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For more than a century, Giacomo Puccini's last opera went unfinished. Using the composer's deathbed notes, Boston University associate professor of music Deborah Burton created an ending to Puccini's Turandot and premiered it in Italy. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6014BHbGd0
Deborah Burton, a Boston University associate professor of music.

ALT Deborah Burton, a Boston University associate professor of music.

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With the seventh-largest international student population in the US, BU felt like a natural fit for Omar Frometa (Pardee'30). A Posse Scholar from California, Frometa has lived in several countries and brings a global perspective to Comm Ave. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6016BHZDO0
Freshman Omar Frometa (Pardee\u201930).

ALT Freshman Omar Frometa (Pardee\u201930).

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Are you a student or young alum with a startup, invention, or app idea? Saturday, October 24, check out Innovate@BU’s IDEA Con! Learn to turn ideas into reality and hear from founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs during this free conference. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6013BHXDAb
IdeaCon x Innovate@BU event flyer

ALT IdeaCon x Innovate@BU event flyer

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Boston University Dining Services has partnered with Lowell, Mass.–based company Craic Sauce to create Scarlet BUrn, a custom hot sauce crafted with input from BU students 🌶️🐾 Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6015BHnwnb
Scarlet BUrn \u201Cwas created using ingredients that were in abundance at the farm and may have otherwise been wasted,\u201D says Lexie Raczka, BU Dining sustainability director.

ALT Scarlet BUrn \u201Cwas created using ingredients that were in abundance at the farm and may have otherwise been wasted,\u201D says Lexie Raczka, BU Dining sustainability director.

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Warren Towers’ renovation isn’t the only major transformation at BU (did you hear they got AC?). Across campus, multiple projects are moving forward to enhance learning, housing, and research spaces to elevate the BU community experience. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6018BHp1sw
The $550 million overhaul of Warren Towers is currently underway.

ALT The $550 million overhaul of Warren Towers is currently underway.

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With print news largely replaced by digital media, many mourn the loss of the experience of flipping through a newspaper. The that missing sensation inspired Between the Bylines, a new exhibit at BU’s Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery 📰 Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6015BHrBGV
Between the Bylines is a new exhibit at the Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery that explores the disappearance of newspapers alongside the people who have been left out of their pages.

ALT Between the Bylines is a new exhibit at the Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery that explores the disappearance of newspapers alongside the people who have been left out of their pages.

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"Our history steadies us. Our values guide us. And all of you, you power us forward." In her second annual address, President Melissa Gilliam shared BU's progress on our strategic framework and invited us all to seize this moment together. Full Recap ➡️ spr.ly/6012BHG7Sy
President Melissa Gilliam giving her annual address at Tsai Performance Center.

ALT President Melissa Gilliam giving her annual address at Tsai Performance Center.

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Boston University Alumni Association retweeted
Boston University Club Sports@BU_ClubSportsOct 15
Today is the final day of the Terriers Together campaign and you will be able to donate until 11:59PM PST! There are still bonus funds up for grabs for all 37 of our Club Sports so every donation and dollar matters. Click the link in the bio to donate before it is too late!
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Boston University trustees elected five new board members—four alumni and a former Harvard president. The newcomers deepen the board’s already significant expertise in higher education, business, technology, and healthcare. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6010BHGC6m
Drew Gilpin Faust (clockwise from top left), Sung Wan Kim (Questrom\u201996), Katerina Katopis-Lykiardopulo (CAS\u201991), Abhijit R. Kulkarni (ENG\u201993,\u201997), and Demir Sabanc\u0131 (CAS\u201993).

ALT Drew Gilpin Faust (clockwise from top left), Sung Wan Kim (Questrom\u201996), Katerina Katopis-Lykiardopulo (CAS\u201991), Abhijit R. Kulkarni (ENG\u201993,\u201997), and Demir Sabanc\u0131 (CAS\u201993).

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Born in Fiji, raised in Vermont, and competing on the US Junior Snowboard Racing Team, Alaiza Roth (CAS’30) has taken an unconventional path to BU. Now, she’s balancing international relations and dreams of competing in the Winter Olympics. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6012BHEqnk
Roth says BU is \u201Ca million times bigger than my high school.\u201D Nevertheless, she\u2019s enjoying her first few weeks on campus and hopes to balance her competitive snowboard training with her academics and other interests.

ALT Roth says BU is \u201Ca million times bigger than my high school.\u201D Nevertheless, she\u2019s enjoying her first few weeks on campus and hopes to balance her competitive snowboard training with her academics and other interests.

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After years hidden in a Guinean village, more than 52,000 pages of historic West African documents, including a 230-year-old copy of the Jewels of Meanings, have been digitally preserved and made available through a BU–led project. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6017BGALRl
The 230-year-old copy of the Jaw\u0101hir al-Ma\u02BF\u0101n\u012B (Jewels of Meanings).

