BOSTON — Boston University awarded academic degrees to 6,902 students in May.

Among the graduates was Muhammad T. Moazzam of Biddeford, who received a Master of Science in Medical Science.

Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. Consisting of 16 schools and colleges, Boston University offers students more than 250 programs of study in science and engineering, social science and humanities, health science, the arts, and other professional disciplines, along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes integral to the University’s research and teaching mission.

With more than 33,000 students, Boston University is the fourth-largest private university in the country and a member of the American Association of Universities, a nonprofit association of 62 of North America’s leading research-intensive institutions.

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