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Data Sciences

Positioned to Lead in a 21st-Century Data-Driven World

December 5, 2022

Yet another supply chain snafu has led to a shortage of Adderall, a potent drug for treating ADHD. Image depicts blue pills on a white background. Photo by iStock/GeorgePeters

Drugs

What’s Behind the Adderall Shortage and What Does It Mean for Those Being Treated for ADHD?

December 5, 2022

Photo: A dark loaf of dense bread has two slices cut and laid out in front of the rest of the loaf on a large white plate.

RECIPE SERIES

Orange Swirl Gingerbread Loaf

December 5, 2022

Photo: Covered in signatures, the final beam is put into place during the Topping Off ceremony at the Data Sciences Building September 30. The Marine flag and the American flag hang off the beam as two hard hat workers help lead it into place.

Poetry

BU Poet Karl Kirchwey Reflects on the Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building

December 5, 2022

Collage: (from left to right) Photos of en Gardiner, Elizabeth Rosen, Serena Theobald, and Louie Belile. Ben Gardiner poses in front of dark grey backdrop with Apple laptop in hands. Elizabeth Rosen, a young white woman wearing glasses, a green blouse, white cardigan, and ripped jeans, stands with hands on hips and poses in front of a beige backdrop. Serena Theobald poses in front of dark grey backdrop. A young woman with long black hair and wearing a navy blue long-sleeved shirt and black pants, smiles and stands sideways to the camera with hands on hips. Louie Belile, a young Black mean wearing a white polo shirt and jeans, sits and poses with legs crossed in front of a grey backdrop.

Student Life

For These BU Students, Data Science Is Their Present and Their Future

December 5, 2022

Photo: a young Black girl sits in library, typing on laptop for her assignment. She has various books and notes open in front of her on the table as she looks to her screen in concentration.

Higher Education

POV: Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Writing at the University. Let’s Embrace It

December 5, 2022

BU Today 12-05-2022

December 5, 2022

Photo: Jisu Lee (Wheelock’26), left, and Caitlyn Kyong (COM’26), right, decorate custom snow globes at the “Crafts & Chats” event within the Howard Thurman Center on the evening of November 30. Two young Asian women hold clear globes in their hands, as they laugh, paint, and decorate them.

A Winter Wonderland of Snowflakes

December 4, 2022

Photo: COM’s new renovated podcast studio. A grey table features a large black mixer, microphone, and professional grade headphones in a podcast studio recording room.

Watch Now

On the Hunt for a New Podcast? WTBU Students Talk Sports, News, Romance Novels—and More

December 2, 2022

Photo: (from left to right) Michael Quinn, Tim Uzoegbu, and Jordan Tab at BU West Dining Hall after a team lift. A young white man, a young Black man, and a young tan man sit at a black bar area as they joke around over dinner.

Student-Athletes

The Life of Walk-On Student-Athletes Plays Out on BU’s Men’s Basketball Team

December 2, 2022

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Business & Law

Can a Website Designer Turn Away Same-Sex Couples? The Supreme Court Will Decide

December 2, 2022

Kaylan Comenole (CGS’21, CAS’23), director of BU’s Center for Gender, Sexuality, & Activism (CGSA), adjusts a rack of jewelry in the center’s new Gender Affirming Room for Belonging (GARB). Students can choose items like chest binders, bra inserts, shaving supplies, clothing, and accessories. No appointment is needed to access GARB. Photo by Cydney Scott

LGBTQIA+

Free Gender-Affirming Products for Students Now Available from the Center for Gender, Sexuality & Activism

December 2, 2022

BU Today 12-02-2022

December 2, 2022

Photo: A stock image of a cookie with colorful candy-coated chocolates smushed on top. The cookie rests on a flat, light red background with various candy-chocolates scattered artistically around.

Food & Dining

It’s National Cookie Day: Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth at These Local Eateries

December 1, 2022

Photo: Closeup of a large pig looking at the camera as it rests in a wooden crate filled with hay.

Animal Rights

Your Bacon Shouldn’t Be the Product of Animal Cruelty, Says Animal Rights Activist and LAW Alum

December 1, 2022

ENG’s David Boas (left) has been named the new Metcalf Chair for his transformative neuroscience research, while Ran Cantetti’s prowess in cryptography has earned him the Wang Professorship. Boas photo by Dana J. Quigley. Canetti photo by Cydney Scott

New Appointment

Two BU Named Professorships, Last Awarded Decades Ago, Have New Occupants

December 1, 2022

BU Today 12-01-2022

December 1, 2022

Photo: Sophia Delia (ENG’23) (left) and Rohin Bajaj (ENG’25) are caught mid-jump in front of a red, brick brownstone building. A young white woman and a tan young man both jump and laugh on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone. Both wear puffy winter jackets.

Watch Now

Video: Inside Two Bay State Road Brownstones

November 30, 2022

Photo: A large latte sits in a "Blank Street" mug on a wooden counter near window. A croissant sits on a wooden board next to it and an open book lies on its other side.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 1 to 4

November 30, 2022

Collage: (left photo) two young women, students, writing letters to incarcerated survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Cards with lots of handwritten text and colorful envelopes are scattered across the table. (right photo) SARP student ambassador Hannah Zobair, a young white woman with long brown hair and wearing a black sweatshirt, holding a large blue stencil to a sidewalk and spraying a can of light blue paint onto it on a sunny day. Three other young women stand behind her with similar stencils as they survey the ground.

Student Life

BU’s Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center: 10 Years of Helping and Advocating for Students

November 30, 2022

BU’s Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center: 10 Years of Helping and Advocating for Students