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After plans were delayed for building the Constellation Center, a $300-million performing arts center in Kendall Square, property owner Glenn KnicKrehm plans to create a temporary park in its place. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF GLENN KNICKREHM

Pop-up park sets stage for nascent Kendall Square arts center 

Madeleine O’Keefe February 19, 2015

The concept of a “pop-up park” sounds like a stunt Leslie Knope would pull in “Parks and Recreation,” but very soon will be an addition in Cambridge. Glenn KnicKrehm, owner of an acre of property...

"Trip App" won the Best New App award at this year's Global Appathon Saturday at Boston University. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS YIP

Under new management, Appathon stronger than ever

Madeleine O’Keefe February 3, 2015

Boston University’s Global App Initiative brought back the Global Appathon, a 12-hour mobile-themed hackathon, Saturday. Hackathons are collaborative events that bring together project managers, designers...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in October. StartHub, a new service for start-up businesses, was highlighted by Walsh in the State of the City address on Jan. 13. PHOTO BY EVAN JONES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

StartHub initiative promotes start-up innovation

Madeleine O’Keefe January 22, 2015

Just as its residents resolve to lay off fast food and turn off Netflix, Boston itself is making some changes of its own. In his State of the City address on Jan. 13, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced...

Researchers at Boston University work to develop a prototype of a computational tool used to enhance the identification of DNA at crime scenes. PHOTO COURTESY OF CATHERINE GRGICAK

New computational tool developed by BU researchers strengthens DNA analyses at crime scenes

Madeleine O’Keefe November 4, 2014

In shows like "Law & Order" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," it only takes an hour to nab the perpetrator of a crime. And thanks to the creation of a new computational tool by Catherine Grgicak,...

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