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The BEACON team during a workshop in March. BEACON is an open-source infectious disease surveillance platform created by Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases in partnership with the Hariri Institute for Computing and Data Sciences at BU and HealthMap at Boston Children’s Hospital. COURTESY OF CASSANDRA KENNEDY

A new BEACON for global health set to launch in Boston

Samantha Genzer April 8, 2025

As diseases spread across borders with increasing speed, a team of scientists, engineers and public health experts is preparing to launch a first-of-its-kind, open-source global surveillance platform on...

A BUPD cruiser.

Campus Crime Logs: Oct. 23 – Oct. 29

Alexandra Ruane November 7, 2023

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department’s crime logs from Oct. 23 – Oct. 29. Medical at 512 Beacon St.  An RA reported at 3:09 a.m. on Oct. 23 that...

A group photo with the Cohort Cup. The Cohort Cup is designed to provide students with an environment to de-stress through events including scavenger hunts, dodgeball and trivia. COURTESY OF L. GEORGE SULAK

Cohort Cup encourages comradery amongst Questrom MBA students by hosting events, spirit weeks

Mia Knezevic February 20, 2023
The organization brings Questrom graduate students together for a break from the competitive business school environment.
Student Government President Devin Harvin and President-elect Hafzat Akanni present proposed changes to Boston University’s budget for student groups in the GSU Conference Auditorium Tuesday night. SERENA YU/ DFP STAFF

Changes proposed to student group funding allocations process

Sofia Saric May 1, 2019
SG President Devin Harvin presented proposed changes to BU’s budget allocation process for student groups Tuesday night.
Student Government meets on Monday evening. SG met to discuss cabinet funding, among other issues. PHOTO BY SHAUN ROBINSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG discusses potential changes to campus group funding

Lillian Ilsley-Greene March 26, 2018
Boston University’s Student Government discussed the funding of Cabinet events and reviewed the Community Student Fee allocation process at its meeting Monday night.
The Allocations Board continues to receive controversy for the Square, a system used to allocate funding for clubs. PHOTO BY DYLAN KIM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students, clubs express mixed reactions with new allocations system for clubs

Taylor Kocher April 6, 2017

Ten months after Allocations Board instated a new system of allocating funds to clubs on campus, Madison Cannon, assistant director of student organizations, said the university is still working on...

Two Door Cinema Club released its third album “Gameshow” on Friday. PHOTO COURTESY PARLOPHONE

REVIEW: Two Door Cinema Club takes a wrong turn with comeback album “Gameshow”

Rachel Silberman October 16, 2016

Two Door Cinema Club’s “Gameshow,” released Friday, is a landmark album for the Irish trio.  Not only does it serve as a re-emergence for the band since their last album in 2012, but the “Beacon”...

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