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Public Health

10 Tips for How to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have AC

July 15, 2024

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Politics

Right-Wing Candidates Lost in Several Recent Global Elections. Does That Mean Anything for the Upcoming US Presidential Election?

July 15, 2024

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Politics

Trump Survived an Assassination Attempt. Will Our Politics?

July 14, 2024

Student Life

Adventure in Thailand: SHA Undergrads Study Ecotourism

July 12, 2024

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Earth

Vermont Will Charge Big Oil for Past Climate Change. Should Massachusetts Follow?

July 12, 2024

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Politics

Presidential Nominating Conventions Don’t Nominate, but They Still Matter, BU Scholar Says

July 11, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: The Boston French Film Festival

July 11, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: 7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day

July 11, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Boston Duck Tours

July 9, 2024

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University News

A Busy First Week for BU President Melissa L. Gilliam

July 9, 2024

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Promotions

Meet BU’s Newest Associate Professors

July 8, 2024

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concerts

July 8, 2024

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Photography

Photos of the Month: A Look Back at June at BU

July 3, 2024

8 colorful book covers arranged in a grid, some of the books included are Family of Liars, This Time Tomorrow, and Sandwich.

Books

A Guide to This Summer’s Beach Reads

July 2, 2024

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Things-to-do

Great Picks for Celebrating the Fourth in the City

July 2, 2024

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Music

What’s Hot in Music July: New Albums, Local Concerts

July 1, 2024

Macklin Celebrini (CAS’27) poses for a portrait after being selected first overall by the San Jose Sharks during the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 28 at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images

Sports

BU’s Macklin Celebrini Is NHL’s Top Draft Pick, Second Terrier Ever to Go First

July 1, 2024

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Business & Law

BU LAW Expert Says Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Is a “Constitutional Embarrassment”

July 1, 2024

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Administration

Melissa L. Gilliam on Challenges, Ambitions for Boston University

July 1, 2024

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Watch Now

Video: 10 Questions for BU’s New President, Melissa L. Gilliam

July 1, 2024

Video: 10 Questions for BU’s New President, Melissa L. Gilliam