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Photo: A team of HVAC technicians at Boston University pose for a photo in front of their headquarters. They are all wearing dark blue uniforms, except for the boss who is wearing a collared shirt in the center of the photo.

Campus & Facilities

Meet the Team That Keeps BU Cool during the Hot Summer Months

August 17, 2023

Photo: The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street. A large pyramid-shaped building and surrounding palm trees and land are shown engulfed in flames. Large flames are seen in the background as the sky looms red and black.

Maui Wildfires

Maui Native Helps Others amid Devastating Wildfires

August 11, 2023

Composite photo of three BU student-athletes. Headshots of (from left) Kat Robbins, Francesco Montali, and Ellen Monahan. Robbins is a young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a scarlet red Boston University pullover. Montali is a young white man with curly brown hair and wearing a red Boston University hooded sweatshirt. Monahan is a young white woman with shoulder length blonde hair and wearing a red, BU lacrosse long sleeve shirt.

Photoblog

The Joys and Challenges of Being a Student-Athlete at BU

August 9, 2023

Photo: A woman with a blue dress and short, dark hair wears a white lab coat in front of a woman with short, light brown hair at a white coat ceremony. To the right of the two individuals in the center are two other individuals in the exact position, both smiling as the one behind helps the one in front don her coat. They are standing on a covered stage.

New Bu Medical Students

White Coat Ceremony Marks Entrance to Medical Profession for 146 First-Year BU Medical Students

August 2, 2023

Photo: Three mannequins wearing wedding dresses with small plaques on the wall behind them

Things-To-Do

Discover Wedding Traditions and Their Backstories at Museum of Fine Arts

July 31, 2023

Photo: A batter swings to hit a ball on the field with buildings in the background.

SOFTBALL

BU’s Intramural Summer Softball Is Back after Three-Year Pandemic Hiatus

July 24, 2023

This is a photo collage of Boston University students with their parents. The top left photo is courtsey of Sofia Harris and it is a selfie of her and her parents. To the right, the photo is courtesy of Paul Hain and both of his parents are shown laughing, looking happy. To the right of that, the photo is of Ahsley Facey and her mother taking a selfie in the mirror of a store. Below Facey's photo, there is a photo from Lexi Scarcskopf. The photo is in black and white and it shows her, her sister, and her mother leaning on each other smiling. The last photo is to the left of that and it is courtesy of Fia McCarty and her mother in front of the fountains, outside of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The sun is shining and they are in summer attire, smiling and posing for the camera.

Parents

Terriers Share Words of Appreciation for Their Parents

July 21, 2023

Photo: A hand with a watch and black painted nails reaches out to touch a black cat's paw. The black cat is on a wall on the right side of the photo and the arm is on the left side.

Campus Life

Are You Bringing Your Pet to Campus This Summer? We Want to Hear from You (Both)!

July 14, 2023

Photo: Professor Jay Zagorsky, a white man wearing glasses holding a bottle of wine, lectures on a stage in front of a whiteboard depicting Bordeaux France.

Faculty

I Will Teach My 10,000th BU Student This Summer. Here’s What I’ve Learned

July 7, 2023

Photo: 4th of July fireworks are shown going off on a dark night above the Charles river. Red and orange fireworks light up the night sky and show the Boston skyline.

Campus Life

See Our Fireworks Photos, Shot from the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. They Are Awesome

July 5, 2023

This is a collage of photos from rising junior Sophia Caffrey (COM'25). They showcase her life thus far at Boston University. With everything from her in her BU rugby uniform, to hanging out with her sorority sisters as various events, or her hanging out in the dorm room with friends, each photo showcases her BU experience. Sophia is a brunette with medium-length hair and tan skin. She is in each of the photos.

Student Reflection

Navigating College Life: Reflections and Insights from an Upperclassman

June 29, 2023

Photo: Two college students, one wearing a black skirt with long black hair and the other wearing a white t shirt with short blonde hair. They are holding up framed pieces of AI art, depicting people and landscapes.

Arts & Culture

Reimagining Fine Art in the Artificial Intelligence Era

June 26, 2023

Photo: Boston skyline and Fort Point Channel at sunset as viewed fantastic twilight or dusk time from Fan Pier Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Summer Concerts at Atlantic Wharf

June 16, 2023

Vector Image: The word "Macbeth" is spelled out in black letters on an orange background

Things-to-do

See Macbeth Performed Live at the Museum of Science Planetarium

June 14, 2023

Photo of Romy Ruukel, Boston University director of the Shipley Center for Digital Learning & Innovation, in her office. A white woman with curly hair in a black blazer stis in an office filled with interesting trinkets and framed items.

Campus Life

Office Artifacts: Romy Ruukel

June 12, 2023

Photo: Group photo of various students standing in front of a large window and smiling and holding up certificates that read "Grandlabbies".

Accolades

Students Create Ads for Chobani, Celebrity Cruises, and More

June 8, 2023

Dean Kenneth Lutchen, a white man in a gray suit wearing glasses, stands at a podium during the the NASA Downlink event with astronaut Bob Hines, PhD (ENG’97) in the GSU July 20.

University News

College of Engineering Dean Kenneth Lutchen Named Interim BU Provost

May 31, 2023

An image with a green background and a lightbulb shaped like a brain flickering yellow. The text reads "Today I Learned"

Listen Now

Today I Learned: Boston’s topography was shaped by glaciers more than 20,000 years ago

May 30, 2023

Photo: A birds eye view of a large stadium filled with people. Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 21, 2023. Photo by Dave Green

Commencement 2023

50 Great Photos Capture the Joy, Drama of BU’s 150th Commencement

May 25, 2023

Photo: Travis Roy, a man in a wheelchair, poses for a photo in the center of a hockey rink on Monday, October 6, 2015 at Agganis Arena Photo By Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University Photography

Scholarships

Travis Roy Foundation Endows Sargent College Scholarship for Graduate Students in Occupational and Physical Therapy

May 24, 2023

Travis Roy Foundation Endows Sargent College Scholarship for Graduate Students in Occupational and Physical Therapy