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Zoom Flair

Dress Up Your Next Zoom Meeting with BU Backgrounds

April 30, 2020

Image of a giant panda laying down lazily across a rock.

Weekender

The Weekender: April 30 to May 3

April 30, 2020

Portrait of Sammy Davis, BU women's ice hockey co-captain and no. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWHL draft, on the ice at Walter Brown Arena at Boston University

Ice Hockey

Sammy Davis Is No. 1 Overall Pick in NWHL Draft

April 29, 2020

Image of Rana Boustany (ENG’21), who goes over her computer science class notes in the new Howard Thurman Center January 30, 2020. She is dressed in a gray sweater and uses a stylus on a tablet.

Study Tips

Tips for Studying for Finals from Home

April 29, 2020

Gallery view of a Time’s Arrow rehearsal conducted on Zoom. Students sit playing instruments or waiting. Photo courtesy of Rodney Lister

Music

CFA Ensemble Time’s Arrow to End the Year with a Zoom Concert Thursday

April 29, 2020

A photo of BU's Charles River Campus

Schools and Colleges

BU Plans Fall In-Person/Remote Hybrid Teaching of 44 Graduate and Professional Programs

April 29, 2020

Images of local volunteers along with the National Guard distributing food to locals at Winnisimmet Park in downtown Chelsea April 23, 2020. Many boxes say "Salvation Army" on the side, and a line of people with masks is seen in the background.

Public Health

BU Public Health Researchers Aid Chelsea, Epicenter of State’s COVID-19 Outbreak

April 28, 2020

Composite image: on the left, an aerial view of plates of roasted tomato and leek tart, salt and pepper Yukon Gold potatoes, and applewood smoked bacon, made by BU chef and campus culinary director Christopher Bee; on the right, Kenneth Elmore, Associate provost & dean of students is seen in a red jacket with "Terriers" in white, pointing towards the camera with a smile on his face. A plate of food is set before him.

Student Life

2020 Senior Class Breakfast Will Happen from Homes around the World on Friday

April 28, 2020

A photo of a fence topped with barbed wire.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Since When Should a Misdemeanor Carry a Death Sentence?

April 28, 2020

A photo of the BU Men's basketball team celebrating their Patriot League title

Varsity Sports

BU Athletics Honors Top Athletes at Annual Rhetty Awards

April 28, 2020

Photo of the kitchen in Kinh Vu’s apartment, where he normally hosts open hours for students, sits empty since COVID-19 cleared the campus. Sunlight pours in from the windows.

Student Life

Keeping Community Spirit Alive on Kilachand Hall’s (Empty) Fourth Floor

April 28, 2020

A photo of Abbey McCracken with her bullet journal

Student Voices

Bullet Journaling: Helping Maintain Mindfulness and Self-care

April 27, 2020

A behind the scenes photo from the film Offbeat

Film & TV

40th Annual Redstones Film Festival, Held Virtually This Year, Was a Success

April 27, 2020

A photo of Patrick Curry taking the ice

Varsity Sports

Four Men’s Ice Hockey Terriers Ink Deals to Play Professionally

April 27, 2020

Illustrated type-treatment of the word 'Quarantine' in letters made of paint splatters

Voices & Opinion

Quarantine Diaries: One Word

April 27, 2020

Protesters stand on the steps of the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the new coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Politics

Could Anti-Lockdown Protests in the United States Help Trump Win This Fall?

April 24, 2020

Close-up image of a person working at a home office desk with a pillow behind their back; you can see their hands touching a keyboard.

Wellness

Designing an Ergonomically Sound Work-from-Home Environment

April 24, 2020

A photo of a hospital room

Public Health

COVID-19 Fears are Making People Avoid Medical Care, Vaccinations

April 24, 2020

Black and white photograph of the Federal Street Post Office in the wake of the Great Boston Fire of 1872. A billow of smoke rises from the top of an old fire truck, a crowd of men stand close by.

Campus History

From the Great Boston Fire to the Depression to Coronavirus: A Short History of BU’s Biggest Campus Disruptions

April 24, 2020

Left, Kenneth Freeman, BU Questrom School of Business dean emeritus and a professor of the practice, has replaced Diane Tucker (right) as BU’s Human Resources chief until a permanent successor is named. Freeman photo by Jackie Ricciardi; Tucker photo by Cydney Scott

New Appointment

University’s Human Resources Has New Interim Leader

April 23, 2020

University’s Human Resources Has New Interim Leader