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What to Do This Holiday Season (Safely)
Places to shop, sights to see, virtual performances, and more
Reflecting on the Year
2020 Year in Review: Special Presentation
20 moments that defined this historic year for BU and beyond
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BU Today Is Taking a Break
The daily email will halt till January 11, but if events warrant coverage, we’ll be on it
December 18, 2020 -
Optical Pioneer Jerome Mertz Is BU’s 2020 Innovator of the Year
ENG professor is a prolific inventor whose innovations have made leaps and bounds in microscopy
December 17, 2020 -
Holiday Break Checklist for Students: What to Know about Leaving, Returning
Turn off. Unplug. Lock up. Pack up. Keep up. And more. A handy guide to make your break easy, relaxing, and smooth and keep the campus safe and secure.
December 17, 2020 -
Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2020 from BU Today
COVID is there, of course, but so are politics and tragedy
December 11, 2020
Latest Headlines
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The COVID-19 Vaccines: Everything You Need to Know
Two Boston University experts discuss how and when the vaccines arrive at BU and explain why COVID-19 health and safety guidelines won’t change for the spring semester
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Trio of BU Alums Make the Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen List
Annual ranking celebrates 35 agents, managers, lawyers, and executives under the age of 35
December 17, 2020 -
Boston University Weekly COVID-19 Report: December 9 to 15
From half a million fall semester COVID-19 tests, .14 percent were positive—officials pleased but say strict adherence to protocols must continue for spring
December 17, 2020 -
Stay or Go? International Students Weigh Intersession Options
Concerns about safe travel, homesickness influence decisions
December 16, 2020
Terriers Take a Final Look Back at 2020
For some, it was “the most challenging year of my life”
Today’s Close-up
Holiday Season
Some colorful friends are ready to glow when sundown hits across from the School of Law, December 14.
Photo by Cydney Scott
Latest Headlines
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BMC Begins Giving?COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff
“My mind went to all of the people who have died,” says one doctor after getting his shot
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Video: Student Dance Group UPro Offers Some Holiday Cheer from around the Globe
Dancers perform an original choreographed number to “Deck the Halls”
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A Look at How Prospective Terriers Are Touring Campus during the Pandemic
In this video, admissions ambassador Hikima Lukomwa (Sargent’22) takes BU Today along on a virtual tour
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Ibram Kendi, Azer Bestavros Team Up to Launch Racial Data Lab
Bringing antiracist researchers together with data scientists to expose and eliminate racial inequities
4December 15, 2020
Upcoming
- Monday Diploma application due for May graduates Event Details
- Wednesday Community, COVID & Conflict: Navigating the hard stuff in this new world
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- Sunday Final Application Deadline: Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program Event Details
- Monday Virtual Information Session – Master's Programs Event Details
- Tuesday Splash into the CGS Community Event Details
Series Spotlight
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12.07.2020
2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Gifts That Give Back
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12.07.2020
2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Presents to Make Those on Your List Look Good
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12.03.2020
BU Today 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Items That Will Spruce Up Any Space
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12.04.2020
2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Ideas to Keep Those on Your List Entertained
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12.04.2020
2020 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Affordable Presents from Local Shops and Businesses
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Arts & Culture
- Trio of BU Alums Make the Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen List
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- Recovery@BU Photo Project Aims to Promote Awareness
Business & Law
- COM Students, New Alums Offer Free PR Services through New Pro Bono Agency
- On the Court and in the Court
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Campus Life
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- Terriers Take a Final Look Back at 2020
Health & Medicine
- Holiday Break Checklist: What to Know about Leaving, Returning
- BMC Begins Giving COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff
- Recovery@BU Photo Project Aims to Promote Awareness
In the City
- What to Do This Holiday Season (Safely)
- Tips for How to Have a Virtual Holiday Party That Isn’t Terrible
- The Weekender: December 10 to 13
Science & Technology
- BMC Begins Giving COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff
- Ibram Kendi, Azer Bestavros Team Up to Launch Racial Data Lab
- COVID-19 Tests Will Be Available to Category 4 Employees and Grad Students during Holiday Break
Sports
- BU Women’s Hockey Set to Open Season This Weekend
- 2021 Men’s Beanpot Tournament Canceled
- Hockey East Announces Schedule for New-Look 2020-2021 Season
University News
- BU Today Is Taking a Break
- 2020 Year in Review: Special Presentation
- Trio of BU Alums Make the Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen List
Voices & Opinion
- Terriers Take a Final Look Back at 2020
- POV: COVID-19 and Resulting School Closures Could Set Back Women’s Workforce Gains for Years to Come
- 40 Tuesdays, 40 Terriers, 40 Inspiring Pieces of Advice