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a photo of Scarlett Lewis (COM’20), with her son Jesse a few months before his death in the Sandy Hook shootings. He is mid-jump into her arms as she stands in a pool wearing a white floral bathing suit.

Sandy Hook

Mother of Six-Year-Old Sandy Hook Victim: “I Forgive Alex Jones” for Claiming Massacre Was a Hoax

November 17, 2021

Cover of the book "Animal" by Lisa Taddeo. Features a red and blue stylized image of a woman's face and text that reads "Animal. Lisa Taddeo."

Books

Her MFA Thesis Became an Acclaimed Novel. Here’s How Lisa Taddeo Did It

November 17, 2021

Photo of Boston University Academy head of school, Chris Kolovos in his office.

Office Artifacts

Office Artifacts: Chris Kolovos

November 17, 2021

photo of the Boston University School of Public Health, an early 20th century brick building with a small gothic pattern and gray/blue roof shingles. The grass out front is bright green, and a student walks along a path near the building.

University News

BU School of Public Health to Offer Online Master’s Degree

November 16, 2021

Michelle Wu stands on stage next to a podium reading "Michelle For Boston", with her family after being elected Mayor of Boston

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Must Recognize Michelle Wu’s Motherhood in Her Historic Boston Mayoral Win

November 16, 2021

Listen Now

Can Vaping Help You Quit Smoking?

November 16, 2021

photo of an eastbound Green Line trolley pulling into the MBTA’s new Amory Street station. Two people wait under the new overhang of the station as the green trolley pulls up on the tracks.

MBTA

New T Stops Now Open along West Campus

November 15, 2021

a composite image shows 3 different scenes, on the left a menorah being lit, in the middle a dad carrying his daughter on his shoulders to top the christmas tree, and on the right a couple lighting the candles for Kwanza

Holiday Traditions

Tell Us the One Holiday Tradition You Missed in 2020 and Hope to Resume This Year

November 15, 2021

an overhead shot of Matt Bae working at his WFH desk. His desk features a dark grey felt mat, a Lenovo laptop that he works from, his cellphone and AirPods, a glass of water, a notepad, and a pen holder filled with multicolored Muji pens.

Work From Home

How BU’s Remote Work Policy Is Changing Lives

November 15, 2021

International Education

BU Kicks Off International Education Week with In-Person and Virtual Programming

November 15, 2021

Photo of Lecturer Malwina “Maja” Carrion in her course Neglected Tropical Diseases at Sargent Nov 9. She wears a patterned, multi-color, bluish mask, and a gray long sleeve, and gestures with her right hand at the podium at the front of the classroom. She is a young light-skinned woman with long hair.

Infectious Diseases

Want to Learn about Neglected Tropical Diseases? Sign Up for This Sargent Course

November 13, 2021

Career advice

Eight Tips for a Successful Job Interview

November 12, 2021

Photo of the top of an old church building. It is surrounded by Red and Yellow fall leaves as a sun glare peeks from around the top.

Safety

Veterans Day Bomb Threats at BU and Other Colleges Found to Be Hoaxes

November 12, 2021

Photo of teammates Ethan Brittain-Watts (left) (CAS’23) and Walter Whyte (right) , two young Black men, clasping fingers as they smile. They both wear white home jerseys and red colored smoke is seen behind them.

Varsity Sports

Patriot League Favorite BU Men’s Basketball Opens at Home Today

November 12, 2021

photo of a person in a kendo stance, holding a long wooden stick, and wearing a navy uniform and black reflective chest protector. White triangle play button overlays image.

Club Sports

BU Kendo Association: Rookies, Vets Flock to the Sport for Its Action and Discipline

November 11, 2021

Photo of a silhouette of a soldier in military fatigues, with the tops of the tents in a military camp visible through the desert dust in the background, in the Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone on the border between Saudi Arabia and the Iraq, 1991.

Health & Medicine

Three Decades after the Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues

November 11, 2021

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Things-To-Do

The Weekender: November 11 to 14

November 11, 2021

two animated women sit at desks back to back, with one side of the graphic a light grey and the other side a darker grey/blue.

University News

Training for the Hybrid Office

November 10, 2021

Disability

D&I Learn More Series Explores Disability in the Arts with Kristina Wong

November 10, 2021

Photo of a class walking through Arnold Arboretum. They are framed by a vine of leaves, it looks like early fall.

Classes

New Interdisciplinary Class Asks: “What Do Plants Know?”

November 10, 2021

New Interdisciplinary Class Asks: “What Do Plants Know?”