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Campus & Facilities

Photo Gallery: BU’s Newest Building Is a Big Hit

January 24, 2023

Brian Walshe, of Cohasset, Mass., stands during his arraignment in Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on Jan. 9. The evidence against him includes his own lurid Google search history. Photo by Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool

Technology & Crime

How Smart Technology Is Outsmarting Criminals

January 24, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: With ChatGPT’s Arrival, Should Educators Be Mourning the End of the College Essay?

January 20, 2023

Photo: Associate director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center Stephanie McMains (GRS’06), seated, with Arielle Moore (GMS’26) in the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center in CILSE Dec 1. A white woman sits in a chair gesticulating as she sits in front of a table in front of window that shows the fMRI room. A black woman wearing a blue face mask stands behind her listening attentively.

Life Sciences

Neurobiology Class Gets a Peek Inside a Volunteer’s Brain

December 22, 2022

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2022 in Review

The Top 10 Most-Read Stories on BU Today in 2022

December 19, 2022

Photo: Emily Burbo (COM’24) presents her project on tree canopies at the Cross College Challenge exhibition in Questrom on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A young white woman with long blonde hair and wearing a white blouse a white blouse and black blazer, smiles as she stands in front of a large screen showing an example of a pop up forest.

environmental health

A Tree Grows in Boston

December 14, 2022

Photo: Melisa Osborne, a woman wearing a blue face mask and floral burgundy dress, leads a multi-disciplinary CAS class taking a look at the racism implicit in science and healthcare and trying to unpack it. She stands in front of a large lecture class room facing the class as she lectures.

Life Sciences

This BU Class Aims to Undo a History of Racism in Science and Healthcare

December 12, 2022

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Science & Technology

No Gas. No Fuels. No Emissions. BU’s Greenest Building Ever

December 6, 2022

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Academics

These Faculty Are Using Data Science to Help Change the World

December 6, 2022

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Center for Computing & Data Sciences

Q&A: What Will BU’s Data Science Classroom Experience, the Curriculum, Look Like?

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

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Data Sciences

Positioned to Lead in a 21st-Century Data-Driven World

December 5, 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

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Listen Now

How Is the Conversation around Mental Health Changing among College Students?

November 28, 2022

Science & Technology

Does Twitter, under Elon Musk, Need Government Regulation?

November 18, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Plummeting Math Achievement Scores Confirm Pandemic’s Impact on US Public School Students

November 17, 2022

Collage: (from left to right) Photo of a raging wildfire, marijuana leaves, A protestors holding up a blue sign that reads "keep abortion legal", and a gas station pump showing high gas prices are shown to illustrate some of the issues being debated in the midterms.

Politics

What Issues Will Decide the 2022 Midterm Elections?

November 1, 2022

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Public Policy

Greater Boston Housing Earns “Failing Grade” in Annual Report Card

October 26, 2022

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Computational Science

Beyond Bitcoin: Why Interest in Blockchain Is Surging at BU

October 25, 2022

Photo of an Uber sign is displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Metal sign reads "Uber" on a glass-paned building.

Cybersecurity

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach

October 11, 2022

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach