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Campus & Facilities

Jiaxin (Jack) Tong (COM’22) moves into his Bay State Rd residence on August 14. After his flights home to China got cancelled five times in the spring and early summer, Tong stayed on campus for the summer, taking classes.

Move-in

Will Move-in 2020 Be Different from Years Past? Very.

August 14, 2020

New cameras are seen at the Agganis Arena parking garage on August 3, 2020. The new parking program will read license plates instead of stickers or hang tags. A camera with orange lights hands next to a parking lot arm. Blue sky is seen in the background.

Charles River Campus

New Daily Parking Program Means Goodbye to Stickers and Hang Tags for Many on Charles River Campus

August 5, 2020

A photo of the new COVID testing protocol at Boston University.

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan

August 4, 2020

Elijah Ercolino, director of the Facilties Engineering Group, inspects an HVAC air filter on the roof of 1047 Commonwealth Ave.

Campus & Facilities

BU Aims to Move More, and Cleaner, Air through Buildings

August 3, 2020

A photo of the exterior of the new BU Children's Center

University News

BU Children’s Center Gets Expanded Home, Now Accepts Infants

July 27, 2020

Return to Work

University Staff Prepare for the Fall Semester

July 10, 2020

Exterior view of Warren Towers student residence hall at Boston University

University News

BU Extends Deadline for Students to Cancel Their Residence License Agreement

June 29, 2020

A photo of a wind turbine with a crane working on it

Wind Power

COVID-19 Hasn’t Slowed Progress of BU-Supported Wind Farm to Curb Climate Change

June 15, 2020

A photo of Nickerson Field, where BU Commencement is held, from above

University News

Class of 2020 Commencement Planned for Next May

June 12, 2020

A photo of a student with their suitcase on BU move in day

University News

BU Campuses to Reopen, In-Person Classes Will Resume This Fall

June 10, 2020

Elizabeth Foster (STH’22), who has a condition that makes prolonged standing difficult, preaching from her walker chair during a Marsh Chapel service dedicated to those with disabilities. An altar with a purple cloth is seen behind her.

Campus & Facilities

For Students with Disabilities, the Long Commute Can Be Just Next Door

June 9, 2020

Photo of Katerina Chew (left) (MET 20) and Robyn Volcy-Lee (SAR 20, SPH 21) pack up their car on June 1, 2020. Students were able to return to campus to pick up their belongings. Volcy-Lee holds a "Property of Boston University Box" as Chew holds a yellow moving cart.

Safety

Move-Out: Five Things to Know if You’re Retrieving Belongings from Campus Housing

June 4, 2020

Photo of limited construction continuing at the Center for Data and Computer Sciences on Granby Street May 20. A yellow excavator with its basket raised. Two construction workers standby. Orange traffic cones are seen in the foreground.

Campus & Facilities

Work Resumes on Key BU Building Projects, with COVID-19 Precautions

May 26, 2020

Aerial images of Boston University and the Kilachand Center.

Public Health

BU to Set Up COVID-19 Testing for Students, Faculty, and Staff

May 21, 2020

Drone shot of Marsh Chapel, Marsh Plaza, with hotel across the Charles River in the background. The plaza and street out front is empty.

University News

BU to Suspend Employee Retirement Contributions as Cost Savings

May 19, 2020

Photo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers on Boston University campus behind Marsh Chapel on April 29, 2020. A person in a red coat walks on a path underneath the tree.

COVID-19 Recovery Plan

BU Releases a Back-to-Work Guidebook to Reopening Campus

May 15, 2020

Lobby of Warren Towers during student move out

University News

Plan to Return Student Property Left Behind Announced

May 8, 2020

Black and white photograph of the Federal Street Post Office in the wake of the Great Boston Fire of 1872. A billow of smoke rises from the top of an old fire truck, a crowd of men stand close by.

Campus History

From the Great Boston Fire to the Depression to Coronavirus: A Short History of BU’s Biggest Campus Disruptions

April 24, 2020

A photo of informational signage related to COVID-19 at the Howard Thurman Center

University News

University Outlines COVID-19 Recovery Plan

April 10, 2020

Photo of an empty Campus Center & Student Residence on BU’s Fenway campus on an overcast day. It will now house 75 employees of Boston’s Pine Street Inn, giving rest to the homeless shelter’s pandemic-exhausted staff.

Coronavirus

BU to Open Fenway Campus to Pine Street Inn Employees

April 9, 2020

BU to Open Fenway Campus to Pine Street Inn Employees