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Low Birth Weight, Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Link Found in African American Women
A new study published in, Diabetes Care, found that African American women who are born with a low birth weight may be at a higher risk […]
Boston Researchers Develop Stem Cell Roadmap
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, and Boston University have developed CellNet, a computer algorithm which will serve as a “roadmap […]
Emerson, BU Make The Hollywood Reporter’s Top Film Schools List
Since 2011, The Hollywood Reporter has ranked annually the top 25 film schools in the country. Understandably, a fair number are based in LA and NYC. […]
BU Band Lands Part in Whitey Bulger Biopic Black Mass
The Boston University Band is about to get their 15 minutes of fame, and it’s coming up really soon. After being approached by a production […]
Throwback Thursday: When JFK and MLK Received Degrees from Boston University
As historical figures go, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. have a lot in common. They became national leaders during the 1960s, possessed […]
New Timelapse Shows a ‘Moving’ Portrait of Boston
When Erik Rojas came to Boston University in 2010, he didn’t have much interest in photography and videography. But by the time he graduated last […]
Study Looks at Children Impacted by the Boston Marathon Bombings
Boston University School of Medicine has already released a study which showed how veterans were impacted by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Now, a new study, released by the American […]
BU’s Daily Free Press Gives It the New College Try
With the recent announcement that Boston University’s student newspaper is ditching dead trees for digital, the city’s college publications have reached a turning point. The big question is, why has Boston’s student media been stuck in the past?
Everyone Tweeted Through Deval Patrick’s Speech About Putting Aside One’s Smartphone
Gov. Deval Patrick had the good sense to make an argument in his Boston University Commencement address that he knew would be proven true even as he spoke […]
Class Warfare: Adjunct Professors
The army of part-time professors teaching at the region’s colleges are merely working stiffs at the bottom of an enormous and lucrative enterprise.
Three Nights In Jail For Partying Too Hard
Four Boston University students spent a few days behind bars, and faced a judge in court, after they pushed the legal limit and hosted two […]
This Conversation Is Tapped: The Legal Drinking Age Is Just Fine As Is
Boston University researchers say the facts don’t lie: keeping the legal drinking age at 21 has been a benefit to the safety of the general […]
Boston University Students Want School to Cancel Robin Thicke Concert
Some Boston University students are making it crystal clear—they don’t want “Blurred Lines” singer Robin Thicke to perform at the school. A petition started by […]
Video of the Arrest-Free Boston University ‘Snowbrawl’ Fight
The cops showed up and stood close by, but no Boston University students were arrested at this year’s massive snowball fight on the Esplanade. As […]
Boston University Students Are Trying to Organize Another ‘Snowbrawl’ Fight
Last year, when winter storm “Nemo” hit the East Coast, students from Boston University did the only thing there was left to do in a […]