BU Today

Tuesday, July 18th

Top Headlines
Beer flight amidst summery scene

New England’s Top Five Craft Beers

MET’s Sandy Block on the best regional brews

Julia Shaw sipping

A Semester Devoted to Coffee

CAS student took her major to the field, and learned exactly how a cup of joe is made

Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox, tour historic baseball ballparks

Touring Fenway Park

Get to know America’s oldest ballpark

rendering of Comm Ave bridge construction

MassDOT Construction to Close Comm Ave Bridge for Two-Plus Weeks

Late-July project will redirect traffic to side streets

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Reach troupe jumping in group shot

BU’s five-week summer Reach program trains teen in dance and choreography; the first half is instruction, the second half tour, where the intergenerational company of students, college interns, and professionals perform at community centers and camps. A free public performance by this talented group is tomorrow, July 19, at 7 p.m. at Bishop Allen Drive parking lot 5, Cambridge. Photo by Alexandra Creamer (CFA'17)

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animation of Nathan Chow against Boston skyline

Lost and Found: Nathan Chow, Singapore

Thousands of international students come to study in US colleges every year, 3,000 at BU alone. Leaving everything familiar—family, friends, their culture—behind can be hard, but even harder may be building a new life for themselves. Our animated series “Lost and Found,” new this year, brings you some of their stories.

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Upcoming Events
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Favorite Poem Project Summer Institute Poetry Reading

When:
July 18 at 3:45 pm
Where:
Sargent College, Room 101, 635 Commonwealth Ave.

Reach! Outdoor Dance Performance

When:
July 19 at 7:00 pm
Where:
Bishop Allen Dr. Lot #5, Central Square, Cambridge (Behind H-Mart)

Spiritual Life Yoga

When:
July 20 at 2:30 pm
Where:
Robinson Chapel, Marsh Chapel Basement, 735 Commonwealth Ave.

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Series Spotlight
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The Addiction Puzzle

Since 2006, Boston University researchers have been awarded more than $130 million for addiction-related research. Currently 50 such projects are under way. In this series, BU Today examines the work of five BU investigators.

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The Addiction Puzzle, addiction research at Boston University, drug and alcohol addiction, Alexander Walley, Kathleen Kantak, Tibor Palfai, Marlene Oscar Berman, Richard Saitz

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