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A study published February found that emotional health for college freshmen declined in connection with higher academic expectations. GRAPHIC BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

High goals academic goals, emotional health linked for freshmen, study finds

Inaara Tajuddin February 9, 2015

Emotional health for freshman college students has declined in connection with higher academic expectations, a Wednesday study by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the Higher Education...

There is a growing divide between students earning bachelor’s degrees depending on family income, according to a report released Tuesday. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Income disparity for college degree completion increases

Inaara Tajuddin February 6, 2015

The gap between high-income and low-income students earning bachelor’s degrees has widened over the last 40 years, according to a Tuesday study by the Pell Institute. The study, titled “Indicators...

Campus Crime Logs: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4

Mina Corpuz February 5, 2015

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4. MacBook Pro stolen from classroom On Friday at about 4:50 p.m., a female student’s MacBook pro...

Boston University researchers contributed to a study published Friday about how chemical changes in DNA predict aging. GRAPHIC BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DNA chemical changes may better predict age, health, study finds

Inaara Tajuddin February 3, 2015

Biochemical changes in DNA may be able to predict biological age, according to a study released Friday in the journal Genome Biology. The study found that DNA methylation, a biochemical process where...

Applications for the Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program, established in October, became available Monday. PHOTO BY KIERA BLESSING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Applications for Yawkey nonprofit internship program launch Monday

Inaara Tajuddin January 27, 2015

Boston University’s Center for Career Development released applications Monday for sophomore and junior students to apply for the Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program, which provides students with a living...

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Provosts confident about undergraduate education, how to address issues on campus

Inaara Tajuddin January 26, 2015

Provosts and chief academic officers feel confident that their institution’s programs are appropriately addressing prominent challenges on college campuses, according to a Thursday study by Inside...

Boston Fire Department responds to CAS for reports of smoke, overheated motor

Boston Fire Department responds to CAS for reports of smoke, overheated motor

Inaara Tajuddin January 23, 2015

[mediagrid cat="17485"] The Boston Fire Department responded Thursday evening at about 6:50 p.m. to reports of smoke from an overheated motor inside Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences...

BU study abroad sees record high number of participants, interest in programs

BU study abroad sees record high number of participants, interest in programs

Inaara Tajuddin January 22, 2015

Study Abroad Attendance Highlights |Create infographics With Boston University expanding its English-speaking study abroad options, several directors of the abroad programs are seeing a record-high...

Fewer students applied early decision for fall 2015 compared to 2014, making this application period the second highest in Boston University history. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Early decision applications decrease after several years of upward trend

Inaara Tajuddin January 20, 2015

Boston University Admissions saw a slight decrease in early decision applications for the Class of 2019 compared to the Class of 2018 numbers, which were a record high for the university, said BU spokesman...

Boston University Dining Services and Real Food Challenge, a student group at BU dedicated to food sustainability standards, both support sustainable dining practices such as sourcing food locally, but the two differ on how to evaluate these efforts. PHOTO BY CLINTON NGUYEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Food sustainability proponents on campus differ on how to evaluate efforts

Mina Corpuz November 20, 2014

While both in support of sustainable food efforts, Boston University Dining Services and student group Real Food Challenge advocate for different rating systems to evaluate these sustainable efforts. BU...

Mass. activists groups respond to results of ballot questions

Mass. activists groups respond to results of ballot questions

Jessica Dorfan November 5, 2014

Massachusetts voters had a chance Tuesday to weigh in on the election’s four ballot questions addressing the gas tax, the Bottle Bill, the casino law and earned sick pay. Massachusetts Ballot Question...

Massachusetts ballot Question 1 proposes that the gas tax should be indexed based on changes in inflation.

Massachusetts advocacy networks weigh in on four upcoming ballot questions

Jessica Dorfan October 30, 2014

On Tuesday, registered voters in Massachusetts will hit the polls to not only vote for new state leaders, but also to decide on politicized issues in the Commonwealth. The 2014 ballot questions address...

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