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Strategy & Innovation

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Innovation

25 Years of Innovate@BU’s New Venture Competition Showcases Decades of BU Innovation

April 22, 2025

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Science & Technology

BU to Help Massachusetts Expand Access to Artificial Intelligence Computing

December 19, 2024

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Awards

$100,000 Awarded to Student Entrepreneurs at SHA’s Annual Hospitality Leadership Summit

April 8, 2024

Photo: Questrom Sustainability Competition winners, Mikhail Gurevich (ENG’07, Questrom’12) (from left), who donated the $50,000 prize; winners Illiana Arroyo (CAS’25), Suraj Nellore (Questrom’26, COM’26), Jason Wexler (Questrom’25, COM’25), and Devin Hirsch (Questrom’25), stand holding a big cheque for their idea, ReBean.

Strategy & Innovation

BU Students Win $50,000 for Helping L.L.Bean Become More Eco-Friendly

December 15, 2023

Strategy & Innovation

BU Students Launch New Event and Activity Aggregator Popple

December 1, 2023

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Travel

Expert Tips on Navigating the Busy Holiday Travel Season

November 14, 2023

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Innovation

App That Helps Cannabis Users Find Smoking Buddies Wins Innovate@BU Start-Up Competition

November 13, 2023

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Innovation

Questrom Student Creates Stuffed Animals and Books to Teach Kids about Sustainability

September 8, 2023

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Data Sciences

Destination Data

August 11, 2023

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Innovation

BU Alums Create a More Hygienic Toilet Seat

July 10, 2023

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Awards

$50,000 in Prize Money Awarded at SHA’s Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition

March 27, 2023

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GENDER EQUITY

CVS Is Making Efforts to Combat Effects of Pink Tax and Period Poverty

February 17, 2023

11/3/21 -- Boston, Massachusetts Hard hat tour of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences construction site on Nov. 3, 2021. Photo by Conor Doherty for Boston University Photography

Campus & Facilities

Iconic or Ugly? Architects of BU’s Data Science Building Explain Their Design

December 6, 2022

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Business & Law

Why Dunkin’s Revamped Rewards Program Has Angered So Many Customers

October 31, 2022

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Diversity

Disability in the 21st Century: A Virtual Talk with Advocate Valerie Fletcher

April 7, 2022

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Innovation

In Hospitality, the Future Is Now

March 31, 2022

Photo of Will Smith, right, slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage before presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Both men are dressed in suits. Rock winces in pain and shock, and Smith's hand is at the end of its swing.

Communications

A PR Crisis: How to Manage Will Smith’s Oscars Slap

March 28, 2022

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Interviews Can Be Biased and Just Plain Weird, Questrom Expert Says

March 28, 2022

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Innovation

Innovate@BU Is Taking On College Hunger This Semester

March 11, 2022

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Innovation

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

February 23, 2022

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