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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Colin Averill and Jennifer Bhatnagar, two researchers at Boston University, discovered the ability to use fungi to aid in fighting climate change. GRAPHIC BY SHAUN ROBINSON AND DIANA LEANE

BU researchers unveil underground world where fungi fight climate change

Minali Prasad September 6, 2018

A walk through the forest reveals layers of life from the lush canopies to dense undergrowth, yet below the earth, action ensues. Boston University researchers discovered that as underground fungi...

As part of Boston University's First Year Student Outreach Project (FYSOP), a group of freshmen students visited the Boston Medical Center's rooftop farm this summer to help with the clearing and planting of crops. PHOTO COURTESY OF CATRIN TRUDGILL

FYSOP partners with BMC rooftop farm, educates community about sustainable food cultivation

Minali Prasad September 6, 2018

At ground level, the Boston Medical Center appears as a vast, brick building, yet atop the roof sits rows of colorful vegetables and leafy greens. Red tomatoes on vines, green peppers, cucumbers and...

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