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The South Entrance to the Global Programs office. Many pre-med students find it difficult to fit a study abroad experience into their academic curriculum. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Pre-med students face unique study abroad challenges

Corinne Davidson November 17, 2023
Every prospective student at Boston University gets the same study abroad spiel. There’s something for everyone, a tour guide says walking backwards along Bay State Road. 
What's on your bucket list?

What’s on your bucket list?

Veronica Thompson September 28, 2022

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today's prompt was - what's on your bucket list? Click here to stream this episode of...

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The Red Corner: UFC 271 preview

Charles Moore February 9, 2022
Columnist Charlie Moore previews UFC 271's middleweight rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker.
people on a sailboat in newburyport

BU professionals advise on COVID-19-safe, mindful summer

Lily Kepner April 29, 2021
With the promise of a semi-return to normal with vaccines, experts advise to keep being precautious.
boston university study abroad office

Summer Study Abroad canceled amid lack of resources, safety concerns

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 10, 2021
Gareth McFeely, executive director of Study Abroad, said the decision was motivated by the same pandemic-related concerns that prevented the University from running the program last summer.
New Zealand indie-pop singer BENEE released her new album “Hey u x” on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Hey u x’ by BENEE captures tone of pandemic-era Gen Z

David Simon November 17, 2020

BENEE’s “Hey u x,” released on Friday, is a fascinating reflection of Generation Z music trends in 2020, with both its insight into the singer’s insecurities as well as it being a pastiche of various...

Boston University’s Study Abroad Office. BU has permanently cancelled four of its Study Abroad programs in Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador. SYDNEY MAES/ DFP FILE

BU cancels four Study Abroad programs

Allison Pirog June 23, 2020
BU will permanently close its Auckland, New Zealand; Dresden, Germany; Grenoble, France and Quito, Ecuador Study Abroad programs.
Boston University’s Charles River Campus appears empty. As the coronavirus outbreak has worsened, the university had to transition to remote learning for all courses for the remainder of the Spring and Summer semesters. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BU’s dynamic response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Samantha Kizner April 29, 2020
BU President Robert Brown announced classes would be held online from March 16  to April 13 as a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in an email March 11. The same day, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic, prompting BU to announce that remote learning would extend through the end of the Spring 2020 semester March 17.
Boston University’s study abroad programs were canceled in all European cities, including Paris, after the Centers for Disease Control issued a travel ban for the continent on March 11. Students in the programs say the transition to remote classes has been difficult and that BU could be more supportive during the adjustment. AUSMA PALMER/ DFP FILE

Study abroad students sent home amid COVID-19 outbreak

Victoria Bond March 22, 2020
All study abroad programs were canceled by BU Global Programs in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. Students will continue courses and fulfill internship credits remotely, according to an email from Executive Director of Study Abroad Gareth McFeely.
New Zealand pop singer BENEE performs in the Red Room at Cafe 939 on Tuesday night. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: New Zealand singer BENEE charms audience with old and new songs

Molly Farrar October 24, 2019
BENEE’s concert in the Red Room at Cafe 939 had an authentic feel, almost like a conversation between the artist and audience. The New Zealand native created the intimate environment through a combination of her powerful storytelling and quirky dance moves. 
Michael Siegel, a professor in the School of Public Health, discovered a link between a reduction in homicide rates and state laws restricting who can access guns rather than those that restrict the types of guns people have. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP STAFF

BU researchers study most effective gun laws

Amelia Murray-Cooper April 12, 2019
In the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings last month, New Zealand’s parliament voted to tighten the country’s gun laws. Across the United States, however, many policymakers dispute the best approaches to preventing gun violence.
People gather on Marsh Plaza Monday night at a vigil for victims of the terrorist attack in New Zealand. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP STAFF

Students, faculty gather for vigil in aftermath of Christchurch attacks

Mia Ping-Chieh Chen March 19, 2019
The Islamic Society of Boston University hosted a vigil on Marsh Plaza Monday night to reflect on last week’s terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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