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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Hadi Nia

BU Engineering professor receives $2.5 million grant for lung-imaging technology, ‘LungEx’

Eden Mor October 24, 2022
Hadi Nia, researcher and assistant professor in the College of Engineering, is a recipient of the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award.
Police officers deploying a chemical agent

Councilors retry chemical, projectile crowd control reform

Daniel Kool February 26, 2021
The proposed restriction would that police use chemical weapons and impact projectiles only if a supervising officer witnesses violence or destruction of property and determines the situation cannot be controlled or de-escalated.
An e-cigarette industry group’s lawsuit against the Massachusetts vape ban was rejected by a federal judge on Friday. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Judge denies initial attempt to halt Massachusetts’ vaping ban

Vanessa Kjeldsen October 8, 2019
The judge refused to grant a temporary hold on the ban. However, a lawsuit against the ban is scheduled for Oct. 15.
On Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a four-month long ban on the sale of all vaping products in the state. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE

Gov. Baker declares four month ban on the sale of all vaping products

Joel Lau September 25, 2019
This comes after a nationwide vaping scare this summer saw a surge in reports of vaping related illnesses across the country.
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