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Computer Junkyard creators Jared Pincus, Jordan Pincus and Allan Pincus (left to right). Players race to build a computer using interlocking game tiles in the board game “Computer Junkyard.” COURTESY OF LAUREN HARRIS-PINCUS

‘A family of collaborators’ programs success for new Computer Junkyard board game

Lauren Albano April 8, 2025

When Jared Pincus was only a few years old, his father, Allan Pincus, fixed up an old computer and gave it to him to play with. Allan was mesmerized by young Jared’s ability to latch onto the mouse and...

The BEACON team during a workshop in March. BEACON is an open-source infectious disease surveillance platform created by Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases in partnership with the Hariri Institute for Computing and Data Sciences at BU and HealthMap at Boston Children’s Hospital. COURTESY OF CASSANDRA KENNEDY

A new BEACON for global health set to launch in Boston

Samantha Genzer April 8, 2025

As diseases spread across borders with increasing speed, a team of scientists, engineers and public health experts is preparing to launch a first-of-its-kind, open-source global surveillance platform on...

Boston Globe Media CEO Linda Henry shares insight on business, journalism, sports at Questrom event

Boston Globe Media CEO Linda Henry shares insight on business, journalism, sports at Questrom event

John Tatum April 7, 2025
In a 60-person capacity room, 120 people registered to hear from Linda Henry, CEO of Boston Globe Media and co-owner of Fenway Sports Group April 1. The event, which was the sixth talk in the Questrom Summit Series, gave attendees the opportunity to hear first-hand about Linda’s business expertise. 
Pavement and Nud Pob Thai Cuisine locations on Boston University’s East Campus. Businesses like Pavement and Nud Pob reflect on their respective changes five years after the COVID-era. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Restaurants on campus reflect on changes post-pandemic

Isabelle Zhang April 4, 2025
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020, Noodle Street Manager Chris Chan started sewing face masks for his employees out of his own cut-up clothes. Noodle Street, located on Boston University’s East Campus, had been serving customers for over two decades until the pandemic forced it to close for six months. It joined the 44% of Massachusetts small businesses in the area that closed amidst strict lockdown policies.

Sales veteran brings hands-on approach to new Innovation & Entrepreneurship class

Mohan Zhang April 3, 2025
After spending 30 years of his career in sales, Tom Meusel is sharing his passion for the discipline with Boston University students. Starting in fall 2025, Meusel will teach QST SI 348: The Fundamentals of Selling: Strategies and Tactics under Innovate@BU. The course is open to innovation & entreprenuership minors, Questrom minors and Questrom innovation and entreprenurship concentrations, according to an email sent to Innovation & Entreprenuership minors.
Boston University students Shiyan Liu (left) and Uriel Choi (right) pose with food they made for their pop-up café. The café, which was hosted in BU’s Student Village I, served homemade matcha drinks and baked goods. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students turn Instagram food series into pop-up café

Samantha Genzer March 25, 2025
Boston University seniors Shiyan Liu and Uriel Choi took their online food series “Sip & Savor” from social media to reality, hosting a café pop-up in Student Village I March 22. The event featured handcrafted matcha drinks and pastries, allowing dozens of students to sample creations seen on Liu and Choi’s Instagrams.
Orobor founders and Boston University tennis players Jakob Esterowitz (left) and Jonah Dickson (right) pose with tennis strings they collected. The company converts used tennis strings into recycled polyester suitable for clothing manufacturing. COURTESY OF JAKOB ESTEROWITZ

BU tennis players’ startup brings sustainability from tennis to textiles

John Tatum March 21, 2025
Jakob Esterowitz and Jonah Dickson were doubles partners on the Boston University men’s tennis team before they ventured into a new kind of partnership: co-founding a startup.  Esterowitz, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, and Dickson, a master’s student studying global marketing management at the BU Metropolitan College, founded their startup, Orobor, during fall 2024. 
LinkedIn home page. LinkedIn, an online employment-focused professional platform launched in 2003, has become a second form of social media for college students. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

LinkedIn becomes form of social media, blurs professional lines

Elaina Fuzi March 18, 2025
Between browsing job postings, internship announcements and networking events, scrolling on LinkedIn is as common for college students as scrolling on social media.  LinkedIn, an online employment-focused professional platform launched in 2003, helps people connect with others and further their career development.
Boston University’s School of Law. BU Law Review’s Spring 2025 Symposium was held on the first floor there Friday to discuss the past, present and future of U.S. immigration law. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Law Review Symposium focuses on immigrants’ ‘real human experience’

John Tatum March 5, 2025
As the second of three panels about U.S. immigration policy came to a close Feb. 28, the audience laughed at the moderator’s question. “Maybe we can end this on a positive note?”   In a political environment with increased tensions over immigration, “positive notes” are welcome. The Boston University Law Review’s spring 2025 Symposium invited law professors and activists from around the country to discuss resistance against active immigration restrictions that are causing tens of thousands of arrests and deportations. 
People shop in Vivant Vintage on Newbury Street. The store officially opened this location Saturday. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Vivant Vintage opens second location on Newbury Street, aims to “dress everyone”

Brontë Massucco March 4, 2025
While Newbury Street is known for drawing in large crowds on weekends, a line of shoppers took over the sidewalk as they waited for Vivant Vintage’s new location to officially open March 1.  Justin Pomerleau, owner and CEO of Vivant Vintage, opened the business’s flagship store in Lower Allston in 2014. Opening a location on Newbury Street has always been a dream of his. 
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New BU Politics and Health Lab monitors the influence of politics on public health decisions

Sophia Bartlett March 1, 2025
The intersections between politics and health have become blurred between fact and political opinion. A new research lab at Boston University’s School of Public Health is exploring the relationship between the two.  The Politics and Health Lab, led by co-directors Timothy Callaghan and Matt Motta, officially went live Jan. 27, but planning began spring 2023. 
Boston Halal Indian Mediterranean location in West campus. The restaurant will open its doors this spring, taking over the former Blaze Pizza space. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston Halal opens on West Campus, offers Indian-Mediterranean fusion

Sana Muneer February 28, 2025
Boston Halal is bringing a bold new flavor to Commonwealth Avenue, with a unique Indian-Mediterranean fusion restaurant that will open its doors by the end of the month.  For co-founder Babu Koganti, the blend of Indian and Mediterranean flavors is a natural pairing, not just a creative experiment.
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