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Aisha Rawji, Boston University alum and Kynah founder. Rawji designed her bridal store and e-commerce company to “redefine the way women customize, shop and wear Indian attire,” and the clothing — originally intended as guest-wear for weddings — has made its way to the red carpet. COURTESY OF AISHA RAWJI

BU alum’s Indian fashion brand spotted on the red carpet

By Metta Santoso March 17, 2022
Aisha Rawji, a 2014 BU graduate, created an Indian fashion brand called Kynah.
Questrom internship fund for social impact

Questrom MBA initiative opens funding application for summer social impact internships

By Stella Tannenbaum March 2, 2022
“The Internship Fund for Social Impact” seeks to make unpaid and underpaid social impact internships a more feasible option.
Mavis Hicks of Mavology

From butter to body butter: How Mavis Hicks created an inclusive skincare line

By Sukanya Mitra February 25, 2022
Mavis Hicks created her very own skincare brand in order to make products that are inclusive of all skin types.
Alpha Kappa Psi’s 2022 Eye2Eye conference “Own Your Success: Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Reach New Heights.” The student-run service organization hosted a virtual conference Feb. 19 tackling the imposter syndrome phenomenon in the workplace. HUI-EN LIN/DFP STAFF

Tackling imposter syndrome at BU professional fraternity conference

By Eden Mor February 23, 2022
Alpha Kappa Psi's student-run service organization Eye2Eye held a conference Saturday to discuss imposter syndrome.
Paul Carlile Questrom Associate Dean

Questrom Associate Dean features on ‘Thinkers50 Radar’ for innovative research

By Carly Breland February 11, 2022
Paul Carlile is part of the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2022, a London-based rank system which highlights researchers from around the world who have innovative ideas.
Sustainability innovation seed grant

BU entices students to address sustainability issues with new grant

By Hannah Eaton February 10, 2022
Applications for the “Sustainability Innovation Seed Grant” from Innovate@BU are open until February 21.
Dating app Tangle

Boston-based entrepreneurs reimagine dating world with new ‘community-based’ app

By Eden Mor February 8, 2022
"Tangle," a new dating app, just launched in Boston. The app is "community-based" by taking swiping out of the equation.
BU Questrom and Law professors receive grant

BU researchers receive grant to study how certain payment policies impact patients

By Yiran Yu February 6, 2022
BU Questrom and law professors research on the pricing of physician-administered drugs discuss economic modeling and bioethics.
YMCA hunger challenge partnership with BU

BUild Lab and Innovate@BU offer $10,000 prize for remedy to food insecurity

By Metta Santoso February 3, 2022
A new challenge is available for students from innovate@bu and the YMCA of Greater Boston to win $10,000 prize. Applications close March 1.
Tish Wish, Boston University affiliates and married couple start sustainable packaging company

BU couple create sustainable packaging company in response to pandemic’s impact on environment

By Metta Santoso January 27, 2022
The sustainable packaging brand Tishwish, founded by a BU alumni and a BU graduate student, makes their products easily compostable.
Amor Plantae, whose initiative aims to treat mental health patients through plant-based medicines, was selected as the audience favorite in the Boston University BUild Lab’s Wellbeing: Reimagined, Renewed, Revitalized Challenge. COURTESY OF GEENA GRANT

Wellbeing showcase features student ventures

By Ava Berger December 9, 2021
Eleven student-led projects were chosen for $500 seed grants.
Handmade jewelry from Boston University senior Malika Kounkourou’s jewelry brand Tchidite. The brand began as a way to help struggling artisans in Niger and has since received international recognition and outreach. COURTESY OF MALIKA KOUNKOUROU

Student-run jewelry brand ‘Tchidite’ is ‘keeping tradition alive’

By Sean Young December 3, 2021
Boston University student created her own jewelry brand “Tchidite.”
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