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PPE discarded in medical waste bin

Science & Technology

Can the Science of Safe Cooking Solve Our Looming PPE Shortage?

December 9, 2020

Photo of a right pubis bone of a dinosaur fossil.

Fossils

BU Student Discovers a Yet-to-Be Named Dinosaur in China

December 8, 2020

Photo of Megan Berkowitz (STH’21, SSW’21) leaning over a loom while backstrap weaving by hand. A tree with bright yellow leaves is seen in the background.

Pandemic Hobbies

Photo Essay: BU Community Takes Up New, Sometimes Not-So-New, Hobbies during Pandemic

December 8, 2020

A photo of two people talking on Marsh Chapel

University News

New Community Safety Advisory Group to Foster “Physical and Psychological Safety”

December 7, 2020

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Presents to Make Those on Your List Look Good

December 7, 2020

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Gifts That Give Back

December 7, 2020

A photo of a stethoscope on a clipboard with data lines overlayed.

Public Health

Five Big Ideas for Reimagining Healthcare Post-Coronavirus

December 7, 2020

Composite image of three vertical photos. The first photo, taken by Skyler Gauuan, shows to women in the corner mirror of a small grocery store with a social distancing sign. The next photo from Bridgette Lang depicts pink fluffy clouds over Kenmore Square. The last photo from Christine Russo shows a piece of graph paper and pen sitting in front of computer with google open with someone in the background working on their laptop. Overlay is bright pink.

Student Voices

Photos of Life Before the Pandemic and Now, Our New Normal

December 5, 2020

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Ideas to Keep Those on Your List Entertained

December 4, 2020

Photo of table tile coasters with colorful 3-D looking cube designs on a white background.

Gifts

2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Presents from Local Shops and Businesses

December 4, 2020

illustration of young adults wearing medical face masks. text embedded on the image says 'COVID Compliance Numbers'

Public Health

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: December 4

December 4, 2020

A photo of cast members sitting on the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in the Boston Public Garden

Theatre

Make Way for Ducklings Musical Adaptation by Wheelock Family Theatre Streams over Zoom Saturday

December 4, 2020

Photo of women’s ice hockey player Jesse Compher skating on the ice while possessing the puck during the 2020 Beanpot.

Varsity Sports

BU Women’s Hockey Set to Open Season This Weekend

December 4, 2020

Azer Bestavros, associate provost for computing and data sciences, standing with his arms crossed in a gray sweater and looking off into the middle distance as he leans on a fence near the site of the future data sciences building.

Academics

Computing & Data Sciences Now Accepting Applications for Its New PhD Program

December 4, 2020

Photo of the students of the BU Filipino Student Association sitting in a hallway with green FSA sweatshirts on.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Universities Need to Invest in, and Support, Cultural Organizations for Students

December 3, 2020

A photo of a mother and child walking down the street wearing masks

Urban Health

BU Initiative on Cities: US Mayors Pessimistic about Post COVID Budget Cuts, Long-term Damage

December 3, 2020

A photo of Saahil Adusumilli (SAR’22), at left, and Michael Gomez (SAR’21) from Student Food Rescue sitting in the back of a van with brown paper bags. They are both wearing masks.

Student Life

BU’s Student Food Rescue Works to Reduce Local Food Insecurity

December 3, 2020

Photo of potted house plants and cream plant pots, surrounded by gifts with red bows and christmas ornaments.

Holidays

BU Today 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Items That Will Spruce Up Any Space

December 3, 2020

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 3 to 6

December 3, 2020

A gathering of family, friends, city officials, bicycle advocates, and others from the BU community filled the sidewalk on Saturday, November 21, 2020, to celebrate the life of Christopher Weigl with a memorial ghost bike installation ceremony on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street in Boston, where he was killed on his bike by a truck driver in December of 2012.

University News

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash

December 2, 2020

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash