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Academy Awards

Diversity

YouSpeak: Hollywood’s Abysmal Lack of Diversity

February 22, 2016

Savan Santoki (ENG '16) (right) and Heather Gamble (ENG '16) work on their airplane during the Extreme Airplane Competition hosted by American Society of Mechanical Engineers in the Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC). Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM'16)

Extreme Airplane Competition

February 22, 2016

Fielder's Derby Hawaiian Shirts

Alumni

Hawaiian Shirts Are Back

February 22, 2016

Fossil Fuels

Public Health

POV: Why BU Needs to Divest from Fossil Fuels

February 22, 2016

Collision of two black holes holes

Science & Technology

Einstein Really Was a Genius: Gravitational Waves Detected

February 19, 2016

Light Machine at BU's EPIC

Moment: EPIC Light Machine

February 19, 2016

Bennett Goldberg

Faculty

For One Week, Professors Become Students

February 19, 2016

NSSE Survey

Students

Take 15 Minutes and Make a Better BU

February 18, 2016

Boston University Study Abroad SEA Semester

Study Abroad

Studying Out on the Open Ocean

February 18, 2016

The Boston Choral Ensemble sings Herbert Howells, "Requiem" during, "A Voice From Heaven" concert on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. The conert was part of the annual conference of the Society for Christian Scholarshiip in Music and includes two of the best choral works composed in the last one hundred years. The concert ended with a round table discussion by a distinguished group of scholars and performers. Photo By Jake Belcher

A Voice From Heaven

February 18, 2016

Things-to-do

Lunch, Anyone? Wan’s Al’s Deli

February 18, 2016

A UROP student has coded a robot that can "think" on its own, moving about and avoiding obstacles without a human steering it.

UROP

UROP Student’s Project: a Thinking Robot

February 17, 2016

Helen Zou (SED '18) (center) completes a puzzle with special needs student Jackson Schuh (left) during a Valentine's Day themed Friday Night Club event Feb. 12, 2016 in the GSU. The Friday Night Club, run by Student Volunteers for Special Needs, gives students with disabilities the chance to hang out with volunteers from BU and other local universities. Photo by Alexandra Wimley (COM'17)

Valentine’s Day Fun

February 17, 2016

Metropolitan College holds an Open House for perspective students in certificate and graduate programs.

Schools and Colleges

MET’s Online Criminal Justice Program Tops U.S. News Rankings

February 17, 2016

Boston University Matriculation 2015

Global

Getting in: A Little Tougher Every Year

February 16, 2016

Donald Trump

Politics

POV: Comparing Trump to Hitler Misses the Point

February 16, 2016

Even paper roses have thorns. Tara Kavanaugh (COM'16) reacts as Emily Sheehan (COM'16) places a paper rose in her ear. The two, along with Claire Jennings (COM/CAS'18), were making paper roses as part of the Mugar Memorial Library Valentine's Day celebration at GSU on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Pankaj Khadka (COM'16)

Celebrating with Flowers

February 16, 2016

Senior lecturer Dave Sullivan says changes in the Introduction to Computer Science course CS 111 have made it more appealing to students in general and women in particular. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Computational Science

Interest in Computer Science Surges

February 16, 2016

George Washington Boston Public Garden

Arts & Culture

Celebrating Presidents’ Day Weekend

February 12, 2016

Cold Weather

University News

Arctic Chill Expected This Weekend

February 12, 2016

Arctic Chill Expected This Weekend