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Photo: Various contestants with pink sashes and formal wear pose for a photo.

Mr. Pink Charity Pageant

Photo: A crowd shot of people attending BU's IDEA Con.

8th Annual IDEA Con

photo: a large crowd gathers to watch a pumpkin be dropped from a height

2025 Pumpkin Drop: A Popular (and Messy) BU Tradition

Photo: BU students in costume at a Halloween Ball in the year 2000

The More Things Change…

Photo: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell sitting in front of a crowd of students

AG Andrea Campbell, Area Law Students in Wide-Ranging Discussion

Photo: A faculty member and students standing in a BU lab

BU Welcomes Boston School Students for STEM Exploration

Photo: An artist with a headset on in an immersive exhibit

Sites of Convergence: Interstice

Photo: A young man enthusiastically address a class of kids at BU.

BU Hosts Boston Public School Students for Stem Week 2025

Photo: An early 2000s photo of a white man in a jester hat pushing a pumpkin off of a roof for a physics class.

Pumpkin Drop—A Quarter-Century-Plus BU Tradition

Photo: A group of individuals presenting a dance in a black top and jeans. They all hit a disco pointing pose.

MOTION 2025

Boston Medical Center’s Catwalk for Cancer Care

BU’s UROP—A Unique Opportunity

Photo: 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad on stage sitting next to her interviewer while holding a microphone

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad Speaks at BU

Photo: A black and white photo of Boston University's crew team on the Charles River in 1979.

Flashback Friday: 15th Head of the Charles

Photo: An aerial view of a biker going down a sidewalk on Silber Way

Nestled in Greenery

Photo: 10/9/25 -- Boston, MassachusettsDuring World Mental Health Day Resource Fair October 9 at the GSU Plaza, the therapy dogs Lottie, (top), Toshi (bottom left), and Charles were a big hit with visitors. This year's events included free and confidential mental health screenings for students, and had stations featuring representatives from various departments across campus and student organizations devoted to promoting mental health and well being. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Always Popular, Therapy Dogs Charm Fairgoers

Photo: A former NFL player holding a mic on stage speaks to a crowd.

Former New England Patriot Ted Johnson on Trauma—and Thriving

Photo: A black-and-white archive photo featuring dancers in front of a room

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, 1984-Style

Photo: Two people walking under an umbrella on a rainy day

Boston and Environs Welcome Some Wet

Photo: BU Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sarah Ionnades

BU Symphony Orchestra: Vivid Storytelling, Emotional Richness