ALT The 230-year-old copy of the Jaw\u0101hir al-Ma\u02BF\u0101n\u012B (Jewels of Meanings).

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Last month, Terriers from around the world returned to campus for Alumni Weekend. Together, they celebrated reunions, anniversaries, friends, and the memories they made at Boston University. Here's a quick look back on an amazing weekend. See you next year! ♥️🐾
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CFA's Fringe Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a trio of performances this fall. The annual event has grown more popular and elaborate, while keeping its focus on bringing lesser-known works to audiences in surprising ways. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6011BG4oXT
Jasmine Brooks (CFA\u201918) directs students during a rehearsal of this year\u2019s Fringe Festival play, The Sign in Sydney Brustein\u2019s Window by Lorraine Hansberry. Photo by Simon Simard

ALT Jasmine Brooks (CFA\u201918) directs students during a rehearsal of this year\u2019s Fringe Festival play, The Sign in Sydney Brustein\u2019s Window by Lorraine Hansberry. Photo by Simon Simard

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A $1.58 million grant brings two advanced microscopes to the BU Photonics Center, the BU-developed iLet bionic pancreas helps fund a new endowed professorship honoring inventor Ed Damiano, and more in the latest edition of Brink Bites! Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6012BG2sq8
A new endowed professorship honors Ed Damiano, an ENG research professor of biomedical engineering and the inventor of a bionic pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes. Photo by Cydney Scott\n\n

ALT A new endowed professorship honors Ed Damiano, an ENG research professor of biomedical engineering and the inventor of a bionic pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes. Photo by Cydney Scott\n\n

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For these BU medical students, summer break looked a little different. Five weeks in Africa meant stepping into patients’ homes, working with local organizations, and seeing firsthand how geography, resources, and culture shape healthcare. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6012BGF64y
BU medical students on Kasungu Hill in Malawi with members of the nonprofit K2 TASO. Peter Minjale (second from left), executive director of K2 TASO, Riya Paluri (CAS\u201926, CAMED\u201929) and Alison Chilcott (CAMED\u201929) (third and fourth from left), and Joel George (CAMED\u201929) and Jesse Fletcher (CAMED\u201929) (sixth and seventh from left).

ALT BU medical students on Kasungu Hill in Malawi with members of the nonprofit K2 TASO. Peter Minjale (second from left), executive director of K2 TASO, Riya Paluri (CAS\u201926, CAMED\u201929) and Alison Chilcott (CAMED\u201929) (third and fourth from left), and Joel George (CAMED\u201929) and Jesse Fletcher (CAMED\u201929) (sixth and seventh from left).

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Inspired by her parents' sacrifices and a catastrophic flood in her hometown of Hidalgo, Texas, BU freshman Nicole Treviño (ENG'30) is pursuing a mechanical engineering degree at BU and dreams of helping communities like her own. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6019BGLTqS
Nicole Trevi\u00F1o came to Boston from tiny Hidalgo, Texas, where she started a Women in STEM Club at her high school and researched engineering solutions to prevent future catastrophic flooding in the Rio Grande Valley.

ALT Nicole Trevi\u00F1o came to Boston from tiny Hidalgo, Texas, where she started a Women in STEM Club at her high school and researched engineering solutions to prevent future catastrophic flooding in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Boston University has named five faculty members as recipients of the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship for groundbreaking research, teaching, and mentorship. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6017BGQXOB
Recipients of the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship (left to right): David Boas, Ji-Xin Cheng, Lindsay Farrer, Ed Kearns, and Xin Zhang.

ALT Recipients of the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship (left to right): David Boas, Ji-Xin Cheng, Lindsay Farrer, Ed Kearns, and Xin Zhang.

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Mariana Agathoklis Schlock (COM'03) has a lot on her plate—she's a Fortune 50 executive, a communications leader, and a mother of two—but she still finds time to give back to BU as an active alum and an inaugural co-chair of the 1839 Society. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6015BGsYVd
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BU alumna and Iceland's sitting prime minister Kristrún Frostadóttir (GRS’14) returned to campus during Alumni Weekend to receive a 2026 Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. Bostonia sat down with Frostadóttir after the ceremony. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6018BGs5Ck
Iceland\u2019s Prime Minister Kristr\u00FAn Frostad\u00F3ttir (GRS\u201914) received a 2026 Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in a ceremony at the BU Castle on September 24.

ALT Iceland\u2019s Prime Minister Kristr\u00FAn Frostad\u00F3ttir (GRS\u201914) received a 2026 Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in a ceremony at the BU Castle on September 24.

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