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Innovation

Photo of Vanessa Clark, cofounder and CEO of start-up Atomos Space. A white woman with long blonde hair speaks on stage in front of a large projector screen featuring a blue slide that reads "commitment"

Innovation

Calling All BU Innovators and Entrepreneurs: IDEA CON 2022 Is Saturday

February 23, 2022

Bitcoin network concept on digital Screen, featuring a series of blue bit coin signs in connected networks.

Business & Law

The Pros and Cons of Cryptocurrency

February 22, 2022

Photo of the BU Women's hockey team standing in a row across the ice with their helmets off and white and red home jerseys on, during the national anthem before the Jan 15 game at Walter Brown Arena. The American flag hangs from the ceiling.

Things-To-Do

The Weekender: January 27 to 30

January 26, 2022

Overhead photo a various stickers on lush green grass. Stickers feature cute cartoons of rabbits

Thrifting

Eight Artists to Look for at the BU Bazaar

January 26, 2022

Top view photo of Asian ux developers and ui designers brainstorming about mobile app interface on a table with customer brief and color code in a modern office

Accolades

BU’s Entrepreneur Education and Entrepreneurial Alumni Earn High Rankings

January 12, 2022

Caspian Chaharom (CAS’23) (left), Kelsea Mann (CFA’23), Chloe Adamowicz (CAS’22), and Harunobu Ishii (MET’22) pose for a photo after their autopcb app, which makes circuit design easily accessible, was awarded the Judges’ Choice Award for Innovation Fellows at the BU Spark! Fall 2021 Demo Day, December 10, 2021.

Campus Life

App That Automates Circuit Design Wins Big at BU Spark! Demo Day

January 11, 2022

Photo of the winners of Innovate@BU’s second annual Community Impact Challenge from (l-r) Alan Mui (MBA’23), L. George Sulak (MBA’23), and Christopher Sanchez (MBA’23) All 3 smile and face the camera holding up papers detailing their submissions for the challenge.

Strategy & Innovation

Wellness Challenge Imagines Ways to Help BU Heal from the Pandemic

November 22, 2021

a photo of Carl Palme, the winner of the Innovate@BU and Green Lion Partners annual Cannabis Start-Up Competition. He smiles as he holds a giant, light green check for $10,000.

Accolades

Hydroponic Device for Growing Cannabis at Home Wins Annual BU Start-Up Competition

November 19, 2021

Photo of Jonathan Allen (LAW’19), a young Black man with a beard, sitting on a yellow stool. He wears a green jacket and smiles. A whiteboard is seen behind him.

Strategy & Innovation

Innovate@BU Names Young Alum as Inaugural Innovator in Residence

November 3, 2021

a studio photo of Boston University's Board of Trustees member Richard C. Shipley. He looks to the distance wearing a black suit in front of a grey background.

Giving

$8 Million Gift from Richard Shipley Will Expand Technology’s Role in Residential Education

November 1, 2021

Photo of Andree Entezari, in his Somerville home kitchen, holding various fruits and wearing a white and red-striped BU apron, and smiling. Behind him, a dehydrator and other fruit-leather making tools are seen.

Cooking

He’s Gotta Fight! For Your Right! To Dehyyydrate!

July 26, 2021

This easy-to-understand packaging for doses of albendazole, the antibiotic that prevents lymphatic filariasis, created by a team of BU students, won first prize at a hackathon for neglected tropical diseases

Students

BU Students’ Hackathon-Winning Project Could Help Combat a Neglected Tropical Disease

June 22, 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 portrait photo of Gerry Fine next to some blueprints

University News

Gerry Fine Retiring after Years of Teaching, and Promoting, Innovation at BU

May 26, 2021

A graphic reading "Faculty Forum 2021" with the event date and time

University News

Digital Learning & Innovation Virtual Faculty Forum to Explore Innovations in Teaching and Technology at BU

May 10, 2021

Innovation

At BU Spark! Demo Day, Basketball Recruiting Software for International Athletes Wins Judges Choice

May 5, 2021

Student Life

An Online Tutoring Service Tailored to BU Students by a BU Student

April 27, 2021

Innovation

BU Students, Alums Win Big at Innovate@BU’s $64K New Venture Finale

April 21, 2021

Innovation

Need a Study Buddy? Meechu Has You Covered

March 22, 2021

Photo of diversity advocate and organizer Malia Lazu in a white sleeveless blouse and pearls looking off to her left with her hands on her hips as she smiles wide. Behind her, a maroon wall and white window is seen.

Innovation

Changing the World through Power, Community, and Equity

February 25, 2021

Changing the World through Power, Community, and Equity