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Raine Wang, a College of Arts and Science sophomore, catches her hat as the wind knocks it off her head and her umbrella inverts. Boston University’s Charles River, Fenway and Medical Campuses closed for a snow day on Tuesday after Mayor Wu declared a snow emergency, causing public schools and universities in the Boston area to close. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Snow-where to be found: Boston University snow day met with lack of snow 

Megan Amato February 14, 2024
Boston University adhered to the snow emergency Boston Mayor Michelle announced Monday evening, where she canceled classes for public schools in Boston. Both Northeastern University and Tufts University canceled class. Despite forecasts, BU’s snow day had very little snow fall.
People walk through the hallways of the College of Arts and Sciences. A new public speaking class in CAS is scheduled to become available for the Spring 2024 semester. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

College of Arts and Sciences develops new public speaking courses

Kayla Baltazar October 30, 2023
CAS is launching new public speaking courses for Spring 2024, which students can now register for at their respective registration times, but are still undergoing the approval process for the BU Hub.
A construction worker entering the front door of Sargent College

Students and faculty give opinions about construction projects at Sargent and Wheelock

Rachel Do February 1, 2023
Boston University Campus Planning and Operations recently started new construction projects at Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Wheelock College of Education and Human Development after months of planning and design work.
East to West: October 21, 2019

East to West: October 21, 2019

JenRacoosin October 21, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover student protests against a controversial speaker, the Head of the Charles Regatta, a nutrition podcast by a Sargent professor, and more. This episode...

Simmons College in Boston. Some former Wheelock students are transitioning to Simmons rather than Boston University, but will be living on BU’s campus. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wheelock social work undergrads to attend Simmons College, live at BU

Kiran Galani April 25, 2018
As a result of the scheduled June 1 merger between Boston University and Wheelock College, more than 100 current Wheelock students will be moving to the Charles River Campus. Some of these students, those looking to complete a Bachelor of Social Work degree, will become Simmons College students despite living on BU’s campus.
A study published Monday by Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that the time of day a person eats matters more than what they eat in relation to developing diabetes. PHOTO BY STERLING ELY/FLICKR

Meal times linked more to diabetes risk than food choices, study finds

Julia Metjian April 15, 2015

Meal times contribute more to an increased risk of diabetes than do food choices, according to a study published Monday by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The study, published in the...

The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech evaluated Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ speech language pathology program Monday. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sargent Speech-language pathology program undergoes accreditation

Mike DeSocio April 2, 2015

Members of the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech visited Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Monday and Tuesday to review the curriculum...

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