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Boston College cancels event with CFA professor accused of sexual harassment

Amanda Kaufman February 1, 2018

  A Boston College concert scheduled for Monday night was canceled, allegedly due to the allegations of sexual harassment against Eric Ruske, a Boston University professor who was slated to perform....

BU film program addresses sexual misconduct in curriculum

Ellisa Riddell December 12, 2017

By Ellisa Riddell and Amanda Kaufman In the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations that have roiled the entertainment industry in Hollywood, faculty in Boston University’s film and television...

Many students apply to Boston University with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which can now be accessed through a mobile app created by the U.S. Department of Education. PHOTO BY JACKIE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFFMany students apply to Boston University with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which can now be accessed through a mobile app created by the U.S. Department of Education. PHOTO BY JACKIE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mobile app for filling out FAFSA set to launch next year

Amanda Kaufman December 10, 2017

The U.S. Department of Education is launching a mobile application that will allow prospective college students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, from their...

Josh Zakim winds down the evening laughing with supporters at his election watch party at the Baseball Tavern Tuesday night. Incumbent Zakim beat challenger Kristin Mobilia. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

District 8, 9 City Council seats go to incumbents

Daily Free Press Staff November 8, 2017

By: Breanne Kovatch, Amanda Kaufman, Kaylie Felsberg and Isabel Contreras After a day of voting in Boston, it became clear that Josh Zakim and Mark Ciommo — two incumbent city councilors — would...

Campaigner Sam Kubota speaks to Tito Jackson April 18 following his visit to Boston University. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston mayoral race: BU students get in on the action

Amanda Kaufman November 8, 2017

The mayoral election has been dominating headlines in recent weeks in the City of Boston, but campaigning for the candidates has been going on for much longer. Several students at Boston University...

BU Libraries hosts an edit-a-thon at the Thurman Center in the George Sherman Union Wednesday afternoon during BU's Open Access Month. PHOTO BY YVETTE LOPEZ/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Libraries launches Open Access Month with Wikipedia edit-a-thon

Haley Lerner October 12, 2017

Kicking off Open Access Month — which celebrates free and equitable access to information — BU Libraries hosted a Wikipedia edit-a-thon Wednesday afternoon. There, library staff members taught...

The Initiative on Cities hosts Cities in the Federal System: Building Bipartisan Relationship in a Hyper Partisan Era at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering Thursday afternoon. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Political experts discuss conflicts between city, state, federal government

Amanda Kaufman October 6, 2017

About 35 members of the Boston University community attended a panel hosted by the Initiative on Cities in which several public servants evaluated the relationship between city, state and federal governments...

Boston University economics professors James Rebitzer and Michael Manove sign an open letter calling on Massachusetts to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAMS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU economics professors sign letter calling for minimum wage increase

Amanda Kaufman September 26, 2017

Around 90 Massachusetts economists, including two Boston University economics professors, pledged their support for a $15 minimum wage in an open letter to Massachusetts lawmakers last week. The...

The Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center publish research on Sept. 13 that shows RayVio UVD LED as more efficient than sunlight in producing Vitamin D3 in humans. PHOTO BY AUDREY FAIN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU research shows LEDs can produce more vitamin D than sunlight

Amanda Kaufman September 19, 2017

The Boston University School of Medicine found that ultraviolet light from LEDs can produce vitamin D in human skin at a faster and more efficient rate than sunlight, according to a Sept. 13 press...

Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson Gore sits with the College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ann Cudd Saturday afternoon at the Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering as part of Boston University’s Alumni Weekend to discuss her photographic work for the National Alliance for the Homeless. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tipper Gore presents photography, donates set to CAS

Amanda Kaufman September 17, 2017

As part of Boston University’s Alumni Weekend, Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson “Tipper” Gore presented photographs on Saturday that she has taken throughout her life, and told the stories behind the...

Apartment facade collapses in Brookline, displacing BU students

Apartment facade collapses in Brookline, displacing BU students

Amanda Kaufman September 15, 2017

The facade of an apartment building in Brookline collapsed into the building’s entryway early Friday afternoon, displacing several BU students. The Brookline Police Department confirmed there were...

BU climbs 2 spots in national university ranking

BU climbs 2 spots in national university ranking

Amanda Kaufman September 14, 2017

Boston University has been ranked the 37th best college in the nation according to the 2018 U.S. News and World Report’s Best National University ranking — a two-spot increase from last year and the...

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