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Photo of Jennifer Formichelli, smiling, at a formal dinner. She wears what looks like a black dress and sits at a table; other tables with white table cloths are seen behind her.

Obituaries

BUA Teacher Struck and Killed by School Bus in Mattapan

October 26, 2021

Photo of Musician Radha Rai (QST '21) playing piano at the GSU after undergoing a series of interviews regarding her encounter with famous singer John Legand the day prior. She wears a black top and pants, and looks contently at the piano as she plays.

Music

Radha Rao Performed John Legend’s “All of Me” at Faneuil Hall Sunday. Little Did She Know He Was in the Crowd

October 19, 2021

Photo of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at What the Science Tells Us: Racial Health and Economic Inequities during the Pandemic Symposium presented by The BU Center for Antiracist Research in the Metcalf Hall October 1. He wears a blue suit and a patterned blue button down. He stands at the podium on stage and gestures with his hand as he speaks earnestly.

Race, Health & Economics

Message from Antiracism Symposium: “Move from Awareness to Action”

October 3, 2021

Photo of Director Ken Schneider (left) working with director of photography Roberto Chile at the home of Cuban artist Fuster for the film, Los Hermanos/The Brothers, which is one of the nine films screening during BLIFF. Schneider has brown curly hair and a gotee and holds a tripod. Chile holds a video camera and both men look off to their left. They are in a building covered by mosaic designs.

Film & TV

Boston’s Latino International Film Festival, Kicking Off Today, Helmed by BU Alum

September 24, 2021

Photo of Wendy Lippe (GRS’93,’96), here rehearsing for the Psych Drama Company’s audio productions. She wears a knee-length gray dress and a blue face mask and reclines on a red therapy-looking couch with a script in her hand.

Theatre

Audio Versions of Plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams on Offer from Alum’s Local Drama Company

September 9, 2021

Photo of Julimar Avila (Sargent’19) during a swim meet at BU; in the photo she swims between lanes lined with red and white plastic lines and wears a red swim cap and googles.

Olympics

BU’s Olympic Athletes Going for Gold

July 26, 2021

Photo of Daylin Frantin, left, in a gray long-sleeve and black pants, with one hand on a boat engine, while Sam Gallipeau, Flux’s in-house designer, in a gray quarter zip, inspects the other side of the engine. Behind them are work benches and industrial shelves. A small crane lifts the engine

Innovation

Reinventing the Outboard

June 9, 2021

A photo of Abiola Agoro walking down the runway

Fashion

Fashion, Identity, and Mental Health

May 5, 2021

Illustration of a student standing in a black graduation cap, diploma in hand, with a gray backpack and blue shorts, looking of into a cloud of uncertainty. The cloud has pieces of paper flying, arrows, coronavirus icons, and money signs, to signify the difficulty of finding a job after graduating in 2020.

Career

Job-Hunting Advice from the Class of 2020: Be Flexible

April 20, 2021

Photo of Asad Malik (CAS’20) sitting on granite steps, with a white t-shirt, sneakers and jeans on, smiling and holding an envelope that says "Rubiic" in red cursive font.

Social Media

BU Alum Creates New Social Media Journaling App for Sharing Thoughts, More

April 13, 2021

Composite image of four photos of students on campus. From top left, two students with face masks walk down Comm Ave, a student in a white romper skateboards, a group of students draw dancers outside of CFA, a researcher with gloves and a mask looks at a vial. Overlaid sticker reads “Giving Day #ProudtoBU April 7, 2021”

Giving

BU Giving Day Raises Nearly $3 Million

April 9, 2021

Giving Day

BU Giving Day Returns Wednesday

April 7, 2021

A photo of Haley Horn (Questrom’19) holding up the Spillin' Beans game

Alumni

Alum Launches New Adult Party Game

March 30, 2021

University News

Erika Jordan Named BU’s Vice President for Alumni Engagement

March 30, 2021

Photo of Elise Morgan, a College of Engineering professor of mechanical engineering, in a red blouse sitting on a chair in a lab with a plastic model in her hands.

University News

Elise Morgan Named First Maysarah K. Sukkar Professor of Engineering Design & Innovation

March 2, 2021

Composite image. On the left, the book cover for ‘Diners, Dudes and Diets’ by Emily Contois. An illustration of a hamburger fills out the cover, buns sandwich the title text. On the right is a portrait of Emily Contois, a young woman with her hair pulled back and a ruffled blouse smiles welcomingly. The images are place on a wooden grain background.

Books

Diet Yogurt and Guy Fieri: How Food Media Constructed “Dude” Masculinity

February 18, 2021

Screenshots from the Must Watch app displayed on iPhone screens showing suggestions for what to watch including the shows "The Boys" "American Greed" and "Game of Thrones"

Alumni

Unsure What to Stream Next? This App Just Made It Easier

February 16, 2021

A slightly over-exposed photo of two students laying in the grass together happily looking at their phones. The photo has a white border like that of polaroid, and is on a background with pink, orange, and purple watercolor hearts.

Share the Love

BU Community Shares Valentine’s Day Messages of Love, Friendship, Thanks

February 11, 2021

Photo of Macken Murphy (CAS’20) sitting on a rock outside and staring of into the middle distance. He wears a black headband, black button down, and has a tattoo of an anchor on his left arm.

Environment & Ecology

CAS Alum Creates a Different Species of Podcast

January 13, 2021

Photo of the rubble left in the aftermath of pro-Trump protestor attack on the press pool outside the Capitol building. Journalist stand around in a circle, at the center, a pile of their destroyed TV production gear sits on the ground.

Journalism & Media

What Does the Attack on Democracy Mean for Journalists?

January 8, 2021

What Does the Attack on Democracy Mean for Journalists?