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Social Media

20 Memes That Got Us through 2020

December 12, 2020

Student Voices

40 Tuesdays, 40 Terriers, 40 Inspiring Pieces of Advice

December 11, 2020

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Mental Health

Why This Year’s Holiday Season May Be More Stressful for College Students

December 11, 2020

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Faculty & Staff

Tips for How to Have a Virtual Holiday Party That Isn’t Terrible

December 11, 2020

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COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: December 11

December 11, 2020

A man pan handles outside the Harvard MBTA Station on May 5, 2020. The man holds a small sign that says "money for food." In the foreground, a woman in a blue jacket rides by on a bicycle.

Journalism & Media

Finding the Story in the Numbers

December 11, 2020

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NEWS ROUNDUP

BU Today’s Top-10 Most-Read Stories of 2020

December 11, 2020

Collection site specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. According to the BU COVID-19 Testing Data Dashboard there have been 14965 tests administered as of August 23, 25 of which are positive.

Health & Medicine

COVID-19 Tests Will Be Available to Category 4 Employees and Grad Students during Holiday Break

December 10, 2020

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University News

BU Rolling Out New Student Conflict Resolution Program

December 10, 2020

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Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 10 to 13

December 10, 2020

Photo of the exterior of Taco Bell on Commonwealth Ave. Two people are seen about to walk in the door, and one person in a purple sweatshirt and face mask walks by.

Food & Dining

Students Like the New Taco Bell Cantina. But Does the Boston Globe Food Critic?

December 9, 2020

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Community Health

BU’s It’s On Us Chapter Members Pledge to Promote Consent

December 9, 2020

University News

“If You Do Nothing, Racial Inequality Persists”—Ibram X. Kendi Honors Howard Zinn in Annual Zinn Lecture

December 9, 2020

PPE discarded in medical waste bin

Science & Technology

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

December 9, 2020

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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

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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

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Public Health

Five Big Ideas for Reimagining Healthcare Post-Coronavirus

December 7, 2020

Five Big Ideas for Reimagining Healthcare Post-Coronavirus