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The Daily Free Press

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The Daily Free Press

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Boston University researcher Lewina Lee found that optimism is linked to longer lifespans in a study that was published by the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 26th. COURTESY OF LEWINA LEE

Optimism linked to long lifespans in study led by BU researcher

Nyah Jordan September 5, 2019
Being optimistic can increase one’s lifespan, according to a study led by a researcher from Boston University published by the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 26.
Marcia McNutt to give commencement speech for Class of 2019

Marcia McNutt to give commencement speech for Class of 2019

Alex LaSalvia May 6, 2019
BU’s commencement speaker for the Class of 2019 will be President of the National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt, which was announced Friday by President Brown at BU’s annual Senior Breakfast.
Signs like this one in the Bay State dining hall highlight Boston University Dining Services’ efforts to source food locally. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Campus embraces health foods, experts analyze GMOs’ effects

Olivia Ritter September 20, 2018
Boston University Dining Services promotes its locally-sourced process in signs in dining halls and its website, and this summer, non-GMO restaurant Life Alive created buzz on campus when it opened a location on Commonwealth Avenue. From East to West at BU, initiatives to offer healthy, organic food abound.
Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson hosