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With Summer Officially Here, 10 Great Beach Reads
Books old and new that will keep you reading long after the sun goes down
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Want to Beat the Summer Heat? Check Out One of the Boston Area’s Many Public Pools
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June 30, 2025
Things-to-do
Best Places to Watch Fireworks in Boston This Fourth of July
Your guide to the top fireworks-watching spots
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25 Charles River Campus Faculty Receive Promotions
Representing eight schools and colleges and fields from the natural and social science to the arts, engineering, law, and business
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Can Art Help Doctors Improve Mental Health Care for Non-English Speakers?
BU student researcher develops comic-style graphics for Boston Medical Center immigrant health unit
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BU Experts Served on Vatican Commission Urging Global Debt Relief
Debt-strapped developing nations need help, says Jubilee Year report, backed by Pope Leo XIV
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Boston University to Seek External Recommendations for Athletics Policies and Practices
Review will focus on best practices to ensure the well-being of athletes
1June 26, 2025
TV & Film
50 Years After Jaws’ Release, an Alum’s Exclusive Photos Capture the Stars on Set
Peter Vandermark was a local photojournalist in 1974 when he shot a day of filming off Martha’s Vineyard, watching a little-known director named Steven Spielberg make movie magic
Today’s Close-up
Happy Fourth of July
Boston’s biggest and most beloved July 4th tradition is the Boston Pops concert at the Charles River Esplanade Hatch Shell and fireworks over the Charles.
2023 photo taken from BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences by Janice Checchio
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- BU’s Jack Parker Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
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