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University News

Q&A Explainer: Who Will Benefit from CARES Act Dollars—and Why

May 1, 2020

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Zoom Flair

Dress Up Your Next Zoom Meeting with BU Backgrounds

April 30, 2020

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Study Tips

Tips for Studying for Finals from Home

April 29, 2020

Composite image: on the left, an aerial view of plates of roasted tomato and leek tart, salt and pepper Yukon Gold potatoes, and applewood smoked bacon, made by BU chef and campus culinary director Christopher Bee; on the right, Kenneth Elmore, Associate provost & dean of students is seen in a red jacket with "Terriers" in white, pointing towards the camera with a smile on his face. A plate of food is set before him.

Student Life

2020 Senior Class Breakfast Will Happen from Homes around the World on Friday

April 28, 2020

Photo of the kitchen in Kinh Vu’s apartment, where he normally hosts open hours for students, sits empty since COVID-19 cleared the campus. Sunlight pours in from the windows.

Student Life

Keeping Community Spirit Alive on Kilachand Hall’s (Empty) Fourth Floor

April 28, 2020

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Gratitude

Coronavirus Thank-you Notes from the BU Community

April 22, 2020

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Student Life

MED Class of 2020 on Graduating in the Midst of a Pandemic

April 17, 2020

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Student Life

MED Class of 2020 to Make History Today with Early Graduation

April 17, 2020

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Student Life

Suddenly Dating Long Distance? Thanks, Coronavirus

April 13, 2020

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Campus Life

Video: “We’re in This Together”

April 9, 2020

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Campus Life

Send Us Your Pandemic Thank-Yous

April 7, 2020

Selfie with Carina Imbornone (CAS’20, GRS’20), Mike Baker (CAS’20, GRS’20), Temma Pelletier (CAS’20), Dan Brown (CAS’20), and Fran Sotomayor (CAS’20) taken in a corner mirror inside a liquor store.

Student Life

Five Seniors and a Friendship That Began Freshman Year

April 6, 2020

Photo of the students of the ConnectBU slate posing in front of a Boston University sign; the slate includes: President Aditya Jain (ENG’21), Executive VP Soumya Malhotra (CAS’21, Sargent ’21), VP Finance Mariafernanda Hernandez (ENG’21), and VP Internal Affairs Hessann Farooqi (CAS’22).

Student Government

Student Government Elections Will Be Held Virtually, Debate Tonight on Zoom

April 6, 2020

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Social Media

BU Community Rallies for #TerriersTogether

April 3, 2020

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Technology

Have a Creative Zoom Background? We Want to See It

April 3, 2020

Boston University student Emmanuel Reid poses for a photo with some of his doodle drawings.

Drawing

Their Work Will Amaze You: Meet the Doodlers of BU

April 1, 2020

Photo of the BU softball team in a huddle. The team didn’t get to play a single game at home, or even in New England, before the 2020 season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.

Varsity Sports

BU Senior Athletes Reflect on a Season Cut Short by Coronavirus

March 31, 2020

Four images of BU students on video calls, from left to right, top to bottom: Jack Marciano (CAS’22) coloring with oil pastels, Archelle Thelemaque (COM’21), Srushti Dhoke (CAS’22) and Jailyn Duong (COM’20) dancing.

Student Life

Life Inside: BU Students on How They’re Adjusting to Social Distancing

March 30, 2020

Boston University Class of 2019 graduates celebrate on Commencement day by popping and spraying bottles of champagne.

Commencement

Students Take News of Delayed Commencement in Stride

March 26, 2020

Still of four students, Joshua Pei (CAS’21), Morgan Moscinski (CFA’21), Michelle Njoroge (CAS’20), and Rownyn Curry (CAS’21) on a Zoom call from a video in which the students discuss the new normal, learning remotely.

Student Voices

The New Normal: Students Reflect on First Week of Learning—and Living—Remotely

March 24, 2020

The New Normal: Students Reflect on First Week of Learning—and Living—Remotely