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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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The Lee Kum Kee family gave $21 million to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to build a center to study how to increase health and happiness in individuals. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Harvard University explores happiness, health with gifted $21 million

Christy Osler April 28, 2016

Buzz, the energetic Honey Nut Cheerios bumblebee, supported the motto, “Bee happy. Bee healthy.” The beloved bee was on the right track — being happy might actually lead to a healthier life. To...

Paul Horwitz, a law professor at University of Alabama School of Law, opens the “When God Isn’t Green: A World-Wide Journey to Places Where Religious Practice and Environmentalism Collide” discussion of BU Law Professor Jay Wexler’s book “When God Isn’t Green" Monday afternoon in Barristers Hall. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Jay Wexler exposes conflict between religion and environment

Emily Langan March 28, 2016

What happens when religious practices are called into question because of harm to the environment? Which is more important: the freedom of religion or the preservation of our home? Jay Wexler,...

Boston reached minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday morning — the coldest temperature since January 1957, according to the National Weather Service. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Polar vortex brings big chill to Boston despite warm winter

Emily Langan February 18, 2016

Last weekend brought the folks of New England more than red roses and boxes of chocolates. Record-breaking temperatures and a dangerous wind chill forced many to remain indoors for the majority of...

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