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A group of men stand in a dark room with a bright white light on Michael Chiklis portraying Red Auerbach

Alum

Dream Role for Alum Michael Chiklis: Celtics Legend Red Auerbach

March 1, 2022

Watch Now

My Own Boston: Sara Tavakoli (SDM’25)

February 18, 2022

Roger Wellington stands in front of the Pine Street Inn

diverse initiative

Opening Doors: Roger Wellington (SHA’94)

February 16, 2022

Boston's city skyline showcasing the greenery and trees in the foreground

Forest Edges

City Trees and Soil Are Sucking More Carbon Out of the Atmosphere Than Previously Thought

February 16, 2022

Things-to-do

6 Ideas for Spending Valentine’s Day with Friends

February 11, 2022

Image of 4 black and white pencil-style illustrations showcasing the various steps needed for ice-cutting: scraping, grooving, planing and ribbing, and sawing, calking and breaking off.

History

Tracing the History of New England’s Ice Trade

February 4, 2022

Image: collage of artists releasing music in february 2021. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of Ye (formerly Kanye West), Courtney Barnett , and Mitski all performing in concert on polaroid-style borders. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music"

New Music

Hot New Music February 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

February 2, 2022

Photo of the hand of an elderly person resting in a hospital bed with a finger Heart Rate Monitor / Pulse oximeter on. The photo is zoomed in on the resting hand so the face of the patient is not visible.

Public Health

POV: Should the Unvaccinated Be Eligible for a Heart Transplant?

February 1, 2022

Photo of MET alum Leon Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Museum of African American History (MAAH) sitting in a pew at the meeting house on November 18, 2021. Wilson is an older Black man with short, graying hair and large black-rimmed glasses, who smiles, wears a suit and rests his right arm on the wooden, painted pews.

Alumni

Museum of African American History President Leon Wilson is Preserving a Vital Part of Boston’s Past

January 31, 2022

Resources

Everything You Need to Set Yourself Up for Success in 2022

January 28, 2022

Photo of Hutch Hutchinson, a veteran New England outdoorsman, wearing a yellow and red scarf, blue hat with panels, and blue winter coat. He smiles, extends his arms joyfully, as he explains tips for how to dress for winter.

WINTER

How to Dress for Winter in Boston [Video]

January 21, 2022

close-up photo of double espresso shots being poured from espresso machine in the Thinking Cup.

Weekender

The Weekender: January 20 to 23

January 19, 2022

Photo of BU law professor, Katharine Silbaugh on January 4, 2022. She clasps her hands, smiles, and leans against the trunk of a tree. She has brown hair and wears a blue, speckled jacket over a black blouse.

Law & Health

Can Brookline’s New Anti-Smoking Law Create a Tobacco-Free Generation?

January 18, 2022

Artistic rendering of The Embrace MLK monument in Boston by Hank Willis Thomas with MASS Design Group

Visual Arts

Realizing MLK’s Vision in Boston

January 13, 2022

Black and white photo from March 1965, in which Martin Luther King, towards the right, in a suit, and his wife Coretta Scott King, in a hat and light pant suit, lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in Montgomery. Among those pictured are, front row, politician and civil rights activist John Lewis (1940 – 2020), Reverend Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990), Ruth Harris Bunche (1906 - 1988), Nobel Prize-winning political scientist and diplomat Ralph Bunche (1904 - 1971), activist Hosea Williams (1926 – 2000 right carrying child).

Things-to-do

The Weekender: January 13 to 17

January 12, 2022

Screenshot from an animation of 2022 being written in a brush like script on a snowy blue background. Below, the words "HAPPY NEW YEAR" are seen.

Things-to-do

Boston New Years Eve Events 2021

December 17, 2021

collage of artists releasing music in december 2021. Black image with arc white lines features Khlalid, Yaosobi, and LP on polaroid-style borders. Block Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in music" multiple times.

Music

Hot New Music December 2021: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

December 9, 2021

photo of the 45th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols on December 10, 2018 at Boston University's Marsh Chapel. The carolers are dressed in red robes and stand singing with black librettos open.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: December 9 to 12

December 8, 2021

photo of a large, lit, multicolored Christmas tree during a dark night in the Boston Commons.

Weekender

The Weekender: December 2 to 5

December 2, 2021

Boston public health officials encourage people to leave their tents in a homeless persons’ encampment near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Boston.

Urban Health

How to Address the Legal and Social Justice Challenges Raised by Mass and Cass Crisis

November 18, 2021

How to Address the Legal and Social Justice Challenges Raised by Mass and Cass Crisis