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Joined January 2010
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    Keep up with the latest at Boston University: 👇 Instagram: spr.ly/6006ClnJO TikTok: spr.ly/6008ClnKE Facebook: spr.ly/6007Clnzz LinkedIn: spr.ly/6003ClnOz Threads: spr.ly/6006ClnP0 BU Today: spr.ly/6009ClnpZ
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    “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Travis Roy,” @BUAthletics said in a statement. “His story is the epitome of inspiration and courage, and he was a role model and a hero to so many people. His legacy will last forever..."
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    .@Dribram leading scholar and historian of racism, will join BU’s faculty on July 1 and launch the BU Center for Antiracist Research. The center’s mission, he says, will be “to solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice.”
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    In @BostonGlobe, BU's President Brown takes a stand against Trump's travel ban & discusses its impact on #HigherEd: spr.ly/60178rVDL
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    Can we trust #ChatGPT and #ArtificialIntelligence to do humans' work? Developed by the Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the computer program reportedly hit 100M users in January alone and has been called an AI breakthrough. But is all the hype overblown? 🧵 (1/5)
    Image: AI-generated retro illustration of a purple-themed robot placed against a black background.
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    Attention, Terriers! We’ve got big news for you! Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam, a distinguished educator, scholar, research scientist, and physician, will be Boston University’s 11th president starting July 1, 2024. #ProudtoBU ❤️🐾 Full story ➡️spr.ly/6017uzNRx
    Photo: A black woman with short hair wearing a black blazer over a black shirt with a necklace, smiling for a portrait in front of a wooden shiplap wall.
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    We taught him for two years but he's been teaching the world ever since. Today, we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (PhD'55)
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    #Breaking: The federal government has withdrawn the latest rules from DHS and ICE that would require international students to leave the U.S. or transfer schools if their institution holds only online classes in the fall.
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    The real story behind that viral video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing on a Boston University rooftop:
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    It might be hard to believe, but this is a picture of a memory. In this image, the blue dots are positive memory cells, & the red dots are negative memory cells. Memories exist in the brain as networks of cells called engrams & are stored & processed all over the brain. 🧵 (1/3)
    It might be hard to believe, but this is a picture of a memory. In this image, the blue dots are positive memory cells, and the red dots are negative memory cells. Memories exist in the brain as networks of cells called engrams, and are stored and processed all over the brain. The memories shown here are located in the hippocampus of a mouse. Photo by Stephanie Grella
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    This #OneBostonDay, we're celebrating our special relationship with the amazing city we call home. #Boston, we ♥️ you.
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    Airbnb 🏡 or hotel 🏨? That's a common dilemma many people face these days when booking travel. Some argue a hotel that caters to all of your needs reigns supreme. While others would much rather have the seclusion and independence of a private home. 🧵 (1/4)
    Photo of a bedroom in a private house (left) next to a photo of a hotel room (right).
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    Congratulations to the 2018 WORLD SERIES champions, our Boston @RedSox! You make us proud to call this city home. Enjoy the celebrations Terriers and stay safe!
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    We're proud to announce that civil rights icon & U.S. Congressman @repjohnlewis will join #BU2018 graduates as this year's commencement speaker.