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Scene at BU

Photo: A stage with four people sitting on red chairs. James McCarty, an STH clinical assistant professor of religion and conflict transformation (from left), moderates a panel discussion with speakers Emilie Townes, STH’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Religion & Black Studies, Shively T. J. Smith, an STH associate professor of New Testament, and Nancy Harrowitz, director of BU’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies

Celebrating BU’s Shared Values

Photo: A black-and-white photo of Boston University's Senior and Alumni Breakfast on Marsh Plaza in 1953.

Flashback Friday: Senior Breakfast 1953

Photo: BU Roller Hockey celebrating their national championship win

Winner’s Circle: BU’s Roller Hockey Club

Photo: CAS professor Lawson Anderson, (left) and Dorsa Mohammadi (CAS’27) look on while Katherine Guo (CAS’27), right, poses for a photo with a replica of a saber tooth tiger in Anderson’s office.

Touching the Past

Photo: Three models, one at point and two behind her, strut on the runway at a BU Fashion & Retail Fashion show event

BU Fashion & Retail Association Spring 2026 Fashion Show

Photo: A group of white folks on stage at a summit hosted at BU. Dr. Abraham Glasser, from left, Adam Munder, Wheelock associate professor of Deaf education Naomi Caselli, Dr. Maartje De Meulder, and Thomas Horejes, Ph.D., CDI, take part in a part in a panel, "Ethics: Where Does it Stop?," about ethical boundaries and who carries responsibility when sign language AI systems are deployed at scale during a two-day summit, SLxAI, hosted at Metcalf Trustee Center April 16.

BU Wheelock Hosts SLxAI Summit

Photo: A group of students sit around a common room table to discuss study abroad at BU

Getting to Know You

Photo: Author Grace Lin (right) right, and Raul the Third talk about their experiences writing and illustrating across picture books and novels for children at BU Wheelock Reads April 16 at Wheelock.

BU Wheelock Reads 2026

Photo: A group shot of figure skating team with a trophy on the ice with the BOSTON UNIVERSITY banner in front of them

Figure Skating National Champs

Photo: Admitted students to Boston University’s College of General Studies check in with CGS Dean’s Hosts Samantha Mahavier and Lauren Greco during Saturday’s Admitted Terrier Day

CGS Admitted Terrier Day

Photo: A performance at Symphony Hall by members of Boston University

BU Takes Center Stage at Symphony Hall

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Dia Jain (CAS27) (left), Justin Jin (CAS28), William Spannuth (CAS27), Michael French (CAS26), and Ajau Raman (CAS&GRS26) participated in this year's Med AI Hackathon on Saturday, April 11th, in the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. at Boston University’s first MedAI hackathon, where multidisciplinary student groups tackled pressing biomedical challenges using artificial intelligence. Teams from across the university developed AI models to predict features like microscopic vascular invasion in lung cancer, quantify amyloid burden in Alzheimer’s PET scans, and detect acute tubular injury from kidney proteomics data. The two-day event drew 30 teams competing for $10,000 in prizes on BU’s high-performance computing resources. The hackathon underscored the power of convergent research to turn student innovation into potential contributions for peer-reviewed publications and improved patient care. Photo by Lily Jurman (COM26).

Med AI Hackathon

Photo: A Boston University student carving a stamp out of a linoleum block during a free printmaking workshop at Mugar Memorial Library

Fine Print

Photo: Boston University students meeting a robot named "FUBAR" on campus in 1981. Photo is in black-and-white

Flashback Friday: A New Classmate on Campus?

Photo: A woman sits at her desk wearing headphones while holding a red mug. She is surrounded by her art on the walls and organized on the floor

Study Time

Photo: Three students study cells in a BU biology lab

Principles of Biology II

As part of BU's Earth Day 365 celebration BU Cycle Kitchen and Boston Cafe Bikers hosted a bike washing event and ride on Saturday, April 4. Students and community members came to wash and maintain their bikes. PQ, bike program manager at the BU Cycle Kitchen, helps hose off bikes. Photo by Corinne Davidson (COM'26).

Readying for Rides—Bicycle-Style

Photo: A group of people pose behind a table while BU service dog, Bean, sits in front.

Beans for Bean Food Drive

Photo: 3/25/1960 - Boston, Massachusetts Sorority girls put together Easter baskets on March 25, 1960 at 184 Bay State Road. Photo by Boston University Photography

Flashback Friday: Easter 1960