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Photo of Ashley Buck (Sargent’22), number 2, pointing, surrounded by the rest of the BU women’s soccer senior class on their home turf at Nickerson Field as first-year players in 2018. They wear white and red jerseys.

Varsity Sports

Women’s Soccer Enters Playoffs with New Take on Familiar Blueprint

November 3, 2021

photo of 2 brown boxes stacked in front of a nondescript apartment door. a potted indoor tree stands to the side of the door.

Holiday Safety

Here’s How to Protect Your Holiday Packages

November 3, 2021

Photo of Jonathan Allen (LAW’19), a young Black man with a beard, sitting on a yellow stool. He wears a green jacket and smiles. A whiteboard is seen behind him.

Strategy & Innovation

Innovate@BU Names Young Alum as Inaugural Innovator in Residence

November 3, 2021

Photo of Kenny Wolfam open carrying a pistol and wears a "Trump 2020" t-shirt while counter-protesting a "Moms Demand Action" protest in response to a new Texas gun law at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, Texas on June 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Massachusetts Must Be Proactive to Protect Public Safety Under Relaxed Concealed Carry Laws

November 3, 2021

Photo of Brianne Bourne, a first-generation college student. She has shoulder-length braids with brown beads, and smiles. She wears a black shirt and jeans. She stands along the green tracks, and the Prudential building is seen in the distant. Photo has a scarlet, sketchy treatment overlaid and the words "My First-Gen Story" are photoshopped behind her.

First-GEn

First-Generation College Student Story: Brianna Bourne

November 2, 2021

Photo of Carrie Landa, director of Behavioral Medicine and associate director of Student Health Services, is BU’s new executive director of student wellbeing. She wears a black blazer and crimson blouse and leans against a beige, brick wall.

New Appointment

To Help with Student Wellbeing, BU Names Carrie Landa to New Position

November 2, 2021

Photo of Anne Everest Wojtkowski (1935-2014), the first woman to graduate from the Boston University College of Industrial Technology. The photo is black and white and pictures Wojtkowski writing at a desk with a lamp. She has short dark hair.

Arts & STEM

Honoring BU’s Women in STEM through Artwork

November 2, 2021

image of superman kissing his boyfriend from the newest issue of the comic

Comics

Superman Is Queer: Is That a Big Deal?

November 1, 2021

a studio photo of Boston University's Board of Trustees member Richard C. Shipley. He looks to the distance wearing a black suit in front of a grey background.

Giving

$8 Million Gift from Richard Shipley Will Expand Technology’s Role in Residential Education

November 1, 2021

Listen Now

Has Joe Biden Abandoned Trumpism and Populist Politics?

November 1, 2021

photo of University of Pittsburgh students with Biden/Harris signs and stickers on the University of Pittsburgh campus

Voices & Opinion

POV: Gen Z Voted at Record Levels in 2020—But That’s Not Enough

November 1, 2021

A portrait photo of Sandro Galea

Public Health

The Contagion Next Time: How to Fight a Future Pandemic

October 30, 2021

Photo of Sophie Lee (Questrom’22), wearing a light blue sweater and smiling, as she holds a teal bowl of Tteokbokki in front of her. Overlaid on the photo at the top left is a top-down view of the bowl of Tteokbokki, which has noodles, a reddish sauce and a soft-boiled egg.

Student Life

[Video] How to Make Tteokbokki

October 29, 2021

zoomed in photo of a student's arm receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a BU clinic in January

Booster Shots

BU Will Offer 800 COVID-19 Booster Shots to Eligible Students, Faculty, Staff

October 29, 2021

Just For Fun

Five Funny Cat Videos in Honor of National Cat Day

October 29, 2021

Photo of Jordan Carpenter, new associate head coach of cross country, with a blue Boston University hat on, speaking with cross country runners, dressed in red running uniforms.

Varsity Sports

BU Cross Country Chasing History at Patriot League Championship Meet Sunday

October 29, 2021

Student Health

Your Guide to a Fun and Safe Halloween

October 28, 2021

photo of a Bulldog in a Halloween vampire costume.

Things-to-do

The Weekender: October 28 to 31

October 28, 2021

a black and white photo of author Gail Mazur sitting at table with chin resting on her hand in front of a bright window.

Creative Writing

A BU Teacher and Her Former Student Headline Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading

October 28, 2021

Still from the horror film Rosemary's baby. Rosemary stands in a blue night gown with a knife in her hand over a black baby cradle.

Books

Need a Halloween Flick? BU’s Regina Hansen Has Edited a New Book on Satan in Cinema

October 28, 2021

Need a Halloween Flick? BU’s Regina Hansen Has Edited a New Book on Satan in Cinema