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BU Launches Online AI Course for Undergrads, Additional AI Resources for Faculty, Staff
John Byers, University’s new AI strategic leader, shares what it will cover, and his hopes for how the BU community approaches the technology
November 12, 2025 -
This Weekend @ BU November 13 to 16
Thrift market, book swap, a cappella concert, and more
November 12, 2025 -
BU Men’s Basketball Hosts Brown in Season Home Opener
Terriers’ goal: Patriot League Championship
November 10, 2025 -
New 808 Gallery Exhibition Showcases Faculty, Alumni Artwork
First shown at the 2024 Venice Biennale, monthlong exhibition celebrates BU-affiliated printmakers and photographers
November 10, 2025
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Brink Bites: BU Health Researchers Win Major NIH Grants; BU Device Named Among Time’s Best Inventions of 2025
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including big funding wins, opposition to deepfakes, and studying LGBTQ+ suicide risk factors
October 31, 2025 -
BU Researcher Helps Women Veterans Find Their Place After Serving Their Country
Tara Galovski started the Women Veterans Network (WoVeN) in 2017 with six participants. Now, 6,500 women have joined from all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
November 6, 2025 -
Amid a Brutal War, a Bright Spot
50 years after the end of the Vietnam War, an alum shares his photos of the US Marines children’s hospital where he served
November 7, 2025 -
Boston University Tanglewood Institute to Celebrate 60th Anniversary
BUTI director Nicole Wendl on the impacts of the institute’s long history, what lies ahead
November 7, 2025
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Fall 2025 President’s Town Hall
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam led off BU’s Fall 2025 Town Hall, held November 12 at the GSU Metcalf Ballroom. Among the speakers who followed the president were Jennifer Grodsky, from the Federal Relations office in Washington, DC, Nicole Tirella, senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer, Gloria Waters, BU provost and chief academic officer, and Kamrhan Farwell, senior vice president for University Relations. The event concluded with questions and answers from the audience.
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Arts & Culture
- New 808 Gallery Exhibition Showcases Faculty, Alumni Artwork
- Boston University Tanglewood Institute to Celebrate 60th Anniversary
- BU, MassArt, Tufts Open Fine Arts Studios to the Public for Second Annual Event
Business & Law
- 50 Years After Mandated by US Law, Special Education’s Future in Question, BU Scholar Says
- Communicating Climate Is the Focus of Inaugural Boston University Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact Summit
- Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Offers Advice, Insight to BU Law Students at Annual Shapiro Lecture
Campus Life
- This Weekend @ BU November 13 to 16
- BU Launches Online AI Course For Undergrads; Additional AI Resources for Faculty, Staff
- Networking Doesn’t Have to Make You Cringe
Health & Medicine
- New BU Hub Class Teaches Students How to Navigate the US Healthcare System
- 9 Mental Health Resources for BU Faculty and Staff
- The Top Five Mental Health Lessons I Gained from Therapy
In the City
- This Weekend @ BU November 13 to 16
- This Weekend @ BU: November 6 to 9
- This Weekend @ BU: October 30 to November 2
Science & Technology
- BU Launches Online AI Course For Undergrads; Additional AI Resources for Faculty, Staff
- Interning at NASA Fulfills a Lifetime Ambition for This CAS Student
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Fort Point/Seaport
Sports
- BU Men’s Soccer Heads to Lehigh for Patriot League Semifinal Tuesday
- BU Men’s Basketball Hosts Brown in Season Home Opener
- Chasing Titles: BU Women’s Soccer, Field Hockey Ready for Patriot League Semifinals
University News
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Voices & Opinion
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