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Scene at BU

Photo of a student in a jacket and wearing a backpack walking down a path along BU beach near a sculpture and a sign that says "wear a mask." The trees are filled with bright orange and yellow leaves.

Fall on the Beach

Photo of students studying while socially distanced in the Back Court in the GSU October 14, 2020. There are about a dozen or so students seen who work on their laptop all facing the windows at the back of the room.

Spaced Out at the GSU

Photo of BU Medical student, Molly Jia Yong Zhao giving a flu shot to a patient during a clinic on September 29, 2020. Behind them are several other tables where flu shots are being administered.

Flu Shots Mandatory

Students watch election night results on multiple screens at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground

Keeping Posted at the Howard Thurman Center

HTC Election Night

Photo of a large tent set up outside of Booth Theater the day before the election on November 2, 2020. The space is provided for political expression. The sky is gray and cloudy; one person is seen in silhouette underneath the large white tent.

Make Your Voice Heard

Boston City Hall lit up in red with flags flying at half mast in honor of Travis Roy

Boston Honors Travis Roy (COM’00, Hon.’16)

Edited photograph of Boston city skyline taken from the top of a tall building. On the left side, it is morning and the sun is lighting up the buildings. On the right side, the sky is dark and the city lights are on.

Daylight Savings

Photo of the Rhett bench surrounded by trees filed with fall-colored leaves.

A Golden Fall

Photo of the sun casting harsh shadows behind Kilachand CILSE on September 21. A single person with a backpack walks by and is seen in silhouette.

Behind the Scenes

Photo of Ty Furman, Managing Director of The Arts Initiative, left, and Dot Welsh, Visual Arts Specialist for The Arts Initiative, right, install an art exhibit by Sheila Pree Bright in Mugar Library on Friday afternoon. Both wear masks and dark blue shirts, they both hold sides of a sepia photograph as they mount it on the wall. Other sepia photographs of women wrapped in American flags are seen to the left.

Sheila Pree Bright Photo Installation

Photo of the School of Visual Arts pop up show "The Vote Show!" created to help spread awareness on the importance of voting. SVA students, faculty and staff are making posters to encourage people to vote on November 3rd. In the photos, a bunch of paper signs with phrases such as "voting is a privilege" and "vote" written on them in bright colored marker.

ArtPops: Getting Out the Vote

Photo Quinn Wilson (CAS’21) sitting on the ground and studying for his French class on BU Beach September 14. A dunkin donuts cup sits to his left. A class sitting in a circle is seen behind him.

A Popular Spot, Especially Now

Photo of Emma Weller (CFA’24), left, and Isabella Lampson (CFA’21) chat on the steps of Booth Theater September 16. The bright white letters of the 'BOOTH' sign are seen behind them, it's dark out.

A Freshman-Senior Thing

Photo of Melissa Boberg (CAS’22) studying outside in the Metcalf Science plaza on October 15, 2020. She wears a pink mask, her laptop is decorated with stickers, and the Citco sign and a red crane are seen in the background.

Studying in the Sun

Ateret Sultan-Reisler (GRS’22), standing with a mask on, makes condition reports of the pieces on display for the MFA Painting Class of 2020 exhibition in BU Art Galleries Stone Gallery on October 9. Large paintings hang on white walls around her.

MFA Painting: Class of 2020 Exhibition

Photo of Deborah Birx, MD, Coronavirus Response Coordinator at the White House, wearing a mask and talking to BU staff during a tour of the testing site at Kilachand CILSE October 9, 2020. Also seen, from left, Dr. Catherine Klapperich Professor and Vice Chair of Biomedical Engineering, BU , Dr. Irum Zaidi, Chief Epidemiologist for Corona Response Coordinator, and President Robert A. Brown stop briefly to talk. The site was not in use while the group gathered, and the group stands at an appropriate social distance from one another.

Coronavirus Response Coordinator Visits BU Clinical Testing Lab

Photo of Booth Theatre in 2019. The building has steps towards a lit sign that says "Booth"; the building facade is glass with metal beams criss-crossing around the top and sides.

Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre Wins AIA New England Award

Photo of Kevin Shattenkirk #22 of the Tampa Bay Lightning hoisting the Stanley Cup over his head after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0 in Game Six of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on September 28, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Kevin Shattenkirk, Former Hockey Terrier, with Stanley Cup

Photo of continued construction at Data Services Center, including the addition of a massive red crane that cuts in the city skyline. Work trucks and metal beams are seen around the construction site.

In Progress: Data Sciences Building