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August 15, 2022

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August 11, 2022

Photo of Melissa Lee (Questrom’23), left, and Rex Wang (Questrom’23) taking on their summer remote internships in the comfort of LAW’s McCausland Commons August 4. Both are young AAPI people and sit in red chairs with their laptops balanced on their laps. The chairs are situated at the end of a window-ed hallway looking out onto trees on BU beach. Their backpacks are seen on the ground.

Internship with a View

August 10, 2022

Photo of BU Provost Jean Morrison (center, left) shaking hands with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (light blue blazer, at right) during an event hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to discuss the new CHIPS and Science Act. Also pictured are John Shaw (left), Vice Provost for Research, Harvard University, Steven F. Karel, Vice Provost for Research, Brandeis University, and Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor of Cambridge, Mass. A banner at the back of the room reads "Massachusetts Institute of Technology." All are seated at a table with a blue tablecloth.

Provost Jean Morrison Weighs in on CHIPS and Science Act

August 10, 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

BU Today 8-10-2022

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

Photo of L O’Neil, age 14, seated criss-cross apple sauce at left, and Phi Gold, 14, kneeling, during the Wheelock Family Theater Summer Vacation Program on the Fenway Campus Aug 5. Phi stretches across some blades of grass which they have been painting for the swamp scene for Shrek the Musical and gives a high five to a friend with blonde hair who is seen at left with their hand extended. O'Neil wears a a plaid button down over a t-shirt and a facemask; they have short brown hair. Phi has greenish yellow hair and wears a shirt that says "Camberville Hot Dog Crawl" with a icons of a ketchup and mustard bottle holding a hot dog. They paint on a gray surface or mat on the floor, and other props are seen in the background of what could be a classroom.

Preparing for Wheelock’s Shrek

August 9, 2022

BU Today 8-09-2022

August 9, 2022

Maria Molteni (CFA’06, center) discusses her immersive work “Counting to Infinity/Sweeping Stars (Contando All’infinito/Stelle Scopa) at the opening for Figure, Character, Sign, an exhibit celebrating more than 20 years of BU’s Venice Studio Arts program. The show, co-curated by Dana Clancy, director of the College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts and Mary Yang, CFA assistant professor of art, graphic design, is on view at A plus A Gallery in Venice, Italy through August 19. Molteni’s work includes her design for the Italian card game Scopa, along with her drawings and traditional Venetian brooms made for the show. The work includes Molteni's own design for the Italian card game Scopa along with her drawings and traditional Venetian brooms made for the show. Among those present at the July 30 Photo by Jay Elle

“Counting to Infinity”

August 8, 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

In the City

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

August 8, 2022

BU Today 8-08-2022

August 8, 2022

BU Today 8-05-2022

August 5, 2022

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

In the City

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

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