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University News
BU Strikes Tentative Deal to Sell Four LA Apartment Buildings, Keeping Tenants in Their Homes
Land trust would own structures that were bequeathed to the University by alum and benefactor Frederick Pardee
Healthcare
Q&A: BU Deaf Student on the Impact of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Anna Lim, a Wheelock doctoral student, talks about accessibility and healthcare equity in the hearing-impaired community
Accolades
BU’s Christopher Chen Elected a National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Biomedical engineer and regenerative medicine company cofounder honored for work to pioneer cures for heart attacks, liver disease, and more
University News
Masking “Strongly Recommended” in Crowded Indoor Spaces as COVID, Flu, Other Viruses Surge
BU’s chief health officer has advice for the start of the new semester
COVID-19
NEIDL Researchers Discover New SARS-CoV-2 Weak Spot—Which Could Inspire Improved Vaccines
Nature publishes BU-led COVID study that made international headlines; scientists find viral protein called NSP6, not just spike, responsible for making Omicron less dangerous than past variants
Martin Luther King
The Ways Boston Helped Shape the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59)
The civil rights leader lived, studied, met his wife here, returned to give powerful speeches
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Embrace, a Monument Celebrating MLK, to Be Unveiled on Boston Common
The 22-foot-tall bronze sculpture of interlocking arms that commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) and wife Coretta Scott King—who met while King was a student at Boston University—will be unveiled on Friday
University News
University’s MLK Day Celebration, Cohosted by City of Boston and New England Conservatory, Returns in Person
Event will feature remarks by Mayor Michelle Wu, musical performances, and more
Visual Arts
Realizing MLK’s Vision in Boston
STH alum Carrington Moore and nonprofit King Boston imagine a more just and equitable city
Education
Why We Need More MLK in Schools, Not Less
As states like Virginia propose cutting Black and indigenous histories from school curricula, STH’s James McCarty makes a case for learning the whole truth about the BU alum’s message
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POV: As Someone Who Identifies as Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community, Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act Is Deeply Personal to Me
It represents what I thought could never happen: bipartisan legislation providing marriage equality for all Americans
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Video: My Study Abroad Experience in Padua, Italy
Vlog by Wheelock student captures the joy of travel and the pleasures of immersing yourself in another culture
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Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts
Space will now be available for those experiencing sensory overload during Disney on Ice, hockey games, other events
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Thanks for the Memories, 2022. Now It’s Time to Start Anew
Our annual year-end poem looks back on President Brown’s big news, a new building, a historic gift, historic court rulings, exciting alumni, Will Smith and Taylor Swift, and more
1December 14, 2022
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Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories
COVID-19 headlines dominate (again), but articles on AI dementia diagnoses, city trees, student mental health, and an action movie star’s brain disorder also prove big hits
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BU’s 2022 NSF CAREER Award Winners Are Innovating Data Systems and Single-Molecule Circuits
Prestigious five-year award from the National Science Foundation will advance research and expand student opportunities
December 13, 2022
2022 in Review
Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts
From what memories look like to how Boston’s “Ice King” made his fortune, another year of awe-inspiring—and surprising—revelations from Boston University research
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- The Embrace, a Monument Celebrating MLK, to Be Unveiled on Boston Common
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Business & Law
- POV: As Someone Who Identifies as Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community, Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act Feels Deeply Personal to Me
- 22 Memes That Got Us Through 2022
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Campus Life
- 2022: Pictures That Defined the Year
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- Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts
Health & Medicine
- Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts
- The Top 10 Most-Read Stories on BU Today in 2022
- Addressing the Ethical Issues at the Heart of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the City
- Some Great Ways to Ring in the New Year in Boston
- Need Ideas of How to Celebrate the Holiday Season in Boston?
- The Weekender: December 16 to 18
Science & Technology
- Neurobiology Class Gets a Peek Inside a Volunteer’s Brain
- The Top 10 Most-Read Stories on BU Today in 2022
- A Tree Grows in Boston
Sports
- Agganis Arena’s New Sensory Room Debuts
- BU Women’s Hockey Set to Play Holy Cross in 2023 Frozen Fenway Game
- The Life of Walk-On Student-Athletes Plays Out on BU’s Men’s Basketball Team
University News
- BU Strikes Tentative Deal to Sell Four LA Apartment Buildings, Keeping Tenants in Their Homes
- University’s MLK Day Celebration, Cohosted by City of Boston and New England Conservatory, Returns in Person
- Masking “Strongly Recommended” in Crowded Indoor Spaces as COVID, Flu, Other Viruses Surge
Voices & Opinion
- Q&A: BU Deaf Student on the Impact of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
- POV: As Someone Who Identifies as Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community, Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act Feels Deeply Personal to Me
- BU Graduate Students Vote to Unionize in Lopsided Approval