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Students arrive for the Boston University Global Environmental Brigades’ vegan tasting food tasting event Friday at the Hillel House. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAF

BU Global Environmental Brigades hosts vegan food tasting to raise environmental awareness

Megan Mulligan April 23, 2017

A vegan diet may appear daunting to college students on restrictive budgets and meal plans, and a meatless lifestyle may also appear like a future full of tasteless recipes. But a vegan diet provides...

Alpha Kappa Psi's Eye2Eye conference, "Reaching New Heights: Gender Equality Transforming Today’s Corporate Ladder,” addresses achieving gender equality in the business world at Questrom School of Business Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY NICHOLAS MADSON

BU’s Eye2Eye hosts discussion, addresses dangers of gender roles in business world

Megan Mulligan March 21, 2017

The Women’s March on Washington, among other rallies and protests, brought women’s rights and concerns about gender inequality into public discussion. Yet among students and young professionals,...

J. Patrick Brown, the executive editor of MuckRock, talks about how to tap into government databases through public records. PHOTO BY RUI HUANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Hacking FOIA” explores requesting public information from government databases

Megan Mulligan March 16, 2017

A gag order on staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a hiring freeze in federal agencies, and budget cuts throughout the government: today’s cultural and political climate have increased...

Dan Stevens stars as David Haller in the new FX show, “Legion.” PHOTO COURTESY FX

REVIEW: FX’s new TV series “Legion” addresses mental illness without going overboard

Megan Mulligan February 9, 2017

Marvel and Fox team up once again to begin a new story outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with FX’s television show “Legion,” which premiered on Wednesday. The show began by introducing us...

MUNA, an American pop band, releases their new album, “About U” on Friday. PHOTO COURTESY RCA RECORDS

REVIEW: MUNA emphasizes self-celebration in “About U”

Megan Mulligan February 5, 2017

Everything’s about you. Or rather, “everything’s about u,” according to the Los Angeles “dark pop” band MUNA.  Straight to the point but subtly emotional and longing, the statement reflected...

Shiv Vitaladevuni, the senior manager of machine learning at Amazon Alexa, speaks about the company’s new Alexa technology Friday in the Photonics Center. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Development of Amazon’s Alexa technology discussed at Photonics presentation

Megan Mulligan December 8, 2016

Artificial personal assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa allow users to speak into their phone, their computer or even a tiny black tower and play music, make purchases or check the weather. Alexa...

Melissa James is the founder and CEO of Tech Connection, a Boston-based platform for connecting people looking for jobs to technological companies. PHOTO COURTESY KOFI CALLENDAR/ CALLE IMAGES

INTERVIEW: Boston startup entrepreneur talks success, diversity in founding own company

Megan Mulligan November 7, 2016

A balance between one’s interests and professional career is key to bridging the difference between getting by and succeeding, according to one Boston-based startup entrepreneur. For Melissa James,...

John Marston, an assistant professor of archaeology and anthropology, gave a seminar Monday on agricultural sustainability and climate-change adaptation in ancient Anatolia, or present-day Turkey. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

INTERVIEW: Archaeology professor researches Anatolia, present-day Turkey

Megan Mulligan October 27, 2016

Archaeological studies stand in the crossroads of past and present, seeking answers from history for modern issues and relying on local perspectives to supplement solutions. An archaeologist can only...

PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

FreeP vs. Food: Crêpes

Brynnli Cortes October 21, 2016

For this installment of FreeP vs. Food, we ventured out on a “Crêpe Crawl,” sampling the French pastry dish from different cafés near Boston University. We sampled a savory and a sweet crêpe from...

Speakers Jody Rose, Oscar-Wyett Moore, Melissa James, Sophia Teague and Joselin Mane share stories about their journey to their success in the tech industry during HubSpot’s "Breaking Barriers: First-Gens in Tech" event. PHOTO BY JUNE KIM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

First-ever first-generation in tech event brings advice, inspiration

Megan Mulligan October 18, 2016

Starting college, finding a job and building a professional network are standard, often stressful rites of passage for most 20-somethings. For first-generation students, however, this path gets a little...

Jules Pieri, co-founder and CEO of The Grommet, shares a 10-minute story at the Women in Innovation Story Slam: Aha Moments, held in the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF.

5 of Boston’s top female entrepreneurs share the ‘Aha’ moment that led to their success

Megan Mulligan September 29, 2016

There’s fear, there’s self-doubt, there’s a great wide ocean below — there’s a spectrum of emotions and thoughts when taking a leap of faith to follow one’s passions. Often overlooked,...

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