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The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor, Josephine Kalbfleisch | DFP Photographer, Lauren Albano | Campus Co-Editor

Musk Foundation donations to BU rocketry club launch debate

Lauren Albano February 28, 2025
Donations made by the Musk Foundation to a BU rocketry team uncovered by The Daily Free Press are igniting debates over private donorship and revealing intra-University tensions over the funding it receives.
Elijah Chacko | Graphic Artist

Small step for Prada, giant leap for feminism | Data Driven

Sarah Datta November 29, 2023
NASA's partnership with Prada to design new space suits is a progressive step for women and gender-nonconforming individuals in STEM.
Marshall Van Alstyne in Questrom. Van Alstyne, a grant from The National Science Foundation, to “explore the question of using markets to address misinformation.” PHOTO COURTESY OF CODY O'LOUGHLIN

BU researchers receive $550,000 grant, propose holistic approach to misinformation

Anna Albrecht October 25, 2023
Marshall Van Alstyne, a Questrom School of Business professor of information systems, and his team, received a $550,000 grant from The National Science Foundation to “explore the question of using markets to address misinformation.”
Warren Towers

BU submits $1 billion Institutional Master Plan for renovation and development plans for the following decade

Kwot Anwey November 9, 2022
Boston University Board of Trustees submitted the 2023-2033 Institutional Master Plan which outlined renovation projects.
How Did You Choose Your Current Major? | Unmasked

How Did You Choose Your Current Major? | Unmasked

Veronica Thompson November 3, 2021

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today’s prompt was — how did you choose your current major? Click here to stream this...

Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The University’s ‘diversity’ marketing is misleading, hurtful

Editors February 18, 2021
BU’s marketing — and the handful of diversity victories — it clings to is not representative of its reality. Though it may be implementing anti-racist policies, the change is not visible in classrooms, on campus or at an administrative level.
The USS Constitution Museum’s annual LEGO Maritime Festival kicked off virtually Saturday for participants of all ages. AZREEN REHMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

USS Constitution Museum hosts virtual LEGO Maritime Festival

Sam Trottenberg February 16, 2021
The festival encompasses activities for all ages, including a LEGO shipbuilding competition and a virtual tour of a LEGO model of the USS Constitution, according to the USS Constitution Museum website.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Impostor syndrome prevents us from valuing ourselves and our achievements

Editors February 12, 2021
We have fostered a toxic culture that prioritizes productivity over self care, leading to a common feeling for college students: imposter syndrome.
For Boston University students having difficulties managing school because of COVID-19, the morality of cheating during online exams is far from black-and-white. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In era of online exams, concerns over cheating develop new nuances

Angela Yang December 10, 2020
When Gus Betts-O’Rourke was told his midterm had been uploaded to Chegg, he wasn’t surprised.
Ingalls Engineering Resource Center. The center is one of multiple buildings that provide work areas for engineering students, but the available spaces have not been used frequently. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ENG labs implement reservation system, see less foot traffic

Vanessa Bartlett December 3, 2020
Boston University has made use of an online space reservation system to limit the number of students in engineering labs. Faculty and students say the buildings are much emptier than previous years.
Boston University’s School of Social Work hosted a virtual panel on Nov. 17 to discuss health care equity in the United States and the responsibility of the Biden administration to tackle disparities in health care. CONNOR ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social workers discuss health care inequalities on ‘vulnerable populations’ post-election

Connor Allen November 24, 2020
Boston University’s School of Social Work held a panel discussion Nov. 17 on health care equity in the United States and the steps that should be taken during the next four years.
Boston University’s Global Engineering Brigades, a student organization dedicated to installing water systems in underdeveloped communities, spoke at a guest lecture on Nov. 15 about sustainability and international volunteering. COURTESY OF BU GLOBAL ENGINEERING BRIGADES

International professor’s guest lecture talks sustainability abroad

Yiran Yu November 23, 2020

Sustainability and international activism are more relevant than ever in the 21st century, yet the impact of voluntourism — international volunteering — is less discussed. Global Engineering...

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