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a temperature map of Boston during extreme heat on July 31

Climate Change

July Was the Hottest Month Ever—Ever!—in Boston. Why?

August 1, 2019

A chocolate chip cookie

In the City

Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Sunday by Visiting One of These 10 Mouth-Watering Eateries

August 1, 2019

NIick Buoniconti #85 of the Miami Dolphins in action during an NFL football game at the Orange Bowl circa 1972 in Miami, Florida.

CTE

Patriots Legend Nick Buoniconti Dies

August 1, 2019

The cast of Parks and Recreation

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Test Your Pawnee Knowledge with Parks and Recreation Trivia at Wit’s End in Cambridge

August 1, 2019

Albert Blake (left) and Conrad Baer (Wheelock’19) stand with their bikes

Alumni

Deaf Alum Sets Out across America, Biking for a Cause

July 30, 2019

Offred, the heroine in The Handmaids Tale stands in the Arlington Station

Things-to-do

Take a Tour of 10 Locales from The Handmaid’s Tale

July 30, 2019

Nasim Parveen stands in her blooming garden while holding a watering can

Neighborhood

This BU Librarian Turned Her Backyard into an Urban Eden, One Plant at a Time

July 29, 2019

students stretch while sitting on the cross-legged on the ground

Wellness

New Initiative Helps BU Tanglewood Institute Students Stay Well to Play Well

July 26, 2019

On Saturday, July 27, the Charles River will be illuminated by hundreds of water lanterns during the Boston Water Lantern Festival. Photo courtesy of Water Lantern Festival

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Boston Water Lantern Festival Will Illuminate Charles River on Saturday

July 26, 2019

Politics

What Led to the Resignation of Puerto Rico’s Embattled Governor?

July 26, 2019

FBI Director Robert Mueller swears to testify under oath before the Congressional hearing committee.

Politics

POV: Mueller Testimony Shows How “Alternative Facts” Have Replaced Actual Facts in Politics

July 26, 2019

Campus & Facilities

12 Campus Construction Projects We’re Excited For This Summer

July 25, 2019

central-square

Local

To Do Today: Central Square Activism Walking Tour

July 25, 2019

Portrait of Mary L. Churchill, former Vice President of Wheelock College, standing in a doorway.

Books

New Book Takes Behind-the-Scenes Look at the BU/Wheelock College Merger and the Challenges Facing Many Small US Colleges

July 25, 2019

Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice

Politics

Five Things Mueller Might Tell Congress Today

July 24, 2019

An aeiral shot of Boston University Campus highlighting Questrom

Digital Learning

Questrom to Offer Online MBA with edX in 2020

July 23, 2019

Portaits of Alfre Woodard and John Bartnicki

Film & TV

Actor Alfre Woodard (CFA’74, Hon.’04) and producer John Bartnicki (CFA’07) discuss their roles in the live-action remake of a Disney classic

July 23, 2019

musicians perform during a Jazz concert in the South End

Music

To Do Today: Jazz & Blues Concert Series Kicks Off in the South End

July 23, 2019

The sign that hangs outside the African Meeting House

In the City

Retracing Boston’s African American History

July 23, 2019

U.S. Marines stand guard at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan

Voices & Opinion

Professor Emeritus Andrew Bacevich Cofounds a Think Tank Promoting Diplomacy, Funded By Ideological Opposites George Soros and Charles Koch

July 23, 2019

Professor Emeritus Andrew Bacevich Cofounds a Think Tank Promoting Diplomacy, Funded By Ideological Opposites George Soros and Charles Koch