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Fire trucks in front of LAW Tower

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Smoke Causes Evacuation of School of Law

April 10, 2017

Nobel Laureate poet Derek Walcott poses for a portrait at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre in 1993

University News

Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott (Hon.’93) Dead at 87

March 20, 2017

Boston Police respond to an emergency situation at Boston University

University News

Hoax Calls Claiming Hostage Situation Draw Massive Emergency Response

November 18, 2016

Boston Medical Center

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Shooting Reported Near BMC

October 24, 2016

Elie Wiesel smiles during a news conference in Budapest, Hungary.

University News

Elie Wiesel (Hon.’74), Spokesman for Peace and Human Rights, Dies at 87

July 3, 2016

Phyllis Curtin

University News

BU Mourns CFA Dean Emerita Phyllis Curtin

June 8, 2016

Boston University Academy

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BU Police Probe Racially Charged Computer Message at BU Academy

May 17, 2016

BU Student Village 2 StuVi II

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Boston Area Student Indicted in October Rape of BU Student

May 10, 2016

Richard Egdahl

Alumni

Longtime MED Mainstay Richard Egdahl Dies at 89

May 5, 2016

100 Bay State Road Surveillance Video April 30, 2016

Tragic Events

Police Release Video of Suspect in Hate Posters’ Distribution

May 5, 2016

Hate Posters on Campus Boston University

University News

BU Police Probe Inflammatory Posters

May 3, 2016

University News

STH Alum Remembered as Courageous Humanitarian

April 28, 2016

View of a fallen building after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Portoviejo, Ecuador on April 17, 2016

University News

BU Study Abroad Program Students Unharmed by Ecuador Earthquake

April 17, 2016

Jai Menon

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Service of Remembrance for Jai Menon Sunday

April 15, 2016

Jai Menon

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University Mourns CAS Student

March 30, 2016

College of Communication Fire

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COM Reopens, Classes as Usual Today

March 25, 2016

Boston firefighters are extinguishing a fire in the studio of the WTBU radio station on the third floor of the College of Communication at 640 Commonwealth Avenue. Boston University Chief of Police Tom Robbins, who was on the scene, said the building has been evacuated, and there are no apparent injuries. Robbins said several students exited the building covered with soot. Robbins said the suspected cause of the fire is electrical, but a thorough investigation will begin when the fire is extinguished. Students are advised to stay away from the area.

Tragic Events

Fire at COM Forces Evacuation

March 25, 2016

Vincent Machozi

Tragic Events

STH Alum Gunned Down in Congo

March 23, 2016

Police and Rescue crews outside Maelbeek Metro Station in Brussels, Belgium after suicide bomber terrorist attacks

Public Safety

University Urges Students Abroad to Avoid Brussels

March 22, 2016

authorities on the scene of the Boston Haz-Mat incident

University News

Boston Fire Department Reopens Bay State Road–Beacon Street Area

February 2, 2016

Boston Fire Department Reopens Bay State Road–Beacon Street Area