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A fan control dial on a radiator in a Boston University brownstone. Issues with heating in BU’s Bay State Road brownstones have been persisting since the winter. AMELIA GIESE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Bay State Road residents concerned over brownstone heating due to power outages

Logan Trainor April 1, 2025
Students living in Bay State Road brownstones reported inconsistent heating in their dormitories.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Get the Flu Shot

Lincoln Son Currie October 13, 2021
As Americans, we all have a responsibility to do better at getting our flu shots every year, and that includes me.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Children must re-enter the classroom to further their development

Editors March 26, 2021
Advancing the development of the next generation is too important to halt any longer.
The race to create a COVID-19 vaccine has opened up greater transparency in the vaccine-making process, also opening the process to public scrutiny. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Search for COVID-19 vaccine continues with promising results

Daily Free Press Staff October 29, 2020
With more than 1 million people around the world dead from COVID-19, the hunt for a vaccine is underway, and more than 100 countries are aiding its development.
Boston University Student Health Services postponed Wednesday’s flu clinic until next week due to short vaccine supply. COURTESY OF U.S. NAVY

SHS flu clinics postponed due to short vaccine supply

Chris Larabee October 1, 2020
BU SHS postponed Wednesday’s flu clinic due to short vaccine supply as students try to meet the Massachusetts mandate that all students obtain a flu shot by Dec. 31.
Boston University President Robert Brown in his office on Silber Way. On Tuesday, Brown spoke with The Daily Free Press in a Zoom interview to discuss returning to fully in-person learning in the Fall, along with other issues concerning students. ANDRES PICON/ DFP FILE

President Brown speaks on campus reopening logistics and more with The Daily Free Press

Allison Pirog June 26, 2020
In an interview with The Daily Free Press Thursday, BU President Robert Brown discussed building a sense of community on a physically distanced campus; minimizing health risks for BU students, faculty and staff; and communicating to the student body about unprecedented decisions — as well as other issues that have lingered in students’ minds in recent weeks.
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause a spectrum of symptoms, including fever, dry cough and breathing complications. COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

The history and science behind COVID-19

Miriam Fauzia March 16, 2020
Where did the coronavirus come from and what do we know about the disease?
East to West: January 31, 2020

East to West: January 31, 2020

Justin Tang January 31, 2020

In this episode of East to West, we cover a former BU researcher’s indictment by US attorneys, a new voting initiative on campus, changes to the Green Line in West Campus, and more. This episode...

East to West: October 21, 2019

East to West: October 21, 2019

JenRacoosin October 21, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover student protests against a controversial speaker, the Head of the Charles Regatta, a nutrition podcast by a Sargent professor, and more. This episode...

A young patient prepares to receive a shot. The Boston Department of Public Health is encouraging people to get their vaccines amidst the onset of flu season. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF HEATHER HAZZAN VIA SELF

Flu season is here, professionals urge students to get vaccines

Mary Lulloff October 16, 2019
This comes as some medical researchers are expecting this year's flu season to be particularly severe. As of last week, Massachusetts has seen 82 cases of flu.
Being sick and away from home can be challenging. Knowing what to buy and where to go is key to staying healthy. PHOTO COURTESY OF PXHERE

Sick and alone: how to stay healthy when away from home

Minali Prasad June 5, 2018

While starting college miles away from home brings independence and feels adventurous and exciting, coming down with the common cold — or worse — can be challenging without mom’s home remedies...

Target offers low-cost flu vaccinations. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Ed Markey announces push for universal flu vaccine

Eleanor Ho February 21, 2018
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey introduced the Flu Vaccine Act Thursday, a bill that supports comprehensive research to create a universal flu vaccine — a total investment of $1 billion over five years.
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