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Drew Gilpin Faust (clockwise from top left), Sung Wan Kim (Questrom’96), Katerina Katopis-Lykiardopulo (CAS’91), Demir Sabancı (CAS’93), and Abhijit R. Kulkarni (ENG’93,’97). Photos courtesy of Boston University Office of the Trustees University News Four accomplished alumni and a former Harvard president add to the board’s expertise Twitter Facebook Boston University trustees elected five new members to the board—four alumni and a former Harvard president—at their September 17 meeting.

The field hockey team jogs onto New Balance Field ahead of their game against Dartmouth, September 6. The Terriers routed the Big Green 5-1. Photo by Eliza Nuestro/BU Athletics Varsity Sports Terriers will host Lehigh University Saturday The Boston University field hockey team entered Patriot League play this season in search of momentum. The team lost five of its first eight games, three of them by just a single goal or in a shootout.

Photo via iStock/Gerald G Gantar Twitter Facebook October has arrived. ‘Tis the season for spiced drinks, leaf peeping, cozy crafting, and curling up with a good book. Here is a list of events, both on- and off-campus, to help you embrace the season and revel in its quiet comfort. Among them: a campus crafting group, a Copley Square book sale, and the city’s annual SpicetoberFest. Need to de-stress and let your creativity flow?

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. The show runs through December 10. Arts & Culture Between the Bylines explores the physical media, stories, and people who have been left by the wayside Twitter Facebook The thing Susan Bright misses most about newspapers is the smell.

From Pledges to Practice: FOCAC 2027 and Africa’s Energy and Climate Future Tunisia. Photo by Anastasia Palagutina via Unsplash. By Mengdi Yue Established in 2000, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has been the primary diplomatic channel through which China and 53 African countries shape cooperation across trade, infrastructure, agriculture, health, culture, energy and climate. Amid the global energy transition, Africa cannot afford to wait without a strategy of its own.

From paid undergraduate research to faculty grants, BU’s Center for Innovation in Social Science has become a home for researchers across disciplines Graduate student Meghann Lucy (GRS’24) spent a year studying hoarding in different Boston neighborhoods using data from 311 calls. Postdoctoral scholar Tatiana Padilla worked with two dozen undergraduates to build the first nationally representative, geolocated dataset of ICE enforcement operations across 575 counties.

Jeanne M. Hughes, Justina Oliveira, and Crystal Bickford, Southern New Hampshire University Introduction “What purpose does this class have in my life? How will this help me get a job? Why do we have to take this class?” These questions arise on the first day of many semesters from students in first-year general education classes. These are serious questions that should underlie any course plan.

Events Sexpert panel will talk with students about safe sex, in a safe space Twitter Facebook If you’re feeling “in the dark” about sex, sexual health, and relationships, BU Student Health Services (SHS) is here to help. SHS is hosting its annual Condom Fairy’s Sex in the Dark live event Tuesday night to answer students’ questions about sexual health and relationships.

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’26, CAMED’29) and Alison Chilcott (CAMED’29) (third and fourth from left), and Joel George (CAMED’29) and Jesse Fletcher (CAMED’29) (sixth and seventh from left).

Music director Adam Weingarten leads students in a jam session in BU Hillel’s new practice space, the Music Lounge, September 16. Hillel A musician and community leader, he is using music to build community Twitter Facebook Adam Weingarten understands that the only thing better than playing music is playing music with someone.