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Jenna Zajec, a PhD student in Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Services and physical therapist, presents her study at the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2020 Combined Sections Meeting. COURTESY JENNA ZAJEC

Sargent students present research at APTA conference

Samantha Kizner February 18, 2020
Two graduate students in BU’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences presented their research at the APTA's 2020 Combined Sections Meeting, a national conference that ran from Wednesday through Saturday.
Marijuana will soon be sold for recreational use in Massachusetts. However, some in the industry are worried about local municipalities limiting and slowing down rollout. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As recreational marijuana rollout looms near, local municipalities work to block it

Sophia Brown April 18, 2018
As the July 1 rollout date for legal recreational marijuana commerce in Massachusetts approaches, the ideological divide between communities that have embraced commercial marijuana and those that have not is growing ever more pronounced.
Colorado Marijuana firm AmeriCann, Inc. is to build a one-million square foot medical cannabis center in Freetown, Massachusetts. PHOTO COURTESY AMERICANN

Expansive medical marijuana center eyes Massachusetts market

Shannon Larson September 14, 2017

AmeriCann, Inc. may soon establish one of the largest cannabis cultivation and processing facilities in the nation within 50 miles of Boston, bringing with them their innovative line of marijuana products...

The National Weather Service declares Feb. 24 the hottest recorded temperature for February in Boston's history. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY VANESSA LARRAZABAL/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Boston’s warmest February day results in mixed opinions on climate change

Natalie Carroll March 1, 2017

Bostonians observed on Friday that the city’s temperature reached a new record high temperature of 73 degrees, making it the hottest days in February since records began in 1872, according to the U.S....

Boston City Council holds a meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Council's Cannabis Fact-Finding Trip to Denver, Colorado and how cannabis-related policies may affect Boston. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council meets to discuss marijuana policy

Nadya Korytnikova March 1, 2017

A small group of journalists and Boston residents gathered in the Iannella Chamber at Boston City Hall Tuesday afternoon for a City Council meeting discussing marijuana legislation with regard to a...

BU currently sits fourth in the PairWise rankings. PHOTO BY JOHN KAVOURIS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Men’s hockey welcomes 2016-17 season’s second half with cautious optimism

Jonathan Sigal January 5, 2017

The New Year often brings about new goals, a new perspective on the ebbs and flows of life. For the No. 5 Boston University men’s hockey team, 2017 ushers in two things: the 2016-17 season’s second...

Freshman defenseman Dante Fabbro has blocked seven shots through BU's first three games. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

No. 8 men’s hockey looks to bounce back against Sacred Heart, No. 4 Quinnipiac

Nick Frazier October 21, 2016

The No. 8 Boston University men’s hockey team will look to rebound from a winless weekend out west when it hosts Sacred Heart University on Friday and No. 4 Quinnipiac University on Saturday. After...

Charlie McAvoy assisted Kieffer Bellows' goal against Denver. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA

BU men’s hockey drops second game to Denver, returns home empty handed

Jonathan Sigal October 16, 2016

The No. 2 Boston University men’s hockey team looked to bounce back against No. 10 University of Denver on Saturday night, but answers few and far between. By the night’s end, the Pioneers’...

Junior defenseman Brandon Hickey looks forward to another shot at Denver this weekend. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey ventures to Denver for two-game road trip, test against NCAA powerhouse

Jonathan Sigal October 13, 2016

With a season-opening win in their pocket and a shortened week of classes wrapped up, the Rocky Mountains beckon. For the first time since 2012, the No. 2 Boston University men’s hockey team will...

The 2016 college lacrosse season has gone down a strange and unexpected path this season. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

INGEMI: College lacrosse season riddled with parity and surprises

Marisa Ingemi April 4, 2016

At one point this season, the Georgetown University men’s lacrosse team was ranked. Fast forward to the beginning of April, and the Hoyas have a 1-9 record. Those two sentences might sum up the...

Denver blows out, eliminates BU men’s hockey from NCAA Tournament

Sarah Kirkpatrick March 26, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The 2015-16 season began as a year of promise for the Boston University men’s hockey team — a year of redemption, vengeance for a heartbreaking loss in the 2014-15 national...

PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Men’s hockey heads to NCAA Tournament West Regional for clash with Denver

Andrew Battifarano March 25, 2016

An early exit from the Hockey East Tournament might not initially seem like the ideal recipe for success as the Boston University men’s hockey team readies for its NCAA Tournament opener against...

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