Boston University

Tragic Events

A portrait photo of Sharat Kumar Nambiar.

Obituaries

A Young Life, Anticipating Graduation, Cut Short in Dubai Car Crash over the Holidays

January 24, 2020

A portrait of Erin Edwards

Obituaries

Posse Scholar, COM Junior Remembered for Her Energy and Her Empathy

August 22, 2019

Black and White portrait of Jessica Korhumel

Tragic Events

A Memorial for Senior Jessica Korhumel April 23

April 19, 2019

portrait of Boston University Trustee Marshall Sloane

University News

Marshall Sloane, BU Trustee Emeritus and Overseer, Dies at 92

April 17, 2019

Brian Weber

Tragic Events

University Community Mourns Death of CAS Freshman

April 16, 2019

David Marchant

Tragic Events

University Announces Termination of CAS Professor’s Faculty Appointment

April 12, 2019

portrait of James Winn

Tragic Events

Tribute: James Winn, 1947–2019, Flutist and Preeminent BU Scholar of English Literature

March 26, 2019

BU students sitting around a dinner table

Health & Medicine

BU Students: Learning on the Ground in Puerto Rico

March 25, 2019

Tragic Events

A Disaster at Sea and a 70-Year-Old Secret Drive Tonight’s Cinemathèque Film

December 7, 2018

A bicycle and bike helmet involved in an accident when a biker was hit by a truck Friday, November 9 lie on the road in a taped off accident scene by the Museum of Science

University News

Bicycle Crash Claims the Life of BU Grad Student

November 9, 2018

University News

Fire at 722 Comm Ave BU Student Residence Causes Evacuation

September 1, 2018

Boston University Police Department officers participate in an active-shooter training exercise

Safety

BUPD Offers Active-Shooter Training

February 28, 2018

Tom Ashbrook

Tragic Events

Tom Ashbrook Dismissed from WBUR

February 14, 2018

University News

Investigation Finds Evidence of Sexual Harassment

November 17, 2017

Coach Bruce Lehane had great success with BU teams, but his advice about life off the track was even more important to many of his athletes. Photos courtesy of BU Athletics

Tragic Events

Track and Field Coach Bruce Lehane Went the Distance for His Athletes

October 31, 2017

Partially collapsed building at 68 Egmont Street, Brookline

Tragic Events

Brookline Building Façade Collapse Displaces 34 BU Students

September 15, 2017

Susan Jackson beaming for a photo

Tragic Events

Susan Jackson Remembered for Kindness, Mentoring, Dedication

September 5, 2017

Howard Eichenbaum, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, director of Boston University Center for Memory and Brain

Tragic Events

BU’s Howard Eichenbaum Dies at 69

July 24, 2017

Exterior of Life Science and Engineering building

University News

Predawn Safety Operation on Cummington Mall Tomorrow

July 11, 2017

David Fromkin

Obituaries

David Fromkin, Pardee Center Founding Director, Dies at 84

June 19, 2017

David Fromkin, Pardee Center Founding Director, Dies at 84