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Photo: Flatlay of various picture frames and mementos showing various Lunar New Year memories. Pictures show a traditional memorial, a group of friends goofing off, a white door with a red symbol on it, a phone showing a photo of fireworks, a tabled filled with dishes of Asian food, and red envelopes with cartoon artwork on the front.

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Video: What Is Your Favorite Lunar New Year Memory?

January 19, 2023

Aerial photo of BU and non-BU students celebrating Holi on Cummington Mall Rd on March 20 in-person for the first time in three years. Most young people in the crowd wear white or light colored shirts, and a cloud of orange dust rises in the air. The people are covered with an array of bright colors and look joyful as they talk with their friends.

Year In Review

2022: Pictures That Defined the Year

January 13, 2023

Photo of Uwe Beffert’s cell biology class September 2, 2021 in Morse Auditorium. Mask are required indoors, but distancing is not. Students sit in the rows with their notebooks open and look towards Beffert who wears a black jacket and jeans.

University News

Masking “Strongly Recommended” in Crowded Indoor Spaces as COVID, Flu, Other Viruses Surge

January 12, 2023

The Agganis Arena staff believes their new sensory room is the first of its kind at any sports or live event venue in the Greater Boston area. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi. Photo depicts a small room with beanbag chairs and other seating, with small trinkets and toys to play with as well as colorful art on the walls.

Mental Health

Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts

December 22, 2022

Sam Weinberger (CFA’21) paints the BU rock with holiday flair as the student a cappella group the Allegrettos watches and sings on. A group of students wearing holiday hats and scarves sing as a young man bends down to spray paint a giant rock with a snowman holiday scene.

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A Special Holiday Video Message from All of Us at BU Today

December 16, 2022

Team Revere from SHA’s Advanced Hospitality Strategic Marketing course, with city of Revere representatives: Charlie Giuffrida, Revere director of tourism (from left), Justin Park (SHA’23), Anthony Forziatti (SHA’23), Arielle Hammer (SHA’23), Ethan Phillips (SHA’23), Micaela Yee (SHA’23), and Jacqueline McLaughlin, Revere communications associate. Photo by Cydney Scott

Academics

This School of Hospitality Administration Class Doubles as a Marketing Agency for Cities, Hotels, More

December 16, 2022

n this Dec. 1988 file photo, a police officer walks past the wreckage in Lockerbie, Scotland of Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York. The Dec. 21, 1988 explosion would quickly transform the Scottish town into a byword for international terror. Now it is being remembered again because of the 2011 conflict in Libya, the country that accepted responsibility for blowing up Pan Am Flight 103. (AP Photo)

Parents

Mother of Terrier Killed in 1988 Lockerbie Plane Bombing Says Arrest “Only Brings Sadness”

December 13, 2022

Student Life

BU Graduate Students Vote to Unionize in Lopsided Approval

December 13, 2022

Photo: Overhead shot of Fiorella Polit (CAS’24) studying for her neuropsychology exam on the fifth floor of LAW Dec 5. A young woman in a white puffy jacket writes in a notebook in front of an open Apple laptop. Various snacks and an open colored pencil case sit around her on the table she writes on.

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Video: It’s Time for Finals: That Means It’s Also Time to Stock Up on Snacks

December 9, 2022

Photo: Center for Computing & Data Sciences at sundown Nov 16. A large, alternating bookcase-like structure is shown during a blue and red sunset. Structure is covered in reflective glass and reflects the street next to it.A green "Commonwealth Ave" street sign is shown prominently at the base of the building.

Photography

An Iconic Building Rises: Photo Gallery Traces Construction of BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

December 6, 2022

An outstretched finger pointing towards a digital screen lit up with oranges, reds, and blues

Academics

These Faculty Are Using Data Science to Help Change the World

December 6, 2022

11/3/21 -- Boston, Massachusetts Hard hat tour of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences construction site on Nov. 3, 2021. Photo by Conor Doherty for Boston University Photography

Campus & Facilities

Iconic or Ugly? Architects of BU’s Data Science Building Explain Their Design

December 6, 2022

Collage: (from left to right) Photos of en Gardiner, Elizabeth Rosen, Serena Theobald, and Louie Belile. Ben Gardiner poses in front of dark grey backdrop with Apple laptop in hands. Elizabeth Rosen, a young white woman wearing glasses, a green blouse, white cardigan, and ripped jeans, stands with hands on hips and poses in front of a beige backdrop. Serena Theobald poses in front of dark grey backdrop. A young woman with long black hair and wearing a navy blue long-sleeved shirt and black pants, smiles and stands sideways to the camera with hands on hips. Louie Belile, a young Black mean wearing a white polo shirt and jeans, sits and poses with legs crossed in front of a grey backdrop.

Student Life

For These BU Students, Data Science Is Their Present and Their Future

December 5, 2022

Kaylan Comenole (CGS’21, CAS’23), director of BU’s Center for Gender, Sexuality, & Activism (CGSA), adjusts a rack of jewelry in the center’s new Gender Affirming Room for Belonging (GARB). Students can choose items like chest binders, bra inserts, shaving supplies, clothing, and accessories. No appointment is needed to access GARB. Photo by Cydney Scott

LGBTQIA+

Free Gender-Affirming Products for Students Now Available from the Center for Gender, Sexuality & Activism

December 2, 2022

Photo: Sophia Delia (ENG’23) (left) and Rohin Bajaj (ENG’25) are caught mid-jump in front of a red, brick brownstone building. A young white woman and a tan young man both jump and laugh on the sidewalk in front of a brownstone. Both wear puffy winter jackets.

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Video: Inside Two Bay State Road Brownstones

November 30, 2022

Collage: (left photo) two young women, students, writing letters to incarcerated survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Cards with lots of handwritten text and colorful envelopes are scattered across the table. (right photo) SARP student ambassador Hannah Zobair, a young white woman with long brown hair and wearing a black sweatshirt, holding a large blue stencil to a sidewalk and spraying a can of light blue paint onto it on a sunny day. Three other young women stand behind her with similar stencils as they survey the ground.

Student Life

BU’s Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center: 10 Years of Helping and Advocating for Students

November 30, 2022

Bikers along Commonwealth Ave on November 22, 2022. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Student Life

Commuting to Campus by Bike? BU Pros Offer Tips for Staying Safe

November 29, 2022

Myles Standish Hall at Boston University

Voices & Opinion

POV: Rename Myles Standish Hall—“A Symbol of Continued Oppression”

November 28, 2022

Photo: Tess Walsh (Wheelock’24) leans against a stone ledge and smiles and turns to the camera on her left. Another student to her right stares straight ahead. A distant scene of Padua, Italy can be seen from an overhead view to both students' lefts.

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Video: My Study Abroad Experience in Padua, Italy

November 23, 2022

Photo: A large Snoopy Astronaut balloon debuts at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A giant Snoopy dog balloon held by a crowd of people in orange outfits below it, makes it way down the street.

Things-to-do

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston: The Complete Guide

November 22, 2022

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend in Boston: The Complete Guide