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Elise Morgan, a mechanical engineering professor, teaches a class at BU. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s highest-enrolled classes are popular for their credits, not necessarily for their content

Camille Mojica February 16, 2018

With nearly 16,674 undergraduate students, Boston University’s most demanded classes are not a completely accurate reflection of the student body’s interests. BU’s digital communications associate...

BU receives grant to develop next generation condom

Daily Free Press Admin December 2, 2013

Boston University researchers will partner with medical professionals on a project seeking to develop a type of condom with a lower risk of breaking that still provides comfort, officials said. The...

Students unable to return home were given Thanksgiving feast

Daily Free Press Admin December 2, 2013

For the first time ever, Boston University President Robert Brown made it possible for all students who remained on campus for Thanksgiving break to enjoy a traditional American holiday dinner. International...

Victims’ families face James ‘Whitey’ Bulger at sentencing hearing

Daily Free Press Admin November 13, 2013

Emotions ran high, words were exchanged and families of the victims of James “Whitey” Bulger’s crimes had the chance to speak their mind to the ex-mobster at a sentencing hearing Wednesday at...

Mayor Thomas Menino to host Wednesday press conference on future at BU

Daily Free Press Admin November 12, 2013

Boston University President Robert Brown and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will host a press conference Wednesday morning to discuss Menino's future after his tenure as mayor is complete, officials confirmed. Menino...

BU encounters IT problems during registration weekend

Daily Free Press Admin November 4, 2013

Wi-Fi problems in parts of Boston University’s Charles River Campus appear to have interrupted students’ weekend and, for some, spring registration. Students complained to IT and on social media about...

BU task force urges increased remittance flexibility

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

Boston University’s Center for Finance, Law and Policy and BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future released a report Tuesday to examine remittances sent to aid unstable...

New BU physician assistant program gaining popularity

Daily Free Press Admin September 23, 2013

Boston University’s new physician assistant master’s program, set to begin in April 2014, has already received over 1,000 applications for just 28 spots, according to BU School of Medicine officials. Gina...

CAMPUS CRIME LOGS: Sept. 17 to Sept. 23

Daily Free Press Admin September 23, 2013

The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23. Doormats stolen from residence On Tuesday at 580 Commonwealth Ave., a student’s...

CAMPUS CRIME LOGS: Sept. 10 to Sept. 16

Daily Free Press Admin September 17, 2013

iPhone stolen from Metcalf Center A student’s iPhone was stolen from the first-floor lounge at 590 Commonwealth Ave. on Sept. 10 at about 11:30 a.m. It had fallen out of the student’s pocket before...

Link between gun ownership, homicide, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin September 15, 2013

Despite the National Rifle Association’s opposite claims, Boston University professor Michael Siegel performed a study that found there may be a link between gun ownership and gun-related homicides,...

Dean of Students hopes to win 5K “Beanpot”

Daily Free Press Admin September 12, 2013

Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore has pledged to pay for any BU student looking to participate in the 10th annual Brian Honan 5K race onSept. 22 to commemorate the Allston native’s legacy. To...

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