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A member of Boston University’s Beekeeping Club handles a beehive in May 2022. The Beekeeping Club is struggling to find a safe location for their hive. COURTESY OF COLLEEN RATH

BU Beekeeping Club seeks new hive location

Vivian Ainomugisha April 29, 2024
After a majority of the Boston University Beekeeping Club's bee's died from poor weather conditions, the club is struggling to find a new hive location on campus.
The Boston University AI Task Force website. The BU AI Task Force, created in September 2023, released a report about generative AI and its role in education and research. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

AI Task Force releases final report, recommends adaptations for digital-age education

Aayushi Datta April 23, 2024
The BU AI Task Force released a comprehensive final report about generative AI in education and research on April 5.
BU Spark! on the second floor of the Center for Computing & Data Sciences. Spark! partnered with the Center for Innovation in Social Science in 2023 to apply data science and computational skills to social science research. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

CISS and Spark! partnership combines quantitative data and social science in research

Sara Sugita March 7, 2024
The partnership between Spark! and the Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) began in 2023 to apply data science and computational skills to social science research, according to the CISS website. CISS and Spark! partnership was made possible by funding from the College of Arts and Sciences dedicated to experiential learning, initiated by Dean Stan Sclaroff, according to the CISS website. The interdisciplinary nature of the partnership aligns with Spark!’s goals, “to be the bridge between the computing and data sciences and the rest of the university,” Ziba Cranmer, the director of Spark! said.
A Student Government meeting on April 10.

StuGov makes confirmation, discusses committee updates

Delia Rune November 14, 2023
Cabinet and committee updates and a new Environmental Affairs Director was confirmed at a BU Student Government meeting Monday.
Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi responds to layoffs, allegations in Q&A

Lydia Evans October 2, 2023
Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, responded to written questions from The Daily Free Press following mass layoffs and allegations of mismanagement of funds. The email interview has been edited according to The Daily Free Press and Associated Press Style punctuation and spelling guidelines but otherwise published in full.
Biometric Morphowave Dining Hall

New MorphoWave scanning technology in BU dining halls sparks mixed reviews among faculty and students

Crystal Yormick September 7, 2023
Boston University Dining Services installed new scanners that use biometric technology.
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