Alene Bouranova

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Job-Hunting as a New Graduate: What You Need to Know

1 week ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

In the midst of a changing job market, BU career professionals share tips for getting a leg up on your search Jobs In the midst of a changing job market, BU career professionals share tips for getting a leg up on your search Twitter Facebook When you’re new to the job market, job-hunting can be tricky no matter what. But for 2025 grads, tricky is just one way to describe what’s happening out there. They are graduating into a weakening economy, fueled by trade policy uncertainty and an erosion...
Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back Pain

2 weeks ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova |Cydney Scott

Finding Non-Opioid Solutions for Low Back PainA robotic exosuit trial is the latest research coming out of the BU Physical Therapy Center At some point in your life, you’ll probably experience low back pain. Low back pain (LBP), acute or chronic pain in the lower back region, is the most common contributor to disability around the world.
This Mother and Daughter Are Both Graduating from Boston University

3 weeks ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova |Cydney Scott

Caren Hunter and Annica Hunter: being together on campus has brought them closer COMMENCEMENT 2025 Caren Hunter and Annica Hunter:being together on campus has brought them closer Twitter Facebook It’s not uncommon for your relationship with your parents to change when you’re in college. As you slowly mature into an independent adult, you often start to connect with them on more of a peer level. But what happens when one of your parents is actually your peer? Mom and daughter Caren Hunter...
Three Standout BU Graduating Master’s Students Share What Drives Them

3 weeks ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

Commencement 2025 Film, climate change, music are just some of the interests propelling these students into their next professional chapters Twitter Facebook Before Boston University’s 2025 Commencement on Sunday, May 18, about 14,000 graduates will walk across various stages at their individual school and college ceremonies. Approximately 3,600 of those graduates are master’s, professional, and doctoral students. For BU students pursuing advanced degrees, Commencement weekend is the...
Student Loan Questions and Answers amid Uncertainty

1 month ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

Defaulted student loans went into repayment May 5.
“I Felt Very Alone”: Living with an Eating Disorder at BU

2 months ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova |Jackie Ricciardi

A Sargent student shares her journey, her struggles, and how she helped create a support group on campus.
Boston University Welcomes Two New Senior Vice Presidents

2 months ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

New Appointment Leaders chosen for University Relations and Advancement departments Twitter Facebook Boston University has two new senior vice presidents, as President Melissa Gilliam continues to fill out her leadership team. Kamrhan Farwell, the new senior vice president for University Relations (overseeing External Affairs), comes to BU from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michele Schiele (COM’89), the new senior vice president for Advancement (formerly Development &...
As Markets Turn Volatile, What Should You Do with Your 401(k)?

2 months ago | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

Questrom’s Mark Williams weighs in on best investment and retirement-saving practices as the US faces a potential recession Finance Questrom’s Mark Williams weighs in on best investment and retirement-saving practices as the US faces a potential recession Twitter Facebook The numbers started dropping…and then they kept dropping. If you’ve been paying attention to the economy, you probably have major concerns about your investments. Since reaching a peak in February, the US stock market, a...
CFA Senior’s Thesis Blends Traditional Japanese Noh Theater with Western Opera

Feb 18, 2025 | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

Chris Ellars’ Here Where the River Forever Divides Them is a hybrid of the Noh play Sumida River and the 20th-century British opera Curlew River Theatre Chris Ellars’ Here Where the River Forever Divides Them is a hybrid of the Noh play Sumida River and the 20th-century British opera Curlew River Twitter Facebook It’s not every day you stumble across a traditional Japanese Noh performance on campus—especially one blended with a British opera. But that’s precisely what one Boston University...
Boston University Student Mental Health Services Honored in Princeton Review Project

Jan 29, 2025 | bu.edu | Alene Bouranova

One of 16 colleges named to inaugural 2025 list, which highlights schools demonstrating exceptional commitment to mental health and wellbeing Accolades One of 16 colleges named to inaugural 2025 list, which highlights schools demonstrating exceptional commitment to mental health and wellbeing Twitter Facebook Boston University is one of 16 colleges named to the Princeton Review’s 2025 Mental Health Services Honor Roll, an inaugural list of schools recognized for the ways they help students...