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Alumni

Photo of a printed photo of Halie Metz as a baby, laying on a bed with her father before he was killed on 9/11.

Remembrance

Her Dad Went to BU and Died on 9/11. Now She’s a Proud Terrier Too.

September 9, 2021

Photo of Wendy Lippe (GRS’93,’96), here rehearsing for the Psych Drama Company’s audio productions. She wears a knee-length gray dress and a blue face mask and reclines on a red therapy-looking couch with a script in her hand.

Theatre

Audio Versions of Plays by Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams on Offer from Alum’s Local Drama Company

September 9, 2021

Composite image of Jay Winuk and his brother Glenn Winuk. At left, photo of Jay Winuk, at an event that passed out meals to people in need in 2019, speaking into a microphone. He wears a grayish blue t-shirt that reads “Tomorrow together.” At right, photo of a printed photo of Glenn Winuk in a blue dress uniform. He wears large circular glasses.

Alumni

His Brother’s Death on 9/11 Spurred COM Alum to Make Sure We Never Forget

September 8, 2021

Photo of Roseann Bongiovanni (CAS’99, SPH’01), wearing a yellow sundress and leaning against a short wall outside of a building, holding her face mask in her hand, and smiling. Behind her, a person is seen carrying bags down the street.

Public Health

Alum Roseann Bongiovanni Is Helping One of the Hardest-Hit COVID Cities Get Vaccinated

August 30, 2021

Photo of Rashi Khanna Wiese (CAS’06) and her husband, Eric Wiese, sitting in grass with three dogs, a german shepherd and two smaller dogs that look like they may be part maltese.

TV & Film

This BU Alum Might Have the Best Job in the World

August 16, 2021

Photo of Sam Weinberger sitting on top of an orange home depot bucket, wearing white hat and t-shirt and shorts, in front of his recently painted mural at at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, which features colorful portraits of staff.

Painting

Artist Sam Weinberger’s Latest Project Pays Tribute to Front-Line Workers

July 30, 2021

Film & TV

Exploring Film—with a Feminist Twist

July 29, 2021

Fashion designer Jessica McClintock sits with arms crossed watching a presentation.

Tributes

Fashion Designer and Alum Jessica McClintock Built an Empire

July 28, 2021

Concept illustration of a person with ecoanxiety and depression caused by global warming fear. A person with green pants and a blue shirt lays in a bed of smoke stacks.

Climate Change

Communicating Conservation Under Biden Versus Trump

July 28, 2021

Portrait of Anthony Harrison who wears a blue and purple plaid blazer and rests his chin on his hand and smiles.

Alumni

Anthony Harrison (COM’81) Is the New President of the Boston University Alumni Association

July 28, 2021

Nancy Schon's Make Way for the Ducklings sculpture in Boston decorated with all ducks wearing Boston Red Sox jerseys to celebrate winning the World Series.

Alumni

Sculptor Nancy Schön Pays Tribute to the Public in Her New Book, Ducks on Parade!

July 27, 2021

Black and white photo of Laurence A. Bloom (DGE’66, CAS’68). He appears to be on a rooftop and wears some sort of strap over his shoulder.

Giving

An Outpouring of Support for BU and Its Students

July 27, 2021

Photo of Julimar Avila (Sargent’19) during a swim meet at BU; in the photo she swims between lanes lined with red and white plastic lines and wears a red swim cap and googles.

Olympics

BU’s Olympic Athletes Going for Gold

July 26, 2021

Portrait of Peter Ho Davies in a jean button down shirt in front of a tree trunk.

Books

New Novel by Peter Ho Davies Takes a Searing, Painful, Loving Look at Parenting

July 24, 2021

Composite image of the book covers for the following books: ALL ABOUT FLOWERS: JAMES VICK’S NINETEENTH-CENTURY SEED COMPANY By Thomas Mickey; ANIMAL By Lisa Taddeo; BITTER MAGIC: INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORY OF A CONFESSED WITCH By Nancy Hayes Kilgore; THE COST OF KNOWING By Brittney Morris; ECONOMY HALL: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF A FREE BLACK BROTHERHOOD By Fatima Shaik; THE FALLS By Emily Mohn-Slate; A FEMINIST CRITIQUE OF POLICE STOPS By Josephine Ross; THE GREEK CONNECTION By James Barron; LOVE IS GREATER THAN PAIN: SECRETS FROM THE UNIVERSE FOR HEALING AFTER LOSS By Marilyn Kapp; OUR OWN WORST ENEMY: THE ASSAULT FROM WITHIN ON MODERN DEMOCRACY By Tom Nichols; RED DECEPTION By Ed Fuller; THE SOUVENIR MUSEUM By Elizabeth McCracken; WHY WE ARE RESTLESS: ON THE MODERN QUEST FOR CONTENTMENT By Jenna Silber Store.

Books

Reading List Summer 2021: New Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry by BU Alums

July 24, 2021

Photo of a seventy six year old woman Kaironesa Sheik Suleman Allie receiving her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member, at a vaccination centre, in Karl Bremer Hospital, in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The staffer wears a blue paper facemask and reaches over her to give the vaccination.

Pandemic Politics

Why Global COVID Vaccinations Are Dangerously Lagging: Six Things To Know

July 23, 2021

Space

Janet Petro Is First Woman to Lead NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

July 16, 2021

Photo of Daylin Frantin, left, in a gray long-sleeve and black pants, with one hand on a boat engine, while Sam Gallipeau, Flux’s in-house designer, in a gray quarter zip, inspects the other side of the engine. Behind them are work benches and industrial shelves. A small crane lifts the engine

Innovation

Reinventing the Outboard

June 9, 2021

A photo of the Old State House in Boston

Books

City Archaeologist Joe Bagley’s New Book Digs Deep into Boston’s Oldest Buildings

June 9, 2021

TV & Film

Alum’s Film Sheds Light on Rabbi Who Fled Nazis, Fought for Civil Rights

May 26, 2021

Alum’s Film Sheds Light on Rabbi Who Fled Nazis, Fought for Civil Rights