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Photo of a single covid test vial with a swab in it with a red cap at the test collection at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020.

University News

Pooled Testing for COVID-19 to Begin This Week

June 14, 2021

Black and white image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. Numbers in white are seen around the edge of the image.

unidentified objects

Are UFOs Visitors from Space? Government Report Won’t Rule It Out

June 11, 2021

A photo of the Boston Press Photographers Association free outdoor show of more than 100 award-winning photos from its annual Pictures of the Year Contest

Things-to-do

To Do Today: 2020 Pictures of the Year Exhibition

June 11, 2021

A composite of the book covers and movie posters from the books and movies discussed in the article

Pride

Celebrate Pride Month with These Books, Podcasts, Movies, and TV Shows

June 11, 2021

A photo of the Transgender Resistance Vigil + March on June 13, 2020

LGBTQ+

POV: Why I’m Boycotting Boston Pride

June 11, 2021

PRIDE

My Coming Out Story: Ethan Sobel

June 10, 2021

Photo of Isaac Rajagopal (BUA’23) (from left), Chris Kolovos, BU Academy head of school, and Jasper Milstein (BUA’24), strolling down Comm Ave on a fall day. A few people walking are seen walking in the distance. Trees line the Ave and have green and yellow leaves.

University News

BU Academy Sees Admissions Boom

June 10, 2021

Audience members attend a Lit Crawl Boston session in 2019.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Lit Crawl Boston

June 10, 2021

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LGBTQ+

In Honor of Pride Month: a List of Resources and Tips for LGBTQ+ Terriers and Allies

June 10, 2021

Screenshot from a broadcast done by Elias Miller (COM’21), who was one of the anchors of BUTV10’s three-day presidential election coverage The Vote 2020, a sign for the series is seen behind him on the right. He wears a blue face mask and a suit as he speaks towards the camera.

Student TV Station Honored

More Kudos for BUTV10 from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences New England Chapter

June 9, 2021

Two people doing side planks

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Yoga in the Park

June 9, 2021

Photo of Daylin Frantin, left, in a gray long-sleeve and black pants, with one hand on a boat engine, while Sam Gallipeau, Flux’s in-house designer, in a gray quarter zip, inspects the other side of the engine. Behind them are work benches and industrial shelves. A small crane lifts the engine

Innovation

Reinventing the Outboard

June 9, 2021

Photo of a shell gas pump with a sign that says “NO GAS” hanging on it.

Cybersecurity

Why Are Ransomware Attacks Happening So Often—and Can They Be Stopped?

June 8, 2021

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Cambridge Love Letters

June 8, 2021

Portrait of Graham Wilson, Founding Codirector of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, as he walks out of a brick building with a white door and trim with a bag over his shoulder. He wears a black bomber jacket and blue pants. On the left, a red plaque on the building reads “Boston University, Initiative on Cities, 75”

University News

Graham Wilson, Founding Codirector of BU’s Initiative on Cities, Will Retire

June 8, 2021

Black and white photo of the author’s grandmother, Marie Moran, in Breezy Point, 1947. She wears a mid-thigh length skirt, hat, and pulls a wagon with a child in it.

Voices & Opinion

POV: I Know the Water Is Coming. But I Can’t Bear to Sell My Family’s Cottage

June 7, 2021

Food

National Donut Day: The Best Places in Boston to Get Your Fix

June 4, 2021

A composite photo of Reece Eddy and Chase Levesque

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Attend a Lacrosse Game at Gillette Stadium

June 4, 2021

Photo of retiring BU comptroller Gillian Emmons sitting at her desk. She wears a blue sweater, and smiles; a window behind her looks out into Boston. A stack of red booklets sits on the desk behind her.

University News

BU Comptroller Gillian Emmons, National Leader in Higher Ed Accounting and Financial Reporting, Retiring

June 4, 2021

A photo of Trump supporters holding signs that read "Arrest the Traitors" and "Biden is Not My President"

Voices & Opinion

POV: America’s Greatest National Security Threat

June 3, 2021

POV: America’s Greatest National Security Threat