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Surgery
Wellness

Waking Up During Surgery Not Uncommon

Waking up during surgery sounds like an irrational fear, but the scary part is it’s not that uncommon. In fact, experts estimate that it happens […]

Wellness

Five Tips for Healthy Eating on a Budget

There’s a reason ramen noodles are every broke college student’s best friend: They’re cheap. What’s not so cheap? Pretty much everything you’re supposed to eat. […]

City Life

With Admitted Student Weekends Disrupted, Universities Went Online

As universities shuttered their campuses and canceled activities during Friday’s lockdown, prospective students who had come from around the country for open house visits suddenly […]

City Life

BU Researchers Are Teaching Robots to Salsa Dance

Here’s your daily dose of cool stuff coming out of area universities: Boston University’s Intelligent Mechatronics Lab is teaching robots that look a bit like the Roomba […]

hoarding disorder
Wellness

Mess, Addressed: Hoarding Gets Its Own Diagnosis

Boston researchers are studying hoarding disorder, looking for ways to prevent the disease and treat young adults before hoarding behaviors become a habit.

City Life

Boston University Grad Appears in Target Commercial With Justin Timberlake

There’s no doubt that 2013 is the year of Justin Timberlake. Besides his fifth appearance on Saturday Night Live as a host, Timberlake was recently […]

City Life

Boston University, Mayor’s Office Roll Out Improved Bike-Safety Measures

  Following a series of bike-related accidents that claimed the lives of two Boston University students in the last year, city officials, in conjunction with […]

City Life

Jack Parker Retires from Boston University

Illustration by Josue Evilla for “Skate Free“   After 40 years, Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker is calling it quits. ESPN broke the news […]

Sleep
Wellness

Why REM Sleep is (Even More) Important Than You Think

Man sleeping photo via Shutterstock As if you needed another reason to get to bed earlier, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) discovered that […]

City Life

Every College Student in Boston Spent the Storm Making the Same YouTube Video

Boston’s multitudes of college kids had a lot of time on their hands while snowed in by last weekend’s blizzard, and according to our calculations, […]

Wellness

Brown Fat Could Lead to Cold Weather Weight Loss

Dropping temperatures could mean shrinking waistlines. Photo via Shutterstock If your idea of the perfect snow day involves a whole lot of couch surfing and […]

Wellness

The Best College Gyms in Boston

Think college campuses are just about the classrooms? Think again. We visited some of Boston’s best campus gyms, and what we found—juice bars, lazy rivers, climbing […]

Wellness

Junior Seau Had Brain Disease Prior to Suicide

Brain image via Shutterstock The Associated Press (AP) reported today that Junior Seau, the celebrated NFL player and former Patriots linebacker who committed suicide last […]

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Wellness

Universities Helping Students De-Stress for Finals

Final exams can be the most stressful time in a student’s life. Boston-area schools are clearly aware of this, because they offer some of the […]

City Life

BU Has the Highest Paid University President in Massachusetts

MIT’s Susan Hockfield is the third highest paid university president in Massachusetts. (Photo: World Economic Forum via Flickr) Boston University’s Robert Brown was the highest […]