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Voices & Opinion

POV: 20 Years Later, Learning from 9/11

September 9, 2021

Photo of Emily Chua’s class WR120 K8 Planet Ocean, a first-year writing seminar focused on ocean science in CAS September 22, 2020. Students sit in rolling desks and look at their laptops; many of them wear sweatshirts and all of them wear facemasks in the dimly lit classroom.

Voices & Opinion

POV: University’s Course Guidance for Fall Is “Wishful Thinking” and “Inadequate”

September 2, 2021

Student Health

What You Need to Know about BU’s Good Samaritan Policy

September 1, 2021

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Back2BU

22 Important Questions and Answers for BU’s 2021–2022 School Year

August 27, 2021

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Public Health

Anti-Maskers Are Assaulting Teachers and School Leaders. What Can Be Done?

August 26, 2021

New Podcast

BU Today Launches Question of the Week Podcast

August 25, 2021

Photo of USA's Simone Biles, in her white USA sweatsuit, looking a little somber as she waits for the final results of the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Simone Biles Teaches Us Why We Must Support All Athletes Better

July 29, 2021

Photo of Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand as she competes in the women’s +90kg weightlifting final on April 9, 2018 at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She wears a black body suit and lifts a large barbell with green and red weights over her head. Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Voices & Opinion

POV: Cheering a More Inclusive Olympic Games

July 29, 2021

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Dermatology

How to Pick the Right Sunscreen for Your Face

July 22, 2021

A male staff member at a COVID-19 Test Collection Kiosk prompts a woman to leave her testing swab vial in a tray on the kiosk table.

Staff

Video: How to Use BU’s COVID-19 Staffed Collection Kiosks

July 12, 2021

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Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Sol Series Outdoor Yoga at Bunker Hill Monument

July 6, 2021

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Health & Wellness

Going Green: Parks Can Help Everyone’s Well-being

June 29, 2021

Photo of a single covid test vial with a swab in it with a red cap at the test collection at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020.

University News

Pooled Testing for COVID-19 to Begin This Week

June 14, 2021

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University News

BU to Require All Employees to Disclose Vaccination Status or Plan

June 1, 2021

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Things-To-Do

To Do Today: Seaport Sweat

May 24, 2021

Portrait of Dr. Nahid Bhadelia leaning against a building in front of a window showing a reflection of the Boston skyline.

Infectious Diseases

Nahid Bhadelia to Head New BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research

May 18, 2021

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 30

April 30, 2021

A photo of the vial of a dose of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Public Health

Big Visa and Vaccine News for BU’s International Students

April 28, 2021

A photo of the COVID-19 testing site at Agganis Arena

Public Health

One Million BU COVID Tests Reached—and Counting

April 28, 2021

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Mental Health

BU Co-Creates First-of-Its-Kind Guides for Students Seeking a Mental Health Leave, and for Faculty and Staff

April 27, 2021

BU Co-Creates First-of-Its-Kind Guides for Students Seeking a Mental Health Leave, and for Faculty and Staff