Monday, August 3

Save the date. The Staff Advisory Council is hosting summer fairs for staff on Wednesday, August 5, from 3 to 5 pm on the BU Beach and on Thursday, August 6, from 3 to 5 pm on the Talbot Lawn on the Medical Campus. The event will feature games, arts and crafts, giveaways, and refreshments. Register here for the Charles River Campus fair and here for the Medical Campus fair.

HUMANITIES

BU PhD Student Highlights Overlooked Revolutionary War Voices Through Internship at the Boston Athenaeum

MaryKate Smolenski (GRS’27) helped create lesson plans and teacher resources on Black Bostonians, women, Indigenous communities, and other groups

Photo: A close-up on Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy

OPIOIDS

How the Legal Opium Market Shaped Global Trade—and Led to an Opioid Crisis

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Photo: A woman in athletic clothing is wrapped up in a hanging fabric, performing aerial acrobatics.

DANCE

FitRec’s Aerial Silks Class Serves Up Grace and Beauty

Scene at BU.

Tennis, anyone?

Nancy Liu (Questrom’27), a member of the BU women’s tennis team, practices on July 24 on one of the outdoor courts next to the Case Center. Photo by Cydney Scott

BU in the News.

Former NFL QB helps advance CTE research at Boston University, WCVB 5, July 29