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Charlie Klee speaks at a meeting at City Hall Wednesday, where the Boston Redevelopment Authority approved construction of the Boston University Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering. PHOTO BY ADRIAN BAKER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston City Council approves construction of 9-story BU life sciences building

Adrian Baker September 19, 2014

Following several testimonies from supporters of Boston University’s Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s Board of Directors approved construction...

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino responds to a question from Kathryn Devaney (GMS '16) during "Pizza and Politics: A Conversation with Mayor Menino" Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Former Mayor Menino connects with BU students, encourages political engagement

Adrian Baker September 18, 2014

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino spoke to more than 30 Boston University students Wednesday about issues the city of Boston is facing and the importance of student involvement in local politics. Menino,...

Though a Boston area taxi association has raised concerns over Uber's background check practices, Uber claims it vets its drivers more thoroughly than Boston cab companies do. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Taxi, rideshare companies debate safe hiring practices

Adrian Baker September 18, 2014

Uber, a ridesharing service widely used by Boston-area college students, debuted a bring-your-own-device program in August to streamline drivers’ ability to find customers, a move that has prompted...

Boston University benefactors Alan and Sherry Leventhal spoke at a ceremony Tuesday that recognized them for their dedication to the university and officially named the admissions reception center in their honor. PHOTO BY ADRIAN BAKER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU admissions building named in honor of Alan, Sherry Leventhal

Adrian Baker September 17, 2014

Boston University held a ceremony Tuesday to recognize two of its major benefactors, dedicating the university admissions reception building in their honor. The Alan and Sherry Leventhal Center acknowledges...

The Boston University School of Public Health has appointed Sandro Galea, formerly of Columbia University, as its new dean. He assumes the position on Jan. 1. PHOTO COURTESY SANDRO GALEA

BU appoints new dean of SPH

Adrian Baker September 16, 2014

The Boston University School of Public Health has appointed a new dean who is an accomplished physician and teacher of epidemiology, BU announced in an email to faculty and staff Friday. Sandro Galea,...

Cengage and Boston startup Flashnotes have paired up to host an online marketplace where students can post, buy and sell their study guides. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New online note-sharing marketplace to pay students for course resources

Adrian Baker September 12, 2014

Educational services company Cengage Learning is partnering with note-sharing website Flashnotes to launch an online marketplace, in which students at colleges, such as Boston University, can buy and...

Office buildings near Faneuil Hall will be redeveloped into a modern commercial complex. PHOTO COURTESY OF RELATED BEAL

New plans for Fanueil Hall development to reach BRA

Adrian Baker September 11, 2014

Boston real estate firm Related Beal is seeking approval from the City of Boston to develop a group of buildings near Faneuil Hall to create more restaurants, cafés and retail outlets in the area. Related...

Facial recognition software was used at Boston Calling Music Festival in May 2013, but not at the Sept. 2014 event. PHOTO BY ALLIE WIMLEY AND GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City discontinues high-tech surveillance of Boston Calling attendees

Adrian Baker September 11, 2014

After tens-of-thousands of fans at Boston Calling’s 2013 fall and summer music festivals were video monitored by the City of Boston without their knowledge, the City decided not to use the same technology...

Grace Pearson (COM ’17), Hannah Cawley (CAS ’17) and Ja-Hon Wang (CAS ’17) spend time in the Warren 7B common room.  PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Seven on 7B

Adrian Baker September 10, 2014

As freshmen on floor 7 of Marshall Tower in Warren Towers settled into their dorm rooms at the beginning of the fall semester, they stumbled on a pleasant surprise – seven Boston University upperclassmen...

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Mayor Walsh hosts student-centric Twitter chat

Adrian Baker September 8, 2014

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, a tech-savvy city leader, held a Twitter chat session Friday to interact with college students in the city, including students attending Boston University. The chat, which Walsh...

Rates of international student attendance at Boston University have significantly climbed in recent years. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Influx of international students benefits BU, Boston economically

Adrian Baker September 5, 2014

With a record-breaking number of international students housed on Boston University’s campus for the 2014-15 academic year, the incoming freshman class includes 900 international students, amounting...

PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

9-alarm fire in Allston injures 7, displaces more than 50 residents

Kyle Plantz September 4, 2014

The Boston Fire Department responded to a nine-alarm blaze that started on the back deck of an apartment on Harvard Terrace Wednesday evening, which injured five firefighters and left 54 residents displaced...

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