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Collection site specialist Jessica Sandberg, a white woman wearing a surgical mask and blue gloves, guides a masked visitor through the COVID test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center.

University News

BU to Drop COVID Vaccine Requirement for Most Beginning This Summer

April 4, 2023

Photo: A sidewalk lined with cookie-cutter houses on the left side. They are tan with red, or blue roofs. Most have a porch with an awning on it. There are trees lining the other side of the sidewalk. The day is bright and sunny.

Public Policy

US Mayors Cite Housing Costs as Most Pressing Economic Concern in New Survey by BU Researchers

April 4, 2023

Fenway Park glows with cool white stadium lights that cast a blue tint over the surrounding Back Bay Fens at night.

Boston

Why I Love Boston: Terriers Share Their Reasons

April 4, 2023

University News

BU’s Adil Najam to Become New President of World Wildlife Fund

April 4, 2023

Photo: Close up photo of a black stethoscope lying on an open, brown carrying case. They both lie on white fabric

Medicine

Why I Became a Doctor

April 3, 2023

Photo: A group shot of the winners of the Redstone Film Festival. From left, a short white man in a gray blazer and a blue button-up dress shirt. Next, a taller Southern Asian man in a stream-lined tan suit and a black t-shirt. Next to him, a Southern Asian woman in a black, lace top and a floral maxi skirt. And lastly, the person on the right is a Sourthern Asian woman with a black mock-neck top and a silk, grey dress.

REDSTONE FILM FESTIVAL

2023 Redstone Film Festival Honors Best of COM Student Filmmakers

April 3, 2023

Photo: Sarah Rho (left) and Sarah Kirk poses back to back with arms crossed. Each holds their back foot against the other as the look towards the camera. The both stand in front of a large, brick, tower-style dorm residence.

Campus Life

Video: A Tour of The Towers

April 3, 2023

Photo: Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12), a white woman with short blonde hair standing with arms crossed behind the BU Women's Hockey bench in 2019-20, when she served as assistant women’s ice hockey coach, with longtime head coach Brian Durocher (Wheelock’78) an older white man wearing a suit and tie, standing to her right.

Athletics News

Tara Watchorn (Sargent’12) Named New Head Coach for Women’s Ice Hockey

April 3, 2023

Photo: Candid photo of Donald Trump speaking. An older white man with an orange-tinged tan and wearing a navy suit and red tie speaks into a microphone. A US flag is seen behind him.

Government & Law

Is Trump’s Indictment Good for Democracy?

March 31, 2023

Photo: A dogpile of the BU hockey team after a big win. They are on the ice with their white uniforms and red detailing.

WEEK AHEAD

The Week Ahead: April 3 to 9

March 31, 2023

Photo: A red background with Boston University and Public Health text. Two people sit down on a stage, one a white man in a black suit and a white woman in a black outfit with a neon pink blazer. They sit between a small table with a black tablecloth over it.

Coronavirus

CDC’s Rochelle Walensky Visits BU’s School of Public Health

March 31, 2023

A collage of pictures in all different locations, with senior Kelsey Martirano accompanied by friends.

Commencement

A Letter to my Freshman Year Self

March 31, 2023

Photo: Bolsonarista terrorists generate chaos in Brasilia, Brazil in a coup attempt with the invasion of the STF, National Congress and Palacio do Planalto. Seen from the back, A Braizilian person wearing the Brazilian flag as a cape stands and faces a line of armed officers in riot gear. Scene is at night, as a fog is seen in the air.

Books

Trump, Putin, Orban: New Book, How Democracy Survives, Probes Global Threat

March 31, 2023

Photo: A panned shot of the entire BU snowboarding team on a snow slope. They are all in their personal gear and warm clothes.

WATCH NOW

Video: A Day on the Slopes with the BU Snowboarding Team

March 30, 2023

Photo: A portrait of Thato Mwosa, a Black women with braids tied up in a bun on the top of her head. She smiles for the camera while wearing a black shirt with floral embroidery.

FILM

COM’s Thato Mwosa Is Creating Short Films for Teens about Mental Health, Gender Identity

March 30, 2023

Photo: Griffin Post stands at a podium and looks to the audience. A white man wearing a black long-sleeved collared shirt stands in front of a podium where a silver laptop rests as he smiles and looks to the audience. To his right, a large screen shows a photo of a snowy mountain scene.

Gotlieb Center

How BU Helped Modern-Day Explorers Find a Lost Treasure on a Remote Glacier

March 29, 2023

Photo of Tima Dasouki, a young woman wearing a white blazer and knee-length black dress rifling through a rack of business attire.

Watch Now

Video: A Visit to BU’s Professional Clothing Closet

March 29, 2023

Photo: A flat-lay of the supplies found when one orders from the Condom Fairy program located at BU. Various information cards and condoms are scattered on a white table. A featured image of the condom fairy characters in sticker form lay on top of the various cards.

WEEKENDER

The Weekender: March 30 to April 2

March 29, 2023

Photo: A black and white photo of a Black man with a long, peppered beard. He has a nose piercing in his left nostril. He was a collard shirt, a sweater overtop, and a flat-brimmed hat.

Poetry

Award-Winning Poet John Murillo to Headline Spring 2023 Lowell Poetry Reading

March 29, 2023

Photo: A line of children hold hands as they are ushered out of their school after a school-shooter threat. They were variations of their school uniform and are walking towards a school bus.

SCHOOL SHOOTING

Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths

March 28, 2023

Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths