Watch Now

Rhett the Terrier Stars in Our Fun Holiday Video: The Gift

December 15, 2023

Movie Poster for "Wonka" a new film starring Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. Here he is depicted in a colorful suit and tophat in front of other characters from the movie, like Oompa Loompas. Text reads "Wonka", "Timothee Chalamet", "Gobble it up, only in theaters December 13th", and "Every good thing in this world started with a dream"

Film & TV

Envelope, Please—Who’s Going to See Wonka on the Big Screen Tonight?

December 15, 2023

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Arts & Culture

Tangled Up in Bob Dylan for 15 Years at BU

December 14, 2023

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Weekender

The Weekender: December 14 to 17

December 13, 2023

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Mental Health

How to Improve Mental Health on College Campuses

December 13, 2023

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Student Voices

27 Tuesdays, 27 Terriers, 27 Inspiring Pieces of Advice

December 13, 2023

Photo: Zoomed in photo of a younger child playing Jenga. The child's face is obscured by the precarious Jenga tower.

Holiday Gift Guide

10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Kids, from BU Experts

December 13, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: A Plea for Equitable Support for Pro-Palestinian Students

December 13, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: The Price of Silence: How BU Is Failing Its Jewish Students

December 13, 2023

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Sustainable Fashion

Is Thrift Flipping Ethical and Sustainable?

December 12, 2023

Women's Sports

How Caitlin Weimar Became an “Unstoppable Force” for BU Women’s Basketball

December 11, 2023

Photo: Madhri Yehiya, a young South Asian woman with curled black hair and wearing a black shirt and jean jacket smiles and poses outside a clear door of a brick building.

Student Voices

Reflection: What the FreeP Taught Me as a Journalist, a Manager, a Student

December 11, 2023

Photo: A zoomed in photo shows a young student discretely using their cell phone under their desk as they sit in the classroom.

Education

Why Schools Should Ban Cell Phones in the Classroom—and Why Parents Have to Help

December 8, 2023

Photo: Alex Dowd, a woman, smiles at a news desk with a red laptop with a TV screen that reads "GOOD MORNING, BU" behind them.

Student Life

Terriers in Charge: Alex Dowd (COM’24)

December 8, 2023

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University News

Gary Nicksa, Who Managed BU through Recession and Pandemic, Is Retiring after 18 Years of Financial Stewardship

December 8, 2023

Gary Nicksa, Who Managed BU through Recession and Pandemic, Is Retiring after 18 Years of Financial Stewardship