Boston University

Close-up

Phoot: A student presenting his project to a man next to him while they sit in the lab

PY371: Creating, and Building, an Invention

Photo: A shadow of a BU student drawing for a rendering class

Rendering Class

Photo: A student walking down the sidewalk with trees blooming with white flowers.

Spring Show-Offs

Ligia Sibauste (SAR’27), Ella Sato-Connell (SHA’28) and Ashley Lau (Questrom’28) fill bags with candy and plates with mochi donuts at BU Dining Services’ Slumber Into Summer, hosted on May 1st in the GSU Food Hall. This last day of classes celebration also featured games such as cornhole and Connect 4, a self-care station with face masks and DIY facial scrubs, a movie screening complete with pillow forts, a popcorn machine, and a visit from Bean. Photo by Ajani Hickling (CAS’27).

Slumber into Summer? Well, Maybe Not ’til after Finals

Photo: A sunny day at BU Beach at Boston University

Summer in April?

Photo: A stock image of BU's magnolia trees on campus in full bloom.

Coming to Life—Again

Photo: BU President Melissa Gilliam (left) and MA Representative Richard Neal posing together

President Gilliam Meets with Bay State Congressional Delegation

Photo: A group of women in white tennis gear smile and pose around a trophy and a sign claiming their championship.

BU Women’s Tennis Scores 7th Patriot League Title

Emma Powers (SPH’22) and Josh Lucas (SAR’23) work together to cleanup riverside trash on April 16th, as a part of BU’s team in the 26th annual Charles River Cleanup. BU alumni, students, and staff collected trash from the esplanade between BU Bridge and 1 Silber Way, in observance of #EarthDay365 and Global Days of Service. Photo by Ajani Hickling (CAS’27).

Many Hands Make Light (if Somewhat Damp) Work

BU’s National Biomechanics Day Event for Upward Bound Math Science High Schoolers

Photo: A girl standing behind a podium and reading outside with crab apple trees in the background

2025 Holocaust Remembrance Day

Photo: BU students and faculty preparing the CFA color garden on campus

Earth Day 2025: A Perfect Day to Plant the CFA Color Garden

Photo: Three women singing as part of a choir

Inner Strength Gospel Choir: A Beautiful, and Beloved, BU Tradition

4/11/25 -- Boston, Massachusetts Artwork on display at the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center April 11. The exhibit called Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase, is co-sponsored by BU’s LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center and BU Arts Initiative and will be up until late April. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase

Photo: Two men sit on a stage with a projector above them with a screen that reads SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT

Boston Globe 2025 Sustainability Summit Held at BU

Photo: A group of young students at BU look at their computers and work on their hackathon event.

BU Spark! and CFA’s Art + Computing Mini-Hack

Photo: Five individuals holding three large cheques.

SHA’s $50K Hospitality Innovation Competition

Photo: Trees budding on BU's campus with a Green Line train running in the background

Could This Be Spring?

Photo: A student playing the piano inside of the Booth Theater

A Living Thing

Photo: Sailboats on the Charles River on a foggy day

Sailing on the Charles—Can Spring Be Far Behind?