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Anthony Janetos, director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, speaks during a forum with the Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing Tuesday at the Trustee Center Ballroom. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ACSRI forum speaker examines broad implications of climate change

Keri McAlpine April 29, 2015

Anthony Janetos, director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, spoke Tuesday night about climate change at a forum hosted by the Board of Trustees’...

(From left) Devon McCullough, 60, of Arlington, Amy Hendrickson, 71, of Brookline, Joe Kebartas, 66, of South Boston and Carolyn Whiting, 65, of Reading, protest the death penalty Monday in front of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Defense shifts focus to Tamerlan in opening statements

Felicia Gans April 28, 2015

Since March 5, the focus of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been — unsurprisingly so — on Dzhokhar, the 21-year-old former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student who was convicted on April...

Urban revitalization specialist Majora Carter speaks at “Home(town) Security: A Talk About Urban Revitalization and Sustainability” in the George Sherman Union Thursday, the second panel hosted by the Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Urban revitalization specialist talks about community projects, development

Keri McAlpine April 24, 2015

Majora Carter, an urban revitalization specialist and Peabody Award-winning public radio host, spoke at Boston University Thursday as part of the community forums hosted by the BU Board of Trustees’...

A study published April 2 by EverFi and Higher One found that students are taking out more loans and are less prepared to handle their money. GRAPHIC BY MICHAEL DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students borrowing more loans, not prepared to handle finances, study finds

Keri McAlpine April 9, 2015

As students take out loans to fund their education, more are reporting feeling stressed and unprepared to deal with a lack of financial management skills or planning, a study released April 2 found. The...

A survey published March 25 found that campus movements for sustainability hinder debate and hurt university finances. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sustainability movements harm school finances, curriculum, study finds

Keri McAlpine April 2, 2015

Although a recent study suggests that university sustainability movements may harm a school’s finances and stifles conversation, several officials at Boston University agree that their sustainability...

Laurence Bolotin, executive director of Zeta Beta Tau, speaks to attendees at “Safe Smart Dating” in the Metcalf Ballroom at Boston University Tuesday night. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sororities, fraternities to address, increase awareness of unhealthy relationships

Keri McAlpine March 25, 2015

Members of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority and Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at Boston University as well as Northeastern University students in the Boston City Area chapter of ZBT, gathered Tuesday night at...

Madhu Dutta-Koehler, Boston University City Planning and Urban Affairs coordinator, and Dennis Carlberg, Boston University Sustainability director speak Tuesday at “Teaching the City,” part of the Initiative on Cities Urban Seminar Series. PHOTO BY DANIEL GUAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Initiative on Cities panel emphasizes interaction in city

Keri McAlpine March 4, 2015

Leaders of the Boston University community spoke about the benefits and challenges of practice-based teaching and student interaction in Boston for the Initiative on Cities’ Urban Seminar Series titled...

Boston University researchers found that astronomical jets driven by the sun control the heliosphere, which could affect space travel. PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA

BU researcher proposes new view of heliosphere

Keri McAlpine February 25, 2015

Researchers from Boston University and the University of Maryland published a study Thursday that offers an alternative view of the heliosphere, the area between the sun and outside the solar system,...

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is now targeting New England universities to label seafood that is harvested locally and sustainably with a stamp it launched in 2011. PHOTO BY L.E. CHARLES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Maine institute wants sustainable seafood in university dining halls

Keri McAlpine February 18, 2015

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is pushing for New England universities to put more regional seafood in dining halls using its label, which identifies the seafood as sustainable and coming from the...

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