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A $1.35 million award is helping a BU researcher explore the frontiers of experimental physics. Maria (Masha) Kamenetska...
10/26/2026

A $1.35 million award is helping a BU researcher explore the frontiers of experimental physics.

Maria (Masha) Kamenetska has been named a 2026 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator. Her research explores how light and matter interact at the nanoscale, with potential applications in imaging, biological diagnostics, and quantum technology.

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A centuries-old gravestone is helping bring the story of a long-forgotten Bostonian back to life. 🪦📜BU alum Kelly Thomas...
10/26/2026

A centuries-old gravestone is helping bring the story of a long-forgotten Bostonian back to life. 🪦📜

BU alum Kelly Thomas (GRS’99), who leads Boston’s Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, uncovered a marker believed to be the oldest surviving gravestone of a free Black person in the United States. Her discovery sheds light on Boston, a formerly enslaved man who fought for his freedom and marriage rights, and highlights how preserving historic sites can recover stories often left out of history.

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Fall in full bloom along Bay State Road 🍂
10/25/2026

Fall in full bloom along Bay State Road 🍂

Why is Jane Austen still captivating audiences more than 200 years later? 📚🎬With new adaptations of Pride and Prejudice ...
10/24/2026

Why is Jane Austen still captivating audiences more than 200 years later? 📚🎬

With new adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility arriving this year, BU English professor Joseph Rezek explains how Austen’s timeless exploration of love, money, class, and women’s lives continues to resonate with modern audiences.

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10/24/2026

How did a $170 million dollar lawsuit result in an 18% decrease in kids’ content on YouTube? Content creators refer to it as the COPPAcalpyse - a sweep of federal regulations restricting how companies can advertise to kids. According to ’s Garrett Johnson, the outcome has been mixed.

BU men’s hockey is ready to turn the page and chase another deep postseason run. After missing the NCAA Tournament last ...
10/23/2026

BU men’s hockey is ready to turn the page and chase another deep postseason run.

After missing the NCAA Tournament last season, the Terriers return with a young, talented roster and renewed focus under head coach Jay Pandolfo. Now, they’re gearing up to face No. 16 UConn in their home opener this Saturday at Agganis Arena.

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More late-night bites, global flavors, and fresh local produce are coming to BU Dining🍕🐾From the return of After Hours a...
10/23/2026

More late-night bites, global flavors, and fresh local produce are coming to BU Dining🍕🐾

From the return of After Hours at West Campus to rotating international cuisine at the GSU and a revamped veggie box program supporting the BU Food Pantry, new dining options are giving Terriers more variety while putting student feedback first.

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A $24 million grant will help BU advance research into Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. 🧠The ...
10/22/2026

A $24 million grant will help BU advance research into Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. 🧠

The National Institute on Aging has renewed its funding for BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center for the next five years, supporting research, clinical trials, education, and brain banks studying conditions including Alzheimer’s and CTE.

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10/22/2026

We tasked Boston University Men’s Ice Hockey with the unthinkable … pronouncing Massachusetts town names 😭 Catch BU men’s hockey vs. UConn this Saturday Agganis Arena! Puck drops at 7 pm 😉

Are you a student with an idea for a startup, an invention, or an app? Check out Innovate@BU’s annual IDEA Con on Saturd...
10/22/2026

Are you a student with an idea for a startup, an invention, or an app? Check out Innovate@BU’s annual IDEA Con on Saturday, October 24. The free, day-long conference features startup founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs—some of whom are current students themselves—discussing how to transform an idea into a reality.

“You don’t need to be a founder to benefit from innovation skills or an entrepreneurial mindset,” says Austin Boyer, associate director of marketing and communications at Innovate@BU.

The conference will be held in the George Sherman Union from 9 am to 4:30 pm, and will include a resource fair, student speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities. The event is open to BU students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as the general public.

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