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BU Today has launched a new Featured Events Calendar!
Accolades
Boston University Student Mental Health Services Honored in Princeton Review Project
One of 16 colleges named to inaugural 2025 list, which highlights schools demonstrating exceptional commitment to mental health and wellbeing
Things-to-do
The Weekender: January 30 to February 2
Celebrations for Lunar New Year and Black History Month and a new romance bookstore’s meet-the-authors event
Expert Take
Americans Expect Social Media Content Moderation
Meta is ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, but a new BU poll finds the public backs independent verification of social media content
Recipe series
Crisp, Cinnamony Waffles
With no added sugar and some protein from almond flour and Greek yogurt, these waffles are a healthier alternative to traditional recipes
Campus Life
Tell Us Your Favorite FitRec Story, for the 20th Anniversary Celebration
Did you meet a future partner there? Trip on a treadmill? Break a personal record? We want to hear what FitRec has meant to you
University News
BU Police Department Adds Virtual Reality Training Tool to Better De-Escalate Conflicts
State-of-the-art program guides officers through dozens of scenarios to help them make the right real-life decisions in the field
Featured Events
Education
Mass. Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Restrict Cell Phone Use in Schools
BU researcher says the issue around “social media addiction” and phones in schools must be handled not only by the schools, but by supportive parents as well
Campus Life
BU Today Launches New Featured Events Calendar
University-wide calendar remains in place for now; new calendar aims to help build stronger communities across campus, grow event attendance, with features for ticketing, maps, social media sharing, easy ability to download to phone, more visually appealing design
In the City
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Charlestown
Discover the charm and history of Boston’s oldest neighborhood
Lunar New Year
Terriers Share How They Celebrate the Lunar New Year
BU students share their favorite traditions, memories, and rituals as they ring in the Year of the Snake with hope, love, and reunion
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Business & Law
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Health & Medicine
- Making Sense of the Fluoridated Water Debate
- Trauma from Los Angeles Fires Will Take a Village to Treat
- The Flu, Norovirus, Other Respiratory Viruses Are Everywhere: Here’s What You Need to Know
In the City
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Charlestown
- Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Inman Square
- 12 Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in and around Boston
Science & Technology
- BU to Help Massachusetts Expand Access to Artificial Intelligence Computing
- Should It Be That Easy to 3D Print a Gun and Silencer?
- BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit
Sports
- BU Hockey Captain Shane Lachance Hails from BU Athletics Royalty and He’s Charting His Own Path
- BU Women’s Hockey Falls to Northeastern in Beanpot Championship
- Terriers Beat Harvard 2-1 in Thrilling Overtime Finish in Women’s Beanpot Semifinal
University News
- BU Police Department Adds Virtual Reality as a Training Tool
- BU Today Launches New Featured Events Calendar
- Warren Towers to Get Multiyear, $550 Million Renovation—AC Included
Voices & Opinion
- How Much Should the Fragile Middle East Ceasefire Be Celebrated?
- Trauma from Los Angeles Fires Will Take a Village to Treat
- POV: Religious Leaders Talk About the Value of Humility, but It Can Be Hard for Clergy to Practice What They Preach