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There was a spike in heroin overdoses and deaths in Massachusetts in December 2014. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts sees spike in heroin overdoses, deaths

Gabriela Arriaga February 5, 2015

Ten months after former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s declaration of a public health emergency in March 2014 to combat opiate abuse, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health saw a spike in...

Katia Vladimirova, from LUISS University in Italy, speaks Tuesday at The Global Environmental Crisis, a talk about individual responses to climate change. The talk was moderated by Henrik Selin, associate director of the division of international studies. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Climate change expert speaks about individual’s role

Gabriela Arriaga February 4, 2015

Visiting scholar Katia Vladimirova held a talk Tuesday at Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to emphasize the role moral values play in individual action in addressing...

Walsh launches transportation initiative, Go Boston 2030

Walsh launches transportation initiative, Go Boston 2030

Gabriela Arriaga February 2, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh launched the on-the-ground phase of the Go Boston 2030 transportation initiative on Thursday, allowing residents and commuters a chance to voice their questions about the future...

The City of Boston made public the documents regarding its bid for the 2026 Olympics on Wednesday. GRAPHIC BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston 2024 agrees to release Olympic bid documents to public

Gabriela Arriaga January 22, 2015

The Boston 2024 Executive Bid Committee has agreed to release bid documents to the public and hold Citizen’s Advisory Meetings to allow for transparency in the Olympic bid process, according to the Boston...

The Boston University Shuttle increased its late-night and weekend hours this fall semester. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston University Shuttle bus to evaluate new services, implement changes

J.D. Capelouto December 4, 2014

Following the implementation of a series of changes at the beginning of the academic year, the Boston University Shuttle bus ridership and service are running smoothly, and officials are looking to the...

Studies conducted using social media may not produce accurate results about human behavior, researchers from McGill University and Carnegie Mellon University reported Friday. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media not the best basis for human behavior, study finds

Gabriela Arriaga December 3, 2014

Large academic studies that rely on data gathered from social media may not be the most accurate way to understand human behavior, according to a study by two researchers from McGill University and Carnegie...

Boston University administration announced plans to introduce online sexual misconduct training through a portal on Blackboard Learn for faculty, staff and students on Friday.  PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU announces sexual misconduct education program for faculty, staff, students

Gabriela Arriaga November 25, 2014

With the U.S. Department of Education’s ongoing investigation of Boston University for mishandling sexual assault complaints, BU administrators officially released an online education program about...

Dine Out Boston, formally known as Restaurant Week Boston, provides more opportunities for participating restaurants to structure their own menus, and allows for less expensive options for diners, including restaurants on Newbury Street. PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dine Out Boston gives restaurants, diners more options

Stephanie Pagones November 20, 2014

Restaurant Week Boston was discontinued in 2013 and rebranded by the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau to be called Dine Out Boston, with the purpose of regaining the program’s original...

Despite an uncertain future, Boston University’s Initiative on Cities will move forward with several projects following Co-Director of the IoC and former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s passing. PHOTO BY RODRIGO BONILLA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Initiative on Cities to move forward despite uncertain future

Gabriela Arriaga November 13, 2014

Following the death of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was also co-director of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, the future of the program is uncertain, but members of the center will...

A Monday report by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center has found that 1 out of 4 Massachusetts residents is living at or near the poverty level. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

1 of every 4 Mass. resident is living in poverty

Gabriela Arriaga November 13, 2014

One out of every four Massachusetts resident is living at or near the poverty level, according to a Monday report. The report, released by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, entitled “From...

Baker thanks his supporters for helping him win the gubernatorial election Tuesday night. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

AP declares Baker winner, Coakley waits to concede

Paige Smith November 5, 2014

In a widely contested race that was neck-and-neck for most of the night, the Associated Press declared Republican candidate Charlie Baker the winner of the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election early...

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Massachusetts public officials gather to support Martha Coakley

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Massachusetts public officials gather to support Martha Coakley

Gabriela Arriaga October 27, 2014

Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel welcomed former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday morning to speak to supporters of Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley. “You know...

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