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Photo: A white table top with five different ice creams with a waffle cone are scatterd in a flat-lay.

NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY

Here’s the Scoop: Sunday Is National Ice Cream Day!

July 16, 2024

Photo: A picture of former President Donald Trump with his pick for Vice President, J.D. Vance.

Politics

How Does J. D. Vance Help—and Potentially Hurt—Trump?

July 16, 2024

A photo of Bussey Hill in Arnold Arboretum

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

July 16, 2024

Photo taken of Michael Underhill (left, Ferdinand), John Douglas Thompson (Prospero), and Nora Eschenheimer (Miranda) in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, running on the Boston Common through August 8. The trio was long, sand-colored clothing and extend their hands towards one another while standing at the front of a stage covered with sand.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: View an Outdoor Production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

July 16, 2024

Photo: Asian woman drying sweat in a warm summer day

Public Health

10 Tips for How to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have AC

July 15, 2024

Photo: A picture of the Republique Plaza in Paris with a large French flag waving

Politics

Right-Wing Candidates Lost in Several Recent Global Elections. Does That Mean Anything for the Upcoming US Presidential Election?

July 15, 2024

Photo: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally

Politics

Trump Survived an Assassination Attempt. Will Our Politics?

July 14, 2024

Student Life

Adventure in Thailand: SHA Undergrads Study Ecotourism

July 12, 2024

Photo: A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street.

Earth

Vermont Will Charge Big Oil for Past Climate Change. Should Massachusetts Follow?

July 12, 2024

Photo: A picture of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is confetti pouring from the ceiling and balloons all around.

Politics

Presidential Nominating Conventions Don’t Nominate, but They Still Matter, BU Scholar Says

July 11, 2024

Photo: A neon sign that says "Cinéma," or "film" in French.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: The Boston French Film Festival

July 11, 2024

Photo: A Slurpee lover displays her Slurpees outside a 7-Eleven store in New York

Things-to-do

To Do Today: 7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day

July 11, 2024

Photo: Boston Duck Boat Tour vehicle with passengers on a downtown Boston street. Boston Duck Tours is a privately owned company that operates historical tours of the city of Boston using renovated World War II amphibious DUKW (aka Duck) vehicles.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Boston Duck Tours

July 9, 2024

Photo: President Melissa Gilliam sits underneath a whiteboard with a handwritten note reading "Welcome President Gilliam"

University News

A Busy First Week for BU President Melissa L. Gilliam

July 9, 2024

Wide photo of visitors crowding onto Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA. People are seen sitting on the small, partially rocky shore at left, while others are in the shallow water at right. Houses and buildings lining the street along the beach are seen in the background.

Things-to-do

A Trip to the Sea via the T

July 8, 2024

Photo: An aerial view of Boston University's campus, including the Charles River

Promotions

Meet BU’s Newest Associate Professors

July 8, 2024

Small groups of people sit on a grassy lawn in Boston in front of an outdoor bandshell

Things-to-do

To Do Today: ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concerts

July 8, 2024

Photo: A picture of BU bridge with a person biking over it

Photography

Photos of the Month: A Look Back at June at BU

July 3, 2024

8 colorful book covers arranged in a grid, some of the books included are Family of Liars, This Time Tomorrow, and Sandwich.

Books

A Guide to This Summer’s Beach Reads

July 2, 2024

Photo of The Boston Pops performing their annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. In the photo, the Hatch Shell is lit in red white and blue. The backs of spectators' heads are seen as the look up towards about a dozen fireworks that shoot up from the shell into the black sky.

Things-to-do

Great Picks for Celebrating the Fourth in the City

July 2, 2024

Great Picks for Celebrating the Fourth in the City