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East to West: Dec. 4, 2020

East to West: Dec. 4, 2020

Justin Tang December 4, 2020

Today on East to West, we cover BU’s record-breaking rise in Covid cases, a battle over the BU rock on Trans Day of Remembrance, a police reform bill out of the Massachusetts Legislature, and more.  FEATURING:...

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 company MassChallenge opened a new "maker space" Tuesday equipped with 3D printers and other hardware to accommodate start-ups working with the company. PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT MURPHY

From makers of MassChallenge, MADE@ making makers make more

Olivia Deng March 17, 2015

Oftentimes, the most difficult part of launching a tech venture is finding something physical to show for it. To address this problem, on March 10, startup accelerator MassChallenge launched its hardware...

"Trip App" won the Best New App award at this year's Global Appathon Saturday at Boston University. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS YIP

Under new management, Appathon stronger than ever

Madeleine O’Keefe February 3, 2015

Boston University’s Global App Initiative brought back the Global Appathon, a 12-hour mobile-themed hackathon, Saturday. Hackathons are collaborative events that bring together project managers, designers...

A place to ‘build stuff’: Touring Boston University’s EPIC facilities

Daily Free Press Admin February 24, 2014

“Making stuff is cool.” So says Gerry Fine, director of Boston University’s Engineering Product Innovation Center, where Wonka-esque pure imagination meets pragmatic, hands-on experience. The...

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