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Coronavirus

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Gun Violence

Why Has Gun Violence Increased in the United States? Three Questions for BU’s Jonathan Jay

April 2, 2021

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 2

April 2, 2021

Bevin O'Gara pushes her son Henry on a swing at a park near their home in Jamaica Plain

Theatre

Boston Theater Marathon Returns (Virtually) to Help Artists Hit by Pandemic

March 31, 2021

Photo of students walking down COM Ave towards Marsh Plaza on a Spring day.

Admissions

The BU Class of 2025 Begins to Take Shape

March 31, 2021

Palm Sunday Service lead by Fr. Kevin Staley-Joyce march 28 at The Catholic center on Bay State Rd.

Campus Life

Religious Life at BU Is “Resilient and Resurgent,” despite Pandemic

March 30, 2021

A photo of Manuela Luque wearing a mask in quarantine

Student Life

Think Quarantine’s Hard? Try Doing It Three Times

March 29, 2021

Photo of a hospital room in which a person, seen, partially, laying in a hospital bed on the right, hooked up to a ventilator on the left. Many tubes spill over from the machine towards the person. Photo was taken July 2, 2020 in HOUSTON, TX.

Voices & Opinion

POV: In the Midst of the Pandemic, a “Massive Public Health Failure”

March 27, 2021

COVID On Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: March 26

March 26, 2021

Photo of Curator-in-residence of the Jar Ireon Roach (CFA’21) with her arms folded across her looking off to her left; she is brightly lit by orange lights and wears a yellowy hair wrap.

Arts & Culture

Inside The Jar with Ireon Roach

March 25, 2021

A photo of the mass vaccination site at Gillette Stadium

Public Health

Can’t Get a COVID-19 Shot? This BU Mathematician Can Help

March 24, 2021

Photo of a female protestor holding a sign that says "#Stop Asian Hate!" Behind her, the entrance to DC's Chinatown is seen. Protesters rallied to call attention to Asian-American discrimination and remember the Asian-American lives lost in a series of shootings last night in Atlanta, in Chinatown, Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: BU Student on Anti-Asian Discrimination: “It’s Just Dehumanizing”

March 19, 2021

illustration of young adults wearing medical face masks. text embedded on the image says 'COVID Compliance Numbers'

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: March 19

March 19, 2021

Brigid Kane (COM’22), center facing, chats with her friends Dalia Saleeby (CAS;21), from left, Rownyn Curry (CAS’21), and Sophie Lee (Questrom’22) in the GSU alley March 17.

Student Life

How to Maintain Friendships in a Pandemic

March 18, 2021

Photo of Alice Hotimski (CGS’22,CAS’24), left, and Eleanor Paul (CAS’24) get some work done in some beautiful 70 degree weather on March 11 as they sit on either side of the Rhett bench. They wear face masks and sit with their laptops and notebooks in their laps.

Campus Life

Capturing a Year Unlike Any Other

March 17, 2021

A composite of all 11 illustrations that appear below. From left to right -- Top Row: an illustration showing a man wearing a mask on his computer video chatting with a doctor. Crutches are seen leaning against a wall. Two orange prescription bottles are sitting on the desk next to the man. They are are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of a woman sitting a cubicle with yellow and pink colored post it notes. The notes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Behind the woman's cubicle appears her kitchen; an illustration of an outdoor cafe dining area with several tables of people eating and conversing. The yellow table tops are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of four people working on a mural. One of them is on a lift working higher up on the wall. The word "Justice" appears in red on the mural and is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Second Row: An illustration of someone filling out a ballot with the word "Vote" printed at the top. Their phone and a cup of coffee next to the ballot indicate they are filling the ballot out at home. A red and blue stripe on the ballot are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration;an illustration of a woman holding a child in her lap while working at a laptop. The child is holding a brown teddy bear, which is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two vehicles driving past a field that has wind turbines in it. The greenish yellow color of the vehicles is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of two children completing schoolwork at a laptop computer. The blue color of the computer screen is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Third Row: An illustration of hands with different skin tones with fingers open and palms facing forward. An equal sign appears in front of the hands. The different skin tones are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of a group of cyclists. The green wheels on their bikes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two hands holding a bowl with a fork in it. Behind the hands appear a house, factory, and trucks -- illustrating the food supply chain. The skin tone of the hands is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two people facing one another with transparent heads. Lines are drawn connecting the inside of their heads illustrating empathy. Yellow circles in the center of each head are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration.

Essay Collection

What if Real Change—for a Better World—Came from the Pandemic?

March 17, 2021

Composite image featuring illustrations of Melissa Ghulam-Smith, Rene Fielding, Yo-El Cassell, and Dionne Lomax

Community

Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic

March 16, 2021

Grid of photos of the students, faculty and staff featured in the One Year Later: Lessons from the Pandemic video article

Video

One Year Later: Lessons from the Pandemic

March 16, 2021

A photo of someone on a ladder painting the red "Boston University" letters that overlook Nickerson Field

Commencement

January 2021 Graduates Will Participate in May 16 Live Commencement

March 15, 2021

A photo of BU Beach behind CAS during spring. Several students are visible lounging on the grass.

University News

University Will Distribute $11.5 Million in Pandemic Aid to Students in Need

March 12, 2021

Moment of Screaming

3, 2, 1: Scream! BU Students Mark Pandemic Anniversary by Letting It Out

March 12, 2021

3, 2, 1: Scream! BU Students Mark Pandemic Anniversary by Letting It Out