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A microscope image of the monkeypox virus, showing small cells with a blue hue

Infectious Diseases

BU Researchers: We Have the Potential to Prevent Endemic Monkeypox

August 23, 2022

Photo of First-year medical students in the new $5.5 million Learning Center attending a class on gene expression August 22. Students sit in groups around large tables as they work together.

Academics

New MED Curriculum Will Drive Patient-Centered, Equitable Care

August 22, 2022

Photo of a rear view of large group of students in a class in a lecture hall. A foggy person/professor is seen at the front of the room, standing at the lectern.

Voices & Opinion

POV: It’s a Mistake to Make Students Reveal Their Pronouns

August 22, 2022

Photo of Instructor Sam Guy with his VASI drawing class. A masked man wearing a blue VASI labeled shirt and black face mask speaks to students as he stands in front of a metal easel featuring various charcoal sketches of heads. He holds a stick of charcoal in his hand as he gesticulates. A white, triangle play button is overlaid on the image.

Visual Arts

How to Draw by Seeing Differently

August 17, 2022

Photo of students and their families pushing yellow carts and stopped on the sidewalk with their belongings along Babock Street during move in 2021. Some folks are seen with masks on. A BU sign on a building is seen in the background.

Eco-friendly Tips

Your Guide for a Sustainable Move-in and Life on Campus

August 16, 2022

Photo of an attendee of Fan Expo Boston dressed up in a Deadpool costume, i.e. a red and black body suit that covers the person's face and has two white ovals for eyes. The person holds two fake guns and points them towards a crowd of onlookers. A woman also dressed as Deapool is seen behind the person on the red carpet. At left, lighting equipment is seen.

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Fan Expo Boston

August 10, 2022

Photo of the Boston University campus, including the Center for data Science, from the top of the Photonics building. Campus view is seen during sunset, with orange and purple hues in the sky fading to a darkish blue.

University News

BU Today Is Taking a Short Break

August 10, 2022

An individual working on a laptop stands with their back to the camera. A sign next to them reads "COVID-19 Testing" in yellow letters on a blue background

Campus Health

BU Keeps Existing COVID Protocols for Fall, Adds Monkeypox Measures

August 10, 2022

Books

5 Summer Reads in Honor of National Book Lovers Day

August 9, 2022

Image: Close up photo of a black Keurig coffee machine with its top open for beverage pods.

Student Life

What to Bring with You to BU and What to Leave at Home

August 9, 2022

Jami Sachs stands in all black in the dining room of The Modern at MOMA

Food & Dining

A Summer Interning at a Two-Michelin-Star Restaurant in New York City

August 9, 2022

A person sits on a grass lawn with a bucket of popcorn next to them, as other people sit nearby. All are looking at a large movie screen outdoors

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of Sing 2 in Roslindale

August 8, 2022

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

Boston

To Do Today: ParkARTS Outdoor Neighborhood Concert in the South End

August 4, 2022

A student's dorm room

Style

Dorm Design Tips from BU and Professional Design Experts

August 4, 2022

Education

Almost Every State Needs More Special Ed Teachers. How Can They Get Them?

August 4, 2022

Photo of Nora Kempner (center) a 17-year-old high school student from Medway, Mass., who is enrolled in the BU Summer Theatre Institute’s design program. Kempner is a young White woman with wavy hair, pulled back, wearing a black t-shirt and blue shorts. She sits at a table with lighting controls and a screen and smiles as she shows her lighting scene design with classmates. Other students can be seen seated behind her in the darkened room.

Theater

CFA Summer Program Gives High Schoolers an Intro to College-Level Theater

August 3, 2022

Photo of the St. Agrippina’s Feast celebration. A group of men hoist an ornate statue as the parade and shout during the night in the North End street.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: North End Celebrates Annual St. Agrippina’s Feast

August 3, 2022

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen wave during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting top officials in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other congressional leaders in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

International Relations

Following Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan, What Happens Next?

August 3, 2022

Students relax on the COM Lawn at Boston University on a sunny day

Public Health

With Record Heat Expected, BU Again Opens Cooling Stations for Students

August 3, 2022

Photo of roughly six first-year medical students holding programs and wearing white coats with their names during the ceremony in which they recite the Hippocratic Oath for the first time, signaling their entrance to the study of medicine. The majority of the students in the row are women, White and AAPI, with a few men seen in the background. A white tent is seen behind them.

Student Life

School of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2026 at White Coat Ceremony

August 2, 2022

School of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2026 at White Coat Ceremony