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Edward Avedisian and Aram V. Chobanian

School of Medicine to be renamed Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

Taylor Hawthorne September 30, 2022
The School of Medicine has been given a $100 million gift by two BU alumni.
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Boston’s animal shelters adapt to pandemic, struggle with funding

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 29, 2021
Decreases in animal availability have come as the demand for adoptions increased with the pandemic.
East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

East to West: Apr. 26, 2021

Veronica Thompson April 26, 2021

Four days left! Today on East to West, we cover BUPD tackling an alleged suspect on campus, student reports of animals in their residences, a press conference about the Derek Chauvin trial verdict...

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Nonprofits aim to address worsened food insecurity in Boston

Isabella Abraham April 15, 2021
One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave many Boston residents facing food insecurity.
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National Braille Press begins Braille Across America exercise challenge

Sam Trottenberg March 15, 2021
Participants must run or walk at least 26.2 miles, or bike at least 52.4 miles, between March 17 and April 19.
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New community gardens planned for Mattapan, East Boston

Taylor Brokesh March 9, 2021
The pair of gardens will follow two different models of urban farming: one will be a food forest, the other a community farm.
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EDITORIAL: We shouldn’t celebrate a Chick-fil-A food truck

Editors January 29, 2021

If you’re on campus this semester and have walked past Boston University’s College of Communication, you might have seen a big, red food truck. At the beginning of the year, Chick-fil-A began parking...

EDITORIAL: BU’s #GivingTuesday is only as good as its follow-through and transparency

EDITORIAL: BU’s #GivingTuesday is only as good as its follow-through and transparency

Editors December 2, 2020
Overall, the efforts BU has made on GivingTuesday should still be recognized. But, the administration should remember that in order for its fundraising to make a genuine impact, it first and foremost needs to demonstrate transparency and accountability.
Boston University's Community Service Center has chosen the Mather School to provide essential resources to as part of its annual holiday drive. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Community Service Center holds holiday donation drive for oldest public elementary school in North America

Julia Maruca November 28, 2018
Teachers at the Mather School in Dorchester reached out to the Community Service Center at Boston University to contribute supplies to a holiday donation drive.
President Brown in his office on Silber Way. PHOTO BY ANDRES PICON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

President Robert Brown discusses BU’s efforts toward growth and development

Andres Picon May 3, 2018
Over the course of the last year, the Boston University community has taken steps to transform the institution’s physical and academic landscapes. In a period of time marked by a marred political climate, natural disasters and acts of terrorism that have caused contempt and frustration, the university administration has begun to implement new initiatives that will bring people and ideas together.
Anthony Dongfack, above, and fellow BU students donated more than a dozen Rhetty-to-Go meals to individuals affected by homeless. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students’ extra meals feed people in need

Jenna Manto April 22, 2018
After introducing the Swipes for Boston project to Boston University last spring, Anthony Dongfack volunteered with fellow BU students to donate Rhetty-to-Go meals to individuals affected by homelessness on Friday.

BU students among those donating socks to those in need

Ellisa Riddell February 12, 2018

More than 200 Boston-area college students joined together Saturday to help facilitate the donation of thousands of pairs of socks to homeless shelters around Boston. Charlotte Kim, a student at...

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