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Photo of Raina Wu, 12, left, and Cindy Jin, 12, right, sigh with relief after their robot Marshmallow successfully performs a series of tasks after being programmed by the two along with their teammate Hailey Duan, 12, not pictured, in the U-Design Robo-Alley workshop at Photonics July 21. Jin kneels by the small gray and white robot that almost looks like it was built from legos in classroom; she is a young AAPI girl, and wears a white t-shirt, shorts, and a blue face mask. Wu, at left, smiles and claps her hands; she also sits on the ground. Wu is a young AAPI girl with long brown hair, a blue t-shirt, blue shorts, and sneakers on. Other students in the class are standing in the background, clapping.

U-Design Robo-Alley Workshop

August 4, 2022

BU Today 8-04-2022

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

7/27/22 -- Brookline, Massachusetts Madeline Jones (CAS’24) relaxes with an easy read on BU Beach July 27. Jones is on campus taking chemistry courses, so she welcomed the break provided by the classic fantasy novel. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Beach Day

August 3, 2022

BU Today 8-03-2022

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

Photo of Little Brewster Island. A small, white lighthouse and house sit on a small island surrounded by a large body of water.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit Boston Harbor Islands

August 2, 2022

7/27/22 -- Brookline, Massachusetts Gosso Park (ENG’25) works to assemble is 3d printed drone in the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) July 27. Park is here for the summer taking classes, but said his time spent at EPIC building things is for fun. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Fun at EPIC

August 2, 2022

A composite image with photos of Kendrick Lamar, Imagine Dragos, and Bad Bunny over a black background with white text reading "what's how in music this month", referring to the month of August 2022

New Music

New Music August 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

August 2, 2022

BU Today 8-02-2022

August 2, 2022

Photo of Erin Mahoney (CAS'24) posing during group dance "Daily News." Four students stand below her and hold Erin up as she poses lying flat on her stomach as she holds up a newspaper. The group stands in front of a colorful mural and green trees.

“Daily News”

August 1, 2022

Black and white photo of a group of Cubans aboard the Mary D. II wave as they embark for U.S. shores from the port in Mariel Harbor, 20 miles west of Havana, Cuba, May 1980. The wide, white boat is jam-packed with folks, most of who look off to the left and raise their arms. Some stand on top of the boat near the helm. A shore with other boats is seen of in the distance.

Immigration

Why Is the Cuban Immigrant Story in the US So Different from Others

August 1, 2022

Black and white photo of Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics, driving to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers in the teams' final NBA playoff game in Los Angeles, May 5, 1969.

Boston Sports

POV: Remembering Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell (Hon.’02)

August 1, 2022

BU Today 8-01-2022

August 1, 2022

Photo of Anthony Hollenberg, a middle-aged White man with short gray hair. He smiles, wears a blue suit with a dark blue tie with red spots, and poses on a blurred background, which looks like the inside of a building.

New Appointment

MED and BMC Fill Critical Roles with Cornell’s Anthony Hollenberg

July 29, 2022

Newburyport harbor in northern Massachusetts on a sunny day, with boats docked in the tide

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit Newburyport for Yankee Homecoming

July 29, 2022

Photo taken from the side of a Black woman in a colorful, striped bikini applying sunscreen lotion on her right shoulder at beach in the sunshine. She sits on the ground and looks towards the water as she applies sun screen. She wears red sunglasses and silver hoop earrings. A clear blue sky and small waves crashing can be seen blurred in the background.

Skincare

Sun Protection Tips for Those with Black and Brown Skin

July 29, 2022

Sun Protection Tips for Those with Black and Brown Skin