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Photo of the new MBTA Amory Street Station taking shape. At the center of the photo is a green, rusted pipe, that is blurred; on either side, are white, shelter structures. The sky is light blue with a few white puffy clouds.

In Progress: New MBTA Amory Street Station

June 13, 2021

Black and white image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. Numbers in white are seen around the edge of the image.

unidentified objects

Are UFOs Visitors from Space? Government Report Won’t Rule It Out

June 11, 2021

A photo of the Boston Press Photographers Association free outdoor show of more than 100 award-winning photos from its annual Pictures of the Year Contest

Things-to-do

To Do Today: 2020 Pictures of the Year Exhibition

June 11, 2021

A composite of the book covers and movie posters from the books and movies discussed in the article

Pride

Celebrate Pride Month with These Books, Podcasts, Movies, and TV Shows

June 11, 2021

A photo of the Transgender Resistance Vigil + March on June 13, 2020

Student Voices

POV: Why I’m Boycotting Boston Pride

June 11, 2021

BU Today 06-11-2021

June 11, 2021

Photo of Hana Lee (CAS’22), sitting on an adjustable lab stool on wheels, with blue gloves and a gray face mask, using equipment with wires and sticky patches attached to her leg to record her patellar reflex response while her lab mates zoom in during professor Angela Seliga’s Physiology lab. Lee looks at the computer screen as she holds the equipment.

Testing Reflexes

June 10, 2021

PRIDE

My Coming Out Story: Ethan Sobel

June 10, 2021

Photo of Isaac Rajagopal (BUA’23) (from left), Chris Kolovos, BU Academy head of school, and Jasper Milstein (BUA’24), strolling down Comm Ave on a fall day. A few people walking are seen walking in the distance. Trees line the Ave and have green and yellow leaves.

University News

BU Academy Sees Admissions Boom

June 10, 2021

Audience members attend a Lit Crawl Boston session in 2019.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Lit Crawl Boston

June 10, 2021

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LGBTQ+

In Honor of Pride Month: a List of Resources and Tips for LGBTQ+ Terriers and Allies

June 10, 2021

BU Today 06-10-2021

June 10, 2021

Screenshot from a broadcast done by Elias Miller (COM’21), who was one of the anchors of BUTV10’s three-day presidential election coverage The Vote 2020, a sign for the series is seen behind him on the right. He wears a blue face mask and a suit as he speaks towards the camera.

Student TV Station Honored

More Kudos for BUTV10 from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences New England Chapter

June 9, 2021

Two people doing side planks

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Yoga in the Park

June 9, 2021

BU Today 06-09-2021

June 9, 2021

Photo of Daylin Frantin, left, in a gray long-sleeve and black pants, with one hand on a boat engine, while Sam Gallipeau, Flux’s in-house designer, in a gray quarter zip, inspects the other side of the engine. Behind them are work benches and industrial shelves. A small crane lifts the engine

Innovation

Reinventing the Outboard

June 9, 2021

Photo of a shell gas pump with a sign that says “NO GAS” hanging on it.

Cybersecurity

Why Are Ransomware Attacks Happening So Often—and Can They Be Stopped?

June 8, 2021

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Cambridge Love Letters

June 8, 2021

Portrait of Graham Wilson, Founding Codirector of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, as he walks out of a brick building with a white door and trim with a bag over his shoulder. He wears a black bomber jacket and blue pants. On the left, a red plaque on the building reads “Boston University, Initiative on Cities, 75”

University News

Graham Wilson, Founding Codirector of BU’s Initiative on Cities, Will Retire

June 8, 2021

BU Today 06-08-2021

June 8, 2021