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Boston University associate professor Malika Jeffries-El in PBS NOVA docuseries

PBS highlights BU’s Malika Jeffries-EL’s research in new docuseries

Connor Allen February 18, 2021
BU's Malika Jeffries-EL, associate dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and associate professor in chemistry and materials science, was featured in PBS NOVA's new docuseries "Beyond the Elements" to help "tell a story about a molecule" in an engaging way.
Boston University’s school of Theology hosted the webinar “The Queer Art of Reading and Resilience: Uplifting BIPOC Trans Life and Spirit” Thursday, which included six BIPOC transgender panelists. COURTESY OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

STH celebrates resilience of transgender communities

Julia Furnari November 6, 2020

LGBTQ individuals experience higher rates of violence and death than their heterosexual peers, and this reality can take a toll. To celebrate trans resilience and address topics such as transphobia...

Damariz Itzel Posadas Aparicio, a Master of Theological Studies candidate at Boston University’s School of Theology and recipient of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals or “DACA” program, spoke at a virtual panel on Tuesday hosted by the Latin American Studies Department on immigration reform. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors host ‘DACA’ panel, call for immigration reform

Yiran Yu November 2, 2020
Millions of Americans will have decided the next president by Tuesday night, and in an election as heavily contested as this year’s, a number of socio-political issues prevail on voters’ minds, including that of DACA.
The BUild Lab, home to Innovate@BU. Boston University’s Innovate@BU initiative hosted a virtual workshop on Tuesday entitled “Unlocking the Black Box of Business,” which described the different pathways to entrepreneurship for students. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Workshop series educates, assists aspiring BU entrepreneurs

Yiran Yu October 5, 2020

When graduate and postgraduate students run into trouble turning their ideas into businesses, they can now look to a new workshop series by Boston University that aims to guide these hopeful entrepreneurs...

Mark Walton, a Boston University alumnus, spoke to Film and Television students on Friday about COVID-19’s impact on the entertainment industry. MIA KHATIB/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Film and TV industry responds to COVID-19 digitization

Molly Farrar October 4, 2020
BU alum Mark Walton discussed how the entertainment business has shifted at Friday's COM event.
In a Friday webinar hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, experts discussed the impact of COVID-19 on climate action urgency. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists look into equitable future for sustainability, climate action

Anuj Sawhney September 30, 2020
Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
Scientists and public health experts gathered on Sept. 15 to discuss the ongoing public health crisis and the science behind COVID-19 for an audience of Boston University students. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Experts discuss COVID-19 and its consequences

Anuj Sawhney September 17, 2020
From Boston to Hong Kong, experts in public health gathered to discuss the science behind COVID-19.
Nontraditional students, those who are older than 25 when they earn their degree, are less likely to be emotionally attached to their alma maters, a Friday Gallup poll suggests. PHOTO COURTESY OF EVOLLLUTION/CREATIVE COMMONS

Nontraditional students less likely to feel attached to alma mater, study finds

Mina Corpuz December 10, 2014

While a recent Gallup poll found that nontraditional students are less likely to be emotionally attached to their alma maters, several students at Boston University said they will still feel attached...

MARASCO: The Legend

Daily Free Press Admin October 7, 2013

There are approximately 2 million cars inside the city limits of Los Angeles – a car for every two people. An absurd figure when you take into consideration that it includes infants, middle-schoolers...

MARASCO: How I lost my soul

Daily Free Press Admin September 4, 2013

“L.A. is just a shallow, soulless place,” the somewhat prominent speaker said as he wrapped up his talk on “making it” in the entertainment industry, which had devolved mainly into a scathing critique...

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