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Flyers for a petition to improve the Warren Towers dining hall are displayed in the dormitory. Boston University students created the petition because of their frustration with the quality of food. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Student-led petition pushes for healthier, more diverse food options in dining halls

Sara Creato February 5, 2025
Students create petition calling for healthier food and a larger variety in BU's dining halls
jogger runs through the back bay fens in boston

Dredging aimed to preserve Back Bay Fens’ Muddy River

Samuele Petruccelli April 15, 2021
The project could have lasting impacts on the watershed’s flow, quality and biodiversity.
The salad bar at Warren Dining Hall. Boston University Dining Services pulled romaine lettuce at all its locations following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s warning Tuesday linking the lettuce to E. coli. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU dining halls remove romaine from menu after national recall

Lauren Ashe November 27, 2018

Boston University Dining Services has removed romaine lettuce from all dining halls following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s nationwide recall of the product. A recent E. coli...

Charles River Conservancy expands on its ongoing project to create a swim park at North Point Park, allowing tourists to swim in the Charles River. PHOTO BY MEGHANA PATNANA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Charles River Conservancy plans to build swim park in the Charles

Miranda Suarez March 29, 2017

The Charles River Conservancy, a nonprofit that maintains and develops the parkland around the Charles River, has plans to design and open a swimming area at North Point Park and Splash Pad, according...

GRAPHIC BY AHNNA CHU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ballot Questions 101: Question 3 would prohibit sale of caged animal meat and eggs

Miguel Hernández Mercado October 27, 2016

Massachusetts Ballot Question 3, if passed, would prohibit the sale of pork, veal and eggs produced from animals held in confined spaces, according to petition filed with Attorney General Maura Healey’s...

The Food and Drug Administration released new federal food safety rules Sept. 10 after several deadly bacteria outbreaks. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

FDA enacts new laws to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks

Liz Vanderau September 17, 2015

Deadly bacteria like Listeria, E. coli and Salmonella can, and occasionally do, lurk on the food consumed by Americans every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an adhesive based on proteins found in mussels and bacteria that has possible maritime and surgical uses. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MIT shellfish-based “super glue” offers possible maritime, surgical uses

Destiny Evans September 30, 2014

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have officially put the “super” back in “super glue” with their latest innovation in synthetic biology. The mixture of proteins, described...

Researchers discover technique for new genome, improving biotechnology field

Daily Free Press Admin October 28, 2013

Recent developments in the field of synthetic biology show not only that can we produce life, but also that we can produce it exactly the way we want to. No, this doesn’t mean you can predetermine your...

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