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Epsilon Eta at Boston University during rush week. Epsilon Eta, a co-ed environmental fraternity, was founded in 2018 with about 10 to 15 members. They now have over 70 members and are back on campus with in-person events. COURTESY OF BU EPSILON ETA VIA INSTAGRAM

BU’s only environmental fraternity returns to in-person events

Melina Nguyen March 4, 2022
Epsilon Eta, BU's environmental fraternity, is a co-ed community for those who are passionate about environmentalism.
In a Friday webinar hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, experts discussed the impact of COVID-19 on climate action urgency. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists look into equitable future for sustainability, climate action

Anuj Sawhney September 30, 2020
Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
Boston University students and instructors attending certain in-person classes could be considered close contacts if someone in their class tests positive for COVID-19, according to BU Nurse Practitioner Hannah Nichols. COURTESY OF ALEXEY HULSOV VIA PIXABAY

‘Unique situations’ outside BU’s close-contact definition can also warrant contact tracing

Julia Ermi September 24, 2020
Instructors and students attending in-person classes may be identified as close contacts in certain cases outside BU’s official definition, BU Nurse Practitioner Hannah Nichols wrote in an email Wednesday.
Students and professors both on- and off-campus have mixed feelings as they adjust to Boston University’s Learn from Anywhere hybrid model. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors, students face logistical confusion as hybrid classes kick off

Nathan Lederman September 7, 2020
On the heels of BU’s first week of classes, students and faculty expressed mixed feelings on their experiences with the hybrid model the University has undertaken for Fall.
Two people wear bandanas as they walk their dog in Brookline. Bandanas, scarves and single-layer masks will no longer be considered acceptable facial coverings for preventing the spread of COVID-19 on campus, according to Boston University’s updated mask policy. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

BU updates mask policy to advise against one-ply and valved masks

Jane Avery August 21, 2020
BU has recently updated its facial coverings policy to no longer include bandanas, scarves and masks with exhalation valves, according to an email sent to the BU community Thursday.
Following the announcement at American University in early September and at Cornell University on Oct. 8 that trigger warnings will not be allowed in classrooms, many have questioned what will happen at Boston University. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to update ventilation systems in some buildings as part of COVID-19 preparations

Julia Ermi August 5, 2020
In another move to address COVID-19 concerns on BU’s campus, BU Facilities Management and Operations Staff is working to improve mechanical heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems — referred to as HVAC — in the 120 buildings on campus that have them. 
President and executive director of Fore River Residents Against the Compression Station Alice Arena speaks at a town hall on climate change hosted by Divest BU Saturday. AUSMA PALMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divest BU holds town hall on fossil fuel investment policies

Ellie Yeo December 9, 2019
Divest BU held a town hall in CAS Saturday to discuss the importance of divestment from fossil fuels and examine the ways BU students can change the university’s policies on fossil fuel investments.
Boston University’s Urban Climate Research Initiative launched Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU launches urban climate initiative with City of Boston

Susannah Sudborough October 10, 2018
Boston University’s Urban Climate Research Initiative, a coalition that intends to inform the City of Boston on what actions to take when combating climate change, launched Friday.
Boston University students march to protest climate change at a DivestBU rally on Nov. 15. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists censor term ‘climate change’ to save public funding

Rachel Kelly December 10, 2017

Scientists are increasingly omitting the term “climate change” in public grant proposals to avoid funding cuts from the Trump administration, according to a recent NPR analysis — a trend some...

The BU Graduate Workers Union hosts "Speakout and Rally Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Ed" Wednesday evening at the Metcalf Science Center Plaza. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Department chair under investigation for sexual harassment

Mugdha Gurram October 12, 2017

A number of female Boston University graduates have accused earth and environment department chair David Marchant of sexually harassing them during research trips to Antarctica. After the first allegations...

Invented at MIT in 2013, the Copenhagen Wheel is a bike attachment making biking more accessible and powerful to riders who hope to help the environment. PHOTO COURTESY SUPERPEDESTRAIN

BU students encouraged to bike, promote eco-friendly transportation

Allegra Peelor September 7, 2016

At the Matriculation Ceremony Sunday, Boston University President Robert Brown challenged the Class of 2020 to do whatever they could to combat climate change. Many students have already taken up his...

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