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Image of Larry Herrera, of BU's Grounds crew, moving dirt into a wheelbarrow to lay grass seed along CAS on May 13, 2020. He wears a mask, baseball cap, and reflector vest.

Coronavirus

BU Makes It Easier for Staff to Care for Themselves and Their Families

June 3, 2020

Photo of long-distance runner, Rylan Pettit (ENG’23), running down a street. Grass is seen in the foreground, Pettit wears his BU jersey. Pettit made a video discussing his improvised training regimen when the pandemic sent him home to Virginia for remote learning.

Student Life

Culture of College Class Creates a Video Record of Learning—and Living—during Pandemic

June 3, 2020

A protestor in Boston on May 31 holds up yellow tape that reads "Don't Shoot"

Student Voices

“People Are Fired Up and Ready to Go”—BU Students React to Protests

June 2, 2020

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Public Health

SPH Seminar: Public Health, Science Experts Offer Global Perspectives on COVID-19

June 2, 2020

A photo of protests in Boston on May 31, 2020

University News

President Brown: “We Grieve for Our Country”

June 1, 2020

Protesters gather outside the Massachusetts State House during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd holding signs that say 'Black Lives Matter' and 'No Racist Police PLS' on May 31, 2020

Voices & Opinion

POV: “I Am Angry. But I Will Not Waste My Anger”

June 1, 2020

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Awards

CAS Computer Scientist and SPH Epidemiologist Win University Teaching Awards

June 1, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: COVID-19 Makes the Case for Affirmative Action

June 1, 2020

A photo of Boston University's Charles River Campus during the fall semester

University News

BU Students Will Have Choice of In-Person or Remote Classes This Fall

June 1, 2020

Screenshot of Gabriel Klavans (CAS'21) playing the drums during BU Scarlet Band's video "Shipping Up to Boston. Image with video play button overlay.

Band

Quarantined BU Band Rocks “Shipping Up to Boston”

June 1, 2020

Composite image of members of BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir performing their “Unity Medley,” featuring songs by Alma Bazel Androzzo, Carole King, and Bill Withers. Current and former choir members recorded their parts remotely. Most students wear Boston University shirts. A white video play button is seen over the image.

Music

BU’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir: Lifting Voices from a Distance

May 29, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: How Parents Can Help Their Children Deal with Ambiguous Loss

May 29, 2020

A photo of students posed together during a previous BU orientation session

Orientation

Zooming into Orientation

May 29, 2020

Photo of the stars of the siticom, The Social Distance, Michael Williams (from left), Quentin Nguyen-Duy (CFA’20), Lorin Sklamberg, and Julian Shapiro-Barnum (CFA’21). They group poses in front of a brown wall on the sidewalk.

Film & TV

When Life Gives You a Pandemic, Make a Sitcom

May 28, 2020

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Weekender

The Weekender: May 28 to 31

May 28, 2020

Photo of a game of Codenames being played at the annual board game festival of Finland in Helsinki, Finland. Some cards in the five by five grid show words, while others have blue, red and black illustrations of people.

Things-to-do

Board Games Are Back, and These Nine Are Great for a Pandemic

May 28, 2020

Composite image of different screenshots of clubs connecting remotely over Zoom. In the top left, a student in a red BU shirt holds what looks like a hose. On the top right, four students dance or stretch, on the bottom, fours students do a plank over zoom. On the bottom right, a student dances.

Student Life

BU Student Clubs and Organizations Find Ways to Stay Connected, at a Distance

May 28, 2020

Photo of Bruno Rubio (GRS’96), a CAS master lecturer in chemistry, holding remote office hours for students in March. Rubio sits at a desk at the front of a lecture room and his hands working on a chemistry problem are seen on a projector screen behind him.

Technology

How Did That Remote Learning Work for You?

May 28, 2020

Photo of Commonwealth Avenue in East Campus by Silber Way. The T passes by and the trees look golden. Students wait at the BU BUS stop. Warren towers and Wheelock College banners are seen in the background.

Academics

BU Expands Hybrid/Simultaneous Graduate Program Offerings for Fall

May 27, 2020

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Addiction

Students in Recovery Face Challenges from Social Distancing

May 27, 2020

Students in Recovery Face Challenges from Social Distancing