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BU Pep Band Practice…from Above

Collection site specialist Jessica Sandberg guides a visitor through the test collection process at the Rajen Kilachand Center August 25, 2020. According to the BU COVID-19 Testing Data Dashboard there have been 14965 tests administered as of August 23, 25 of which are positive.

BU’s COVID-19 Test Collection Process

Andy Ellison, MRI technician, from left, Stephan Anderson, professor of radiology and co-director of CTNI, and Lee Goldstein, associate professor of neurology and co-director of CTNI talk in the hallway with masks on outside of the CTNI center.

MED’s New Center for Translational Neuroimaging

A portrait photo of Robert Trump holding a soccer ball

Robert Trump, BU Alum and President’s Brother, Dies

Photo of a protest against a return to in-person campus life on Marsh Plaza at Boston University

Campus Health Is Community Health Rally

Composite image of Participants from Fitrec's REACH Dance Summer Program. he program included 13 teens from all over Greater Boston.

2020 Reach Dance Performance

Sydney Kovar, who works in the Learning and Event Technology Services department relaxes during her break on BU beach in the early evening July 9, 2020. She lays on the grass reading a book by Toni Morrison, her shoes next to her on the left. A tree and grassy space are seen behind her.

A Good Beach Read

Megan Wimmer (CAS’21) from left, Grace Anderson (CAS’18), and Julimar Avila (SAR’19) enjoy a late afternoon open air picnic together on Nickerson Field June 23, 2020. Wimmer is the current women’s swim team captain and the other two women were also captains during their time on the BU swim team. The group sits on a purple picnic blanket, and the words "University" are seen in red on a wall behind them that is covered in ivy.

A Field of Their Own

Photo of Veronica Fadel (CAS’20), facing, and Mia Touma (CAS’21) playing paddleballon the BU beach. Fadel smiles and hits a small black ball back to Touma.

Beating a Heat Wave

A Black Lives Matter flag flies above the Dahod Family Alumni Center

Dahod Family Alumni Center: Black Lives Matter

Photo of Lance Martin and The Lance Martin Trio perform during JazzFest in West Roxbury on July 27, 2019. Lance wears a backwards flat cap hat and plays the flute.

Open Mic Honoring Lance Martin

Photo of the BU Seal with colorful confetti on the ground. Two people walking on Marsh Plaza are seen in the distance.

Aftermath of a Virtual Graduation

A pride flag flies on the Dahod Family Alumni Center on June 11,2020. A blue sky with a few thing clouds are seen in the background.

Pride Flies High at BU

Image of the facade of Myles Standish Hall on June 8, 2020. On the street, a biker in a red shirt passes by.

Myles Standish Hall Wins BPA Preservation Award

Photo of a small group of young people sitting underneath the BU bridge. the structure is covered with graffiti, the Charles River flows beneath it.

View from the (BU) Bridge

Photo of Claire Johnson (SAR’18, SSW’20, MPH’21), from left, and Kathryn Sparks (SSW’20) posing in their grad robes for Alex Ben-Jakob (SAR’17) (whose arm holding up a phone is seen in the right foreground) at the Myles Standish Plaza on May 26, 2020. Johnson and Sparks smile next to a big red "Boston University" sign.

Ongoing 2020 Commencement Celebration

Photo of the Harry Agganis statue in front of Agganis Arena on May 20, 2020. The statue wears a mask. A tree in bloom is seen in the background.

Winding Up for Social Distancing

Photo of BU Academy’s Alexis Puthussery with her family in her Chestnut Hill home waiting for the virtual graduation for BU Academy’s seniors May 18. Puthussery was one of two students elected to make graduation speeches and Governor Charles Baker was the keynote speaker. She wears a red cap and dress, and touches the tassel, and looks at the TV where her image is seen.

2020 BU Academy Graduation

Ann-Lyssa Asare (Pardee’20) poses for photos in Marsh Plaza May 13, 2020. With no ceremony to attend, Ann-Lyssa and mom Alisha hired professional photographer Marvin Smith to take her photo on campus to commemorate her graduating. The Asares drove up from CT for Ann-Lyssa’s photo shoot.

A Time-Honored Tradition, with a Twist

A Heartfelt Thank-you