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Construction

Photo: A rendering of what Boston University's new Pardee School of Global Studies building will look like once construction is complete

University News

After Five Years of Planning, Pardee’s New Home Will Unite Global Studies School

April 1, 2025

Photo: A shot of BU's Warren Towers.

University News

Warren Towers to Get Multiyear, $550 Million Renovation—AC Included

January 23, 2025

Photo: The Boston University Campus Store, with a large red sign and banner reading "Welcome"

University News

Fall’s 14 Biggest BU Construction Projects: Women’s Hockey Locker Room, SAO Moves into the GSU, the New Lavender House, and More

September 13, 2024

Photo: Multifamily residential building under construction

Housing Crisis

How Do We Solve America’s Affordable Housing Crisis? BU Research Helps Inspire a Federal Bill That Suggests Answers

July 25, 2024

Photo: A man on a scissor lift creating art on the side of a construction site. The art pieces are large black and white landscape paintings with pops of red

Arts & Culture

My Big Idea: Covering Construction Sites with Art

March 15, 2024

Photo: A colorful sketch of a hospital design with markers laying on top of it

Hospital Design

How the Design of Hospitals Impacts Patient Treatment and Recovery

March 14, 2024

Photo: A large banner on the side of a building in Boston's Seaport reading "Seaport = 20 Billon Dollar Climate Denial" as people walk by in their daily routines

Climate Change

City Leaders Need to Make Billion-Dollar Decisions to Protect Boston from Sea Level Rise

January 31, 2024

An artists rendering of a modern building in Boston MA

Business & Law

Building a Better City with Hospitality

November 3, 2023

Photo: A red and silver high-speed train is parked during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Halim station in Jakarta, Indonesia on Oct. 2, 2023. People stand under a large banner set up on the middle platform of the open-air train station.

Belt and Road

China Has Financed Power Plants, Airports, and Roads around the Globe—but Has It Made the World a Better or Worse Place?

October 11, 2023

Photo: A shadowed student looks down at a table as they study in the renovated study lounge at Kilachand Hall. Behind them,. large windows feature a view of the Boston city skyline and the Charles River.

Campus & Facilities

14 BU Construction Projects, from Updated Classrooms to a New Robotics Space to Fresh Paint and Carpeting

September 19, 2023

Photo: The Ribbon cutting to officially open the Center for Computing and Data Science Dec 8. From left are Associate Provost for Computing and Data Sciences Azer Bestavros, CAS dean Stan Sclaroff, Boston City Mayor Michelle Wu, President Robert A Brown, Board of Trustees chair Ahmass Fakahany (Questrom’79), Provost Jean Morisson, and Boston city councilor Kenzie Bok. They all stand with scissors in hand looking down as a cut blue ribbon floats to the ground.

University News

BU Unveils Dramatic, Fossil Fuel–Free Center for Computing & Data Sciences

December 8, 2022

University News

BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences is Taking Shape

December 14, 2021

a photo collage featuring studio photos of all 13 members of the team of Boston University researchers all posing in front of black backdrops in various poses.

Environmental Justice

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

October 27, 2021

Construction crews building the Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

Campus & Facilities

BU Construction Roundup: New Buildings, Updated Labs, and Bathroom Renovations

September 16, 2021

Photo taken from the top floor of Kilachand Center which shows the he Data Science Center Construction, at right, and the COM lawn onMarch 23. The lawn is yellowish green, as the grass has just begun growing, and the sky is clear blue.

Construction

Erector Crew Error Blamed for Beam Accident at Center for Computing & Data Sciences Construction Site

June 1, 2021

A photo of people walking in the lobby of a building

Sustainable Technology

As Office Work Returns, This Smart HVAC System Could Save Energy, Money, and Even Lives

May 24, 2021

A photo of Will Loggia with his arms outstretched standing in front of a brick wall with a red sign that reads "West Campus Residences." A video play button is overlayed.

Student Life

Expectations vs. Reality: How My Freshman Year during a Pandemic Measured Up

April 28, 2021

Crews working at the new Center for Data Sciences

University News

Update on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 3, 2021

A gathering of family, friends, city officials, bicycle advocates, and others from the BU community filled the sidewalk on Saturday, November 21, 2020, to celebrate the life of Christopher Weigl with a memorial ghost bike installation ceremony on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street in Boston, where he was killed on his bike by a truck driver in December of 2012.

University News

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash

December 2, 2020

Photo of two large white wind turbines in South Dakota. Black angus cows are seen grazing in a field in the foreground.

Sustainability

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity

December 1, 2020

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity