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Campus Health

BU Keeps Existing COVID Protocols for Fall, Adds Monkeypox Measures

August 10, 2022

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COVID-19

Lessons Learned: Valuable Takeaways from BU’s COVID Response

July 15, 2022

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University News

University to End Asymptomatic COVID-19 Testing; Lab Will Continue to Process Specimens for Those with Symptoms

May 10, 2022

Photo of Mita Das, (left), a Bentley University Senior Lecturer of Mathematical Sciences and Prreeti Tiwari, right of South Windsor, CT, rehearsing for the Playwright's Theatre marathon. Das wears a green vest, white long sleeve, black pants and wears no shoes. She is a brown woman with brown hair. She sits on a stool and leans over to Tiwari, putting her hand on her knee. Tiwari, a brown woman with short black hair, looks forlorn, and wears bright yellow overalls.

Theatre

Boston Theater Marathon Returns to Live, In-Person Performances—and to BU

April 28, 2022

Photo of Judy Braha (CFA’08) at a rehearsal for Shakespeare in Love. Braha wears a long, light blue button-down and black jeans. She's a white woman with short, gray hair. Behind her, in a room with wooden floor, five students are seen rehearsing dance moves.

Theatre

CFA’s Judy Braha Caps BU Career Directing Shakespeare in Love

April 28, 2022

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Community Service

Alternative Service Break Trips Stay Local This Year

March 4, 2022

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Campus & Facilities

BU’s Mask Mandate to End March 7, with Exceptions

March 1, 2022

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Dance

Legendary Dancer, Choreographer, and Director Bill T. Jones to Speak at BU on March 2

February 25, 2022

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Living with COVID

Are You Ready to Start Living with COVID in Our Midst?

February 23, 2022

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Public Health

POV: Should the Unvaccinated Be Eligible for a Heart Transplant?

February 1, 2022

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Misinformation

Should Spotify Back Joe Rogan in COVID Misinformation Dispute with Neil Young?

February 1, 2022

Listen Now

How Much Did US Insurers Waste on Ivermectin for COVID?

January 31, 2022

photo of School of Social Work students staging a walk-out outside of 1 Silber Way to protest BU's COVID-19 safety policies. They hold a variety of multicolored signs with the hashtag "#BeBetterBU".

Student Protest

Protest Led by School of Social Work Students Decries University’s Spring COVID Policies

January 25, 2022

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Student Life

What’s It Like Being Back on Campus? Opinions Vary

January 24, 2022

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Essay Collection

War? More COVID? Irreversible Climate Change? What 2022 Could Bring

January 20, 2022

Photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium. Mask are required indoors, but distancing is not. Students sit in the rows with their notebooks open and look towards Beffert who wears a black jacket and jeans.

Campus Life

Everything to Know about COVID and BU Campus Life

January 14, 2022

Photo of Anne Herrera (Wheelock’19), triage specialist at Healthway, wearing a floral face mask and blue floral blouse, receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Student Health Services Director of Nursing Anne Patey, MSN, at the vaccine clinic January 15 at FitRec. Patey wears gloves, a face mask and face shield.

Campus Life

Taped Lectures, Workplace Flexibility among Changes as BU Adjusts for Spring Classes

January 5, 2022

Photo of Mohsan Saeed, a School of Medicine assistant professor, getting a first vaccine dose in January of 2021. He wears a red and blue plaid shirt and gray hat, while the nurse, in a face mask and shield gives him a vaccine in his left arm.

Health & Safety

BU to Require Boosters, Will Stop Daily Attestation Requirement

December 13, 2021

Photo taken from behind students in an auditorium attending the SHA Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series, with Katie Potter, president and chief executive officer of Five Star Senior Living, and Arun Upneja, dean of SHA, who are sitting at the front of the room on stage.

Hospitality

School of Hospitality Administration Celebrates 40th Anniversary amid a Time of Rapid Change

December 13, 2021

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AID

BU Distributing Federal American Rescue Plan Money to Students

December 6, 2021

BU Distributing Federal American Rescue Plan Money to Students