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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 Promotes 13 Faculty to Associate Professor

July 30, 2021

Photo of Bassist Joseph Conyers (BUTI’98) in a suit holding his upright bass. He stands in airy, dim room with an arched window in the background, and lights hanging.

New Appointment

BU Tanglewood Institute Alum Returns to Direct Orchestra Program

July 30, 2021

Poster for the City of Boston’s “Friday Afternoon Concert Series. Fridays in July & August, 12-2pm, The Patios, City Hall Plaza.” Behind the white box with the text are 6 photos of artists who are participating in the series, including Mar Fayos. At the bottom, the seals for Mayor Jim Janey, the City of Boston, and ‘tourism, sports, entertainment’ offices are seen.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Noontime Concert at City Hall Plaza

July 30, 2021

Photo of Hanako Kawasaki (Questrom’22) holding a USGA medal and plaque with her red Boston University polo and hat on. Behind her a golf course is seen on an overcast day.

National Sports

Terrier Star Hanako Kawasaki Headed to US Women’s Amateur Golf Championship

July 29, 2021

Photo of USA's Simone Biles, in her white USA sweatsuit, looking a little somber as she waits for the final results of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Simone Biles Teaches Us Why We Must Support All Athletes Better

July 29, 2021

Photo of two women, one seated at a white keyboard, the other standing in a colorful dress with her arms extended, perhaps singing. Behind them, a brick wall decorated with flowers is seen.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Experience a Free Concert of Opera and Musical Theater in Coolidge Corner

July 29, 2021

Photo of Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand as she competes in the women’s +90kg weightlifting final on April 9, 2018 at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She wears a black body suit and lifts a large barbell with green and red weights over her head. Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Voices & Opinion

POV: Cheering a More Inclusive Olympic Games

July 29, 2021

Photo of two people participating in the scavenger hunt; they take a photo of something in the harbor off to their right. Both are wearing face masks and baseball caps.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Explore Boston Harbor with a Waterfront-Wide Scavenger Hunt

July 28, 2021

Photo taken of Michael Underhill (left, Ferdinand), John Douglas Thompson (Prospero), and Nora Eschenheimer (Miranda) in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, running on the Boston Common through August 8. The trio was long, sand-colored clothing and extend their hands towards one another while standing at the front of a stage covered with sand.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Shakespeare on the Boston Common

July 27, 2021

Photo of Julimar Avila (Sargent’19) during a swim meet at BU; in the photo she swims between lanes lined with red and white plastic lines and wears a red swim cap and googles.

Olympics

BU’s Olympic Athletes Going for Gold

July 26, 2021

Photo of Simone Biles, a Team USA gymnast, with her arms raised at her sides, and her legs kicking out, as she jumps above the balance beam before empty stands at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021.

Sport Psychology

How Safety Protocols Could Impact Athletes at the Summer Olympic Games

July 26, 2021

Photo of Andree Entezari, in his Somerville home kitchen, holding various fruits and wearing a white and red-striped BU apron, and smiling. Behind him, a dehydrator and other fruit-leather making tools are seen.

Cooking

He’s Gotta Fight! For Your Right! To Dehyyydrate!

July 26, 2021

Photo of a small-size pizza margherita next to a long-stem wine glass with an aperol spritz in it. Blurred in the background, a pizza oven trailer is seen.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Dine Al Fresco at Il Patio di Eataly

July 23, 2021

Caroline Marks, of the United States, rides a wave on a white surfboard during a training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. The wave splashes up behind her as she crouches on the board.

Olympics

Skateboarding? Surfing? Climbing? New Sports Shake Up Olympic Traditions

July 23, 2021

Photo of the stage at the Herter Park Amphitheater. Five illuminated beams ring a small wooden stage; trees and a setting sun are seen in the background.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Concert in Allston

July 22, 2021

Photo of a young person in a green baseball cap spraying their face with sunscreen.

Dermatology

How to Pick the Right Sunscreen for Your Face

July 22, 2021

New Appointment

Veteran Human Resources Administrator to Lead Boston University’s HR Department

July 21, 2021

Photo inside the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill, it has wooden pews and a pulpit at the front, with balcony seating on the sides and a chandelier with electric lights.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit the Museum of African American History

July 21, 2021

Photo of CFA SVA Director Dana Clancy in a red button down looking towards the camera as she holds a painted page of the NYTimes in a gallery of her work.

Visual Arts

Two Ways of Exploring Visual Narrative

July 21, 2021

Photo of crayola sidewalk chalk pieces of various pastel colors laying on pavement.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Decorate the Upham’s Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library

July 20, 2021

To Do Today: Decorate the Upham’s Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library