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Things-to-do

Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Fort Point/Seaport

February 19, 2026

Photo: Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll (left) shaking hands with Audrey Wang (ENG’26) at BU’s Robotics & Autonomous Systems Teaching and Innovation Center on February 5th.

Engineering

Massachusetts Tech Leaders Visit BU

February 12, 2026

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Religion

Should You Talk to God Using an App?

February 9, 2026

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Physical Science

Olympic Figure Skater Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God,” Says He “Broke Physics.” Did He?

February 9, 2026

Photo: Azer Bestavros, Associate Provost for Computing & Data Sciences at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in partnership with the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s a press conference and speaking program at highlighting major AI development in Massachusetts at CDS

Artificial Intelligence

Massachusetts Officials Praise Statewide AI Progress at BU Event

December 15, 2025

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Student Life

Dazzling Photographs Capture the Magic of the BU Marine Program’s Trip to Belize

December 9, 2025

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Science & Technology

This School of Public Health Student Designed a Micro-Forest in Brighton

December 9, 2025

Campus Life

BU Launches Online AI Course For Undergrads; Additional AI Resources for Faculty, Staff

November 12, 2025

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Student Life

Interning at NASA Fulfills a Lifetime Ambition for This CAS Student

September 10, 2025

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Film & TV

Why Do We Keep Watching Reality Dating Shows?

July 8, 2025

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Social Media

COM Class Teaches Students How to Promote Their Content Online

July 3, 2025

Umbrellas add a touch of color to a dreary Thursday, as Terriers wend their way past the Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering. Rain dumped nearly an inch on Boston, and Friday is expected to be much cooler, with a high of only 60. Could be fall has arrived. September 22 photo by Cydney Scott. Students walk in front of a large modern building with umbrellas in rainy weather

LOCAL WEATHER

We’ve Had 12 Consecutive Weekends of Rain. What’s Up with That?

June 4, 2025

5/30/25 -- Boston, MassachusettsFormer Lieutenant Governor of MA, and president of The WAGE Project, Inc. Evelyn Murphy, from left, associate provost for CDS Azer Bestavros, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts Brooke Thomson, and CDS associate professor Neha Gondal at a meeting to share about BU's contribution to Massachusetts' new wage-equity legislation called Pay Equity Law May 30 at CDS.Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

University News

BU Data Platform Will Help Massachusetts Track, and Work to Close, Wage Gaps

June 4, 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Tick-Borne Diseases Risk Increasing Due to Climate Change: What You Need to Know

May 14, 2025

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BU SPARK!

Fashion Social Networking App Wins at Spring 2025 Spark! Demo Day

May 9, 2025

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Watch Now

How These Engineering Students Built a Solar-Powered Water Heater

May 7, 2025

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Technology

YouTube Turns 20—How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us?

April 29, 2025

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Life Sciences

For 50 Years, BU’s Lawford Anderson Has Been Helping Students Unlock the Secrets of Earth’s Rocky Materials

April 25, 2025

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Voices & Opinion

New Film The Age of Disclosure Alleges Government Cover-Up of UFOs, but BU Expert Is Skeptical

March 24, 2025

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Student Life

Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges

March 18, 2025

Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges