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Boston University’s Alumni Magazine

two works of art by Nate Ethier. The works are patterned and colorful with greens, blues, reds, and purples

Visual Arts

Gallery: Nate Ethier (CFA’05) Exhibits New Works

April 25, 2022

Multiple people stand in a semi circle in front of green trees on BU's campus in Boston MA

School Of Theology

New Associate Dean For Students and Community Life

April 25, 2022

Alum Jane Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Remmie Health holds the ear infection detection device she designed. Photo by Ron Wurzer for Boston University Photography

Innovation

My Big Idea: Helping Parents Avoid Repeated Trips to the Pediatrician’s Office

April 22, 2022

Photo of NASA pilot Bob Hines wearing a white and gray space-x suit inside during what appears to be a training drill in a space-x craft simulator. He touches a blue screen with his gloved hand and wears a sleek astronaut helmet with a glass front.

Space

BU Alum Robert Hines Is on a Mission—to the International Space Station

April 21, 2022

Photo of Roberto Mighty, an older black man with dark grey hair wearing a navy sweater vest over a white collared shirt, with a brown blazer and jeans, stands with hands on hips in front of a cemetery.

TV & Film

BU Alum Explores World’s Greatest Cemeteries in New PBS Series

April 14, 2022

Photo of Lynae Vanee Bogues sitting in a dark blue velvet chair in front of small, potted palm trees with a stack of books by Black authors sitting in a neat pile on a white side table next to her. A young black woman with shoulder length faux locs and a multicolored blouse and bright yellow skirt sits with fingers crossed in front of her chin as she poses seriously for the camera.

Arts & Culture

Lynae Vanee Bogues Sheds Light on Often Overlooked Black History in Her IGTV Series Parking Lot Pimpin’

April 11, 2022

Nicholas Brown plays the clarinet as the conductor and orchestra accompany him

Music

My Big Idea: An Orchestra for All

April 5, 2022

Photo of children, of various ages, sitting in a train car in a metro station that serves as a bomb shelter. They have blankets and some hold stuffed animals. Above them you can see subway advertisements. The photo was taken through a subway car window.

Aid for Ukraine

BU Alum and Ukraine Native Organizes Aid for Her Homeland

March 31, 2022

Style

My Big Idea: Emma Johnson

March 28, 2022

Candid photo of Fred Zollo as he stands in front of a red "Orphan" movie premiere background. An older white man with gray hair and wearing a grey shirt and black blazer smiles at the camera

Theatre

Five Questions for Broadway Producer Fred Zollo

March 25, 2022

Still from the movie Summer of Soul featuring Fifth Dimension during a performance. They wear orange, yellow and brown outfits, including jackets with fringe and bell bottom pants. The women at right at the microphone raises her hands as she sings. Three men at right sing into one microphone.

FILM

Updated: David Dinerstein (COM’84) Takes Home Oscar for Best Documentary

March 24, 2022

Photo of Erich Schwartzel (COM’09), a light skinned man with short brown hair. He wears a black polo shirt and leans on a sliding glass door with this right hand.

Books

How China’s Box Office Shapes the Movies Americans See

March 23, 2022

Composite image: at left, Photo of Pastry chef Tie Whittaker (MET’12), owner of dessert company Buttermilk Boutique, holding an award. Whittaker is a young Black woman, wearing a black chef's jacket and cheetah print headband, smiles as she holds the glass award in her hands. At right, a photo of a three-tiered tower of macarons, with bright pink ones in the bottom tier and pale pink ones in the upper two tiers.

Food

Keeping Her Grandmothers’ Recipes Alive

March 21, 2022

The cover of the Bostonia Spring-Summer issue that reads "Bostonia" "Special Issue: BU Research" and "Imagine" in large text. There are multiple long paragrahs of much smaller text.

Spring-Summer 2022

March 15, 2022

a composite image with pictures of Donda Mullis, Karen Lynch, Alexandra Cooper, and Nicolle Black

Alumni

Meet the Four Alums Who Made the Forbes “30 Under 30” and New “50 Over 50” Lists

March 15, 2022

Photo of Jill Shames (COM’82 SSW’83), lighting Shabbat candles and holding a small Israeli flag, after helping Ukrainian refugees from the Russian invasion as they enter neighboring Moldova. She looks solemn, wears a hat, a bright orange vest and stands at a black table.

Ukrainian Refugees

For This BU Alum, Helping Those Fleeing Ukraine Is Personal

March 10, 2022

Photo of Missy Mazzoli, a white women with long brown hair. She wears a brown dress and is caught mid-turn on a roof with artistic graffiti covering it's walls. A city scene can be seen in the distance.

Classical Music

Opening Doors: Missy Mazzoli (CFA’02)

March 10, 2022

Photo of Oksana Masters, a white woman and double amputee, on Team USA who skis on a black pair of adaptive skis during an Official Training Session at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre on March 03, 2022 in Beijing, China. She wears sunglasses, looks very concentrated, and two other paralympians are seen skiing behind her.

International Sports

How the Paralympics Are Helping Society Become More Inclusive

March 3, 2022

Collage of 5 photos of various women BU alums. Photos from left to right of: Bonnie Hammer, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lucy Wheelock, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Women’s History Month

11 History-Making, History-Shaping Women from Boston University

March 2, 2022

In this handout photo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays a visit to the front line in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, February 17, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP

International Relations

Forced to Evacuate Ukraine, Nicole Jepeal (CAS’11) Worries about Those Left Behind

March 2, 2022

Forced to Evacuate Ukraine, Nicole Jepeal (CAS’11) Worries about Those Left Behind