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Stephanie Joseph measures the elastic properties of Jello while her lab mate watches virtually during their Physics of Food lab at Boston University.

Academics

BU Students: Zoom vs In-Person Classes? It’s Complicated

November 9, 2020

President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, DE on November 6, 2020

Cognition & Age

Joe Biden Will Be the Oldest President Elected. Is That Worrisome?

November 7, 2020

Doug Emhoff, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden raise their hands in victory on stage together, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

Politics

Joe Biden Defeats President Trump, Clearing the Way to Becoming 46th US President

November 7, 2020

Photo of a pair of gloved hands counting ballots. Piles of ballots are seen in the background. These are municipal workers extracting Luzerne County ballots from their envelopes, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Government & Law

How Does the Electoral College Work and Other Election Questions

November 7, 2020

Photo of Mayor Martin J. Walsh speaking at a press conference at Boston City Hall in Boston, flanked by members of the Boston Police Reform Task Force, as he announces a plan for a slate of reforms to the Boston Police Department on Oct. 13, 2020. Walsh stands at a podium on the right of the photo, with the reform task around him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Reforming Boston’s Police Department

November 7, 2020

A collage of different ideas, images and situations that relate to the humanities and the ways it improves peoples live. From top left, to the right, a photo of a food bank box of cans labeled “donation,” a photo of a Black Lives Matter protest, Diego Rivera mural at the PALACIO NACIONAL, a photo of a foot during a Southeast Asian dance, a photo of the UN, a photo of a person winnowing rice, a photo of a bike lane, hokusai’s internationally iconic print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a photo of a social worker playing with a child, a black and white photo of new york city in the 1930s/40s, a photo of people praying in a mosque, a photo of the stock market. A blue overlay ties the images in together.

Humanities

Funding the Quiet Good: Gifts That Support the Humanities and Social Sciences

November 6, 2020

Photo of a hand of a student holding a pencil while testing filling out a standardized test answer sheet.

Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Should Join the GRE Exit

November 6, 2020

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

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: November 6

November 6, 2020

Photo of 5 different toy robots that are blue, light blue and purple, lined up on a white background.

Technology

We’re Paying for Robots to Take Our Jobs. Seriously.

November 6, 2020

Cropped shot of an unrecognizable woman sitting on a yoga mat and meditating alone in her home

Things-to-do

The Weekender: November 6 to 8

November 6, 2020

Protestors holding a sign that reads "Count Every Vote" in Philadelphia, PA on November 5, 2020

Politics

Can President Trump Really Stop the Vote Counting?

November 5, 2020

illustration of a young woman reading a book underwater wearing a glass bubble scuba diving helmet with submersible vehicle in the background

Student Life

Lost & Found: Lilian Li, Malaysia

November 5, 2020

Black and white photo of Roy in his dorm room in 1997, two years after his accident. He wears a white turtle neck and flannel shirt and smiles wide. A photo of Muhammad Ali boxing is behind him above a book shelf.

Tribute

Travis Roy: A Death in the Family

November 4, 2020

Portrait of Eugenio Menegon, College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of Chinese, wearing a bright blue button down and black leather jacket. He smiles and a fuzzy background with a building and fall trees are seen behind him.

History

BU Spearheads Massive Database of Centuries of Culture-Sharing between the West and China

November 4, 2020

Photo of BUTV10 runs election night dress rehearsals in Studio West October 30. All the students are masked, one student sits in a chair near a tv screen, another looks at a screen behind a camera, and another host stands in the background in the dimly lit studio.

Journalism & Media

COM Goes All-out to Cover Election Night 2020

November 3, 2020

Illustration showing a donkey and elephant pulling the White House in opposite directions

Politics

Election 2020: A Day of Nervousness Turns to a Night of Uncertainty

November 3, 2020

Stress Reduction

10 Ways to Distract Yourself on Election Day and Beyond

November 2, 2020

Photo of groups on BU Beach on Oct 23, 2020 safely conversing. A group of five seated in the grass sits socially distanced. In the background other students are seen conversing in small groups with masks on.

Safety

As Students Relax, BU Cracks Down with Stiffer Penalties on Gatherings

November 2, 2020

Gov’t Center anchor Haley Chi-Sing (COM’22) interviews Senate candidate Kevin O’Connor for a segment while producer Mia Cathell (COM’21) runs the camera.

Student Life

BUTV10 Continues to Create Content While Sticking to Strict Health Protocols

November 2, 2020

A photograph of Joe Biden giving a campaign speech at a podium with an American flag in the background

Voices & Opinion

POV: Elect Joe Biden President

October 30, 2020