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Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: For some, masks are here to stay — and that’s okay

Editors March 3, 2022
What may seem like an unwelcome cause of “maskne” for someone who has already gotten COVID-19 may be a necessary health measure for a student with immunocompromised family members. 
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Moving Forward: Assessing the unique dynamic of Zoom university

Divya Sood February 23, 2021
With online education, more and more students can access opportunities from around the world than ever before.
Harvard University fellow Meir Alkon examined China’s new plan to become carbon neutral in a Global China Research Colloquium lecture hosted by the Boston University Global Policy Development Center Wednesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU lecture on China’s energy investments reveals contradictions to clean energy goal

Sophie Nye December 4, 2020
In a BU lecture Wednesday, presenter Meir Alkon discussed how China’s international energy investments relate to the country’s goal of carbon neutrality, and said the country’s polluting practices could prevent it from reaching its goal.
Boston University is hosting international hip-hop dancer Amirah Sackett as a teacher and performer Monday through Friday.  ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

International hip-hop dancer teaches BU students about dance culture, history

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

Activism usually comes in the form of words or protests, but for Amirah Sackett, activism is dance. Sackett is a Muslim American hip-hop dancer who tries to explore her identity through dance. Her...

Mark A. Rothstein, a professor at the University of Louisville and founding director of the Institute for bioethics speaks during the “Is Patient Privacy Dead?” lecture on Tuesday afternoon. The lecture addressed questions about the future of health privacy in the 21st century. PHOTO BY DENGFENG YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPH guest lecturer discusses pros and cons of patient health privacy

Haley Lerner March 20, 2018

Mark Rothstein, the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, gave a lecture Tuesday afternoon on patient and health privacy in the 21st century....

EDIT: Professor Thomas M. Menino

Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2013

Several Boston-area schools refuse to let Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s legacy fade out when he officially leaves office. Menino has already declined an offer to teach at Harvard University, citing a...

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