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Photo of Bostonians entering the new Taco Bell at 872 Commonwealth Ave. which has been generating big buzz among students. Photo shows the facade of store, a large gray "GRAND OPENING" sign is seen in the storefront windows.

Food & Dining

New Taco Bell Cantina in West Campus Has Students Buzzing

November 12, 2020

Photo of the recently renovated GSU Food Hall. Single person tables with teal seats are spread out in the foreground, a few students sit and eat. In the background, the white lights and walls and a few food stalls are seen.

Renovations

George Sherman Union Food Hall Gets a Major Makeover

November 9, 2020

Screenshot taken of a map of the Charles River Campus. The colored sections of the map show portions of the Charles River Campus that could be flooded in 30 years, according to a new report that has grimmer predictions than federal flood models. Maps courtesy of First Street Foundation

Climate Change

Will BU Be Underwater in 30 Years?

October 14, 2020

Photo of room 302 at 730 Commonwealth Ave, circular tables with single chairs are in a row divided by white boards. This space is now reservable using a new student study app.

Student Life

Need to Find a Place to Study or Attend a Class Remotely While on Campus? It Just Got Easier

October 13, 2020

Photo of Dragon Ding (CAS 21) an RA in Sleeper Hall posing for a photo on West campus on October 5, 2020. Ding wears a black face mask that reads "West is Best" and has a green BU shirt on.

Residence Life

Toughest Job on Campus? Try Being an RA during COVID-19

October 6, 2020

Roommates Jennie Young (CAS'24) (left) and Charlotte Bausha (CAS'24) work together to get Young's things into their Sleeper Hall dorm before the rain hit on August 27, while a stern, but unmasked, Rhett looks on in sculpture form behind them. Young and Bausha push a bright yellow cart filled with Young's belongings.

Campus Life

Back2BU: Photo Essay Captures a Move-in Like No Other and the Start of an Unforgettable School Year

September 10, 2020

Photo of the lobby of the Harriet E Richards Cooperative (HER) House on Bay State Rd in which Tiana Catala (COM’22) collects her things to move into to her room at HER House. She wears a blue medical mask and is seen lifting a plastic tub of her belongings.

Student Life

A Quiet Start to Move-in

August 18, 2020

New cameras are seen at the Agganis Arena parking garage on August 3, 2020. The new parking program will read license plates instead of stickers or hang tags. A camera with orange lights hands next to a parking lot arm. Blue sky is seen in the background.

Charles River Campus

New Daily Parking Program Means Goodbye to Stickers and Hang Tags for Many on Charles River Campus

August 5, 2020

Elijah Ercolino, director of the Facilties Engineering Group, inspects an HVAC air filter on the roof of 1047 Commonwealth Ave.

Campus & Facilities

BU Aims to Move More, and Cleaner, Air through Buildings

August 3, 2020

A photo of a green line train at Babcock Street on Commonwealth Ave.

MBTA

Returning to the T This Fall? Here’s What You Need to Know

July 21, 2020

A photo of a man wearing a mask on a bicycle riding down an empty Commonwealth Ave.

Campus Life

New Student Guide for Undergrads Will Lay Out How Life at BU Will Be Different This Fall

June 23, 2020

Image of a young person with a white mask opening the side door of the GSU. The hallway and doorframes are dark and it's sunny outside.

Coronavirus

BU Details Campuswide COVID-19 Testing Plan for Fall

June 17, 2020

Interactive Photo Essay

BU Then…and Now

June 11, 2020

A photo of Marsh Plaza in spring

University News

These 19 Charles River Campus Faculty Have Been Promoted to Rank of Full Professor

May 26, 2020

Photo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers on Boston University campus behind Marsh Chapel on April 29, 2020. A person in a red coat walks on a path underneath the tree.

COVID-19 Recovery Plan

BU Releases a Back-to-Work Guidebook to Reopening Campus

May 15, 2020

A photo of East Campus of Boston University

Voices & Opinion

POV: Epidemics, Fires, and Natural Disasters Have Long Shaped Universities

May 12, 2020

Screenshot of a recreation of Boston University’s campus in the popular video game Minecraft. Image shows BU's central campus. Terriers have used Minecraft to create a national, virtual college graduation.

Gaming & Graduation

Terriers Build a Global Commencement and BU’s Campus, All in Minecraft

May 5, 2020

Black and white photograph of the Federal Street Post Office in the wake of the Great Boston Fire of 1872. A billow of smoke rises from the top of an old fire truck, a crowd of men stand close by.

Campus History

From the Great Boston Fire to the Depression to Coronavirus: A Short History of BU’s Biggest Campus Disruptions

April 24, 2020

A photo of an empty BU classroom

University News

BU Grants Optional Tenure Review Extension Because of Pandemic’s Disruptions

April 16, 2020

An aerial photo of the Charles River Campus.

Charles River Campus

BU’s Charles River Campus Marks Its 100th Anniversary

February 27, 2020

BU’s Charles River Campus Marks Its 100th Anniversary