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Campus & Facilities

A photo of the interior of the Howard Thurman Center.

Campus Life

Despite Pandemic, Howard Thurman Center Is Still BU’s “Campus Living Room”

April 14, 2021

Photo of a classroom is set-up in one of the ballrooms at 1 Silber Way, the desks are spaced six feet apart and have red stickers underneath to indicate social distancing guidelines. Six fancy chandeliers hang from the ceilings.

Campus Life

Coming This Fall for BU: Nearly Normal

March 12, 2021

A photo of Marsh Plaza on a sunny day

University News

University to Seek Staff Opinions in Creating More Equitable, Diverse, Inclusive Culture

March 10, 2021

New waste bins in student residences are part of the Zero Waste Plan

University News

A Bold New Plan to Reduce the University’s Waste

March 4, 2021

A photo of the MBTA green line running down Comm Ave.

MBTA

MBTA B Branch Station Consolidation to Begin February 15

February 9, 2021

Photo of Jose Ferreira in a yellow rain suit clearing the snow from the steps near Mugar Memorial Library in 2011 as a student with a black umbrella walks by. Snow falls around him.

Obituaries

BU Remembers Two Custodians Lost to COVID-19

February 5, 2021

Crews working at the new Center for Data Sciences

University News

Update on BU’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences

February 3, 2021

Photo taken during a Nor'Easter in 2018; the sidewalk is covered with snow as figure in jacket walks down. Snow falling blurs the image.

University News

Anticipating Major Snowfall, Charles River Campus to Close Monday, Classes to Proceed Remotely

January 31, 2021

Photo of BU president Bob Brown sitting on a couch in the lobby of the Booth Theater. He wears a suit and a colorful face mask and looks toward the camera.

University News

President Brown on BU’s Lessons Learned from the Fall, Hopes for Spring

January 25, 2021

A gathering of family, friends, city officials, bicycle advocates, and others from the BU community filled the sidewalk on Saturday, November 21, 2020, to celebrate the life of Christopher Weigl with a memorial ghost bike installation ceremony on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Paul Street in Boston, where he was killed on his bike by a truck driver in December of 2012.

University News

New Ghost Bike, and Finished Bike Lanes, Honor BU Student Killed in 2012 Crash

December 2, 2020

Photo of two large white wind turbines in South Dakota. Black angus cows are seen grazing in a field in the foreground.

Sustainability

BU-Supported Wind Farm Now Up and Generating Clean Electricity

December 1, 2020

Photo of Amy Goodrich, director of catering at BU, in a colorful sweater posing at the bottom of a staircase.

Food in Quarantine

Meet the Woman Responsible for Feeding Students in Quarantine

November 19, 2020

Photo of the recently renovated GSU Food Hall. Single person tables with teal seats are spread out in the foreground, a few students sit and eat. In the background, the white lights and walls and a few food stalls are seen.

Renovations

George Sherman Union Food Hall Gets a Major Makeover

November 9, 2020

Photo of construction at Data Services Center, including the addition of a massive crane September 13. The sky is bright and has white fluffy clouds.

Construction

What Did It Take to Reopen Campus This Fall?

October 21, 2020

Photo of August Menchaca (CAS’23) in a face mask, black t-shirt and jeans, collects his things from a UPS truck and wheels them away in a yellow cart while moving in on Bay State Rd on August 26.

Back2BU

Fall Move-out, Intersession, Spring Move-in: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

Photo of Bishop Edwards (CFA’23) moving within his 14-foot square during instructor Liz Roncka’s improv dance class at FitRec September 3. The yellow tape grid is there to ensure physical distancing. Bishop raises both his hands in the air gracefully and wears a blue mask.

Campus & Facilities

Like Everything Else, FitRec Will Be Different This Fall

September 9, 2020

A photo of Robert Brown wearing a mask walking in front of the Booth theater.

University News

President Brown: “It Is Important We Learn How to Do This and Make It Better As We Go”

September 2, 2020

composite image showing a window sign marking COVID-19 testing site, an empty Boston University dorm courtyard with yellow moving carts, and two students wearing medical facemasks

Student Life

How Was Move-in? Three Students Vlog about Their Experience

August 28, 2020

A photo of Kurt Mahnke (CAS’04) behind the counter at Barnes and Nobles at BU

Coronavirus

E-Books, Touchless Pickup, and More on Tap at Barnes & Noble @ BU This Fall

August 24, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing site at Boston University

University News

BU Launches COVID-19 Dashboard of Data

August 17, 2020

BU Launches COVID-19 Dashboard of Data