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Photo: A older person with white hair sits alone in the front of a movie theater. The text on screen reads "Roxbury International Film Festival"

Things-To-Do

Catch a Virtual Screening at the 25th Annual Roxbury International Film Festival

June 27, 2023

Photo: Tori Bowie, A Black woman with straight, dark brown ahir and wearing a black Nike track suit, holds up a gold World Athletics Championship medal.

Maternal Health

US Olympian Tori Bowie’s Death Underscores Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

June 26, 2023

Photo: Anthony (Tony) Jack, a Black man wearing glasses, a light plaid collared shirt, and jeans, stands on a small grassy hill on a sunny day. Picnic tables filled with people can been in the blurry background behind him.

New Appointment

Sociologist and Scholar Anthony Abraham Jack’s Mission: Create a More Welcoming Campus

June 26, 2023

Photo: a group of small children in a classroom sit on a carpet and face towards their teacher who is showing a book they're reading to the class.

Voices & Opinion

POV: We Need to Be Better at Teaching Kids to Read

June 26, 2023

Photo: Two college students, one wearing a black skirt with long black hair and the other wearing a white t shirt with short blonde hair. They are holding up framed pieces of AI art, depicting people and landscapes.

Arts & Culture

Reimagining Fine Art in the Artificial Intelligence Era

June 26, 2023

Pear statue, Dorchester

Things-to-do

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Dorchester

June 23, 2023

Photo: A ufo is shown flying over some trees on a cloudy, foggy day. It is shown as a small shadow hovering over the nature scene.

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS

Is the Government Concealing UFO Craft and Dead Extraterrestrials?

June 22, 2023

Photo: A submarine. The Oceangate submersible Titan. The United States Coast Guard is searching for the 21-foot submersible Titan from the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince. The 5 person crew submerged Sunday morning, and the crew of the Polar Prince lost contact with them approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes into the vessel's dive.

Extreme Tourism

A Failed Trip to the Titanic Displays the Dangers of Extreme Tourism

June 22, 2023

Photo: Mark Newton, a white man with dark and light gray hair, beard, and mustache and wearing glasses, a light blue collared shirt, and navy blue blazer and pants, poses with hands clasped in front of him between two large large library shelves filled with books.

Promotions

As University Librarian, Mark Newton Will Lead Effort to Reimagine BU’s Library Program

June 21, 2023

Photo: A crowd of protestors hold pro-choice signs as they protest and gather outside the fenced off Supreme Court.

HEALTHCARE

One Year after Roe v. Wade Was Overturned, What’s the State of Abortion Care in the United States?

June 21, 2023

Photo: A long table with a black cloth with multiple paper plates featuring a large slice of cheese pizza. The photo was taken outside, the day sunny and bright.

Things-to-do

Mangia, at the Boston Pizza Festival

June 21, 2023

Photo: A person with glasses in a red shirt with a beard smiles at the camera in front of multiple pieces of art on canvas behind them

Arts & Culture

First-of-Its-Kind Group Show Brings Together Artists from MFA Programs around Boston

June 21, 2023

Photo: A large crowd walks around a arial type structure with large ribbons attached to a tall pole. The ribbons are a various of different colors. The crowd is moving to the left. The day is bright.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Solstice Night at the Harvard Museums

June 20, 2023

A composite image with multiple covers for LGBTQ movies and books. Included are Pageboy, It Came From The Closet, Three Months, and many others.

Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month with These 16 Books and Movies

June 20, 2023

Photo: Boston skyline and Fort Point Channel at sunset as viewed fantastic twilight or dusk time from Fan Pier Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Summer Concerts at Atlantic Wharf

June 16, 2023

New Appointment

Leading Texas Scholar Is New Dean of BU School of Social Work

June 15, 2023

Photo: Three Black men dressed inn old military uniforms march in a Juneteenth parade. The young man in the middle holds a large, purple flag.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Reflecting on the Lessons of Juneteenth

June 14, 2023

Image: Cover art for Christopher Rhodes’ come book, TEN. A silver-themed masked superhero wearing a cape is shown flying with black and red background. He flies toward the red title "TEN".

Books

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Politically Charged Superhero Comic!

June 14, 2023

Photo: A dark blue background with a metal IV holder with an IV bag strung up on one of the hooks.

Medicine

What’s Behind the Critical Shortage of Drugs for Cancer and Other Diseases

June 14, 2023

Vector Image: The word "Macbeth" is spelled out in black letters on an orange background

Things-to-do

See Macbeth Performed Live at the Museum of Science Planetarium

June 14, 2023

See Macbeth Performed Live at the Museum of Science Planetarium