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Photography

Check Out These Dazzling Images from BU Global Programs Annual Photo Contest

April 14, 2025

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Arts & Culture

Korean Language, Literature, and Culture Is Booming at BU

February 20, 2025

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Lunar New Year

Terriers Share How They Celebrate the Lunar New Year

January 28, 2025

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Climate Change

Can Gold Reserves Help Pay for Climate Disaster Recovery?

January 22, 2025

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Science & Technology

BU Students Find Hope at COP29 UN Climate Summit

December 5, 2024

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Forced Displacement

BU Center on Forced Displacement Magazine Highlights Plight of Millions Compelled to Flee Their Homes

November 12, 2024

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Inauguration 2024

Inauguration 2024 Research on Tap Celebrates BU’s Power to Bring Scholars Together to Better Our World

September 25, 2024

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Music

Liberation through Rhythm: BU Ethnomusicologist Studies History and Present of African Beats

August 20, 2024

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Aging and Climate

Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger

August 1, 2024

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Photography

Global Programs Photo Contest Showcases BU’s Worldwide Adventures and Experiences

April 22, 2024

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Immigration

Do Immigrants and Immigration Help the Economy?

April 4, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Are So Many Gen X Women Asking about Kate Middleton?

March 19, 2024

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Antibiotic Resistance

CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance Fightback

March 6, 2024

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Aging Reimagined

Rethinking Our Idea of “Old Age”

February 21, 2024

A helicopter departing from Buckingham Palace February 6 is believed to have been carrying King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The night before, the Palace announced that the king had begun outpatient treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. Photo by AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Cancer

What King Charles’ Cancer Could Mean for the Royal Family

February 9, 2024

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Human Rights

How War and Displacement Impact Women

January 30, 2024

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Forced Displacement

Video: The Global Problem of Statelessness

January 24, 2024

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Climate Change

2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record: Current Climate Action Isn’t Enough to Halt Global Warming

January 16, 2024

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Climate Conference

Can the World Find Agreement on Fighting Climate Change?

December 11, 2023

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2023 in Review

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers

December 11, 2023

Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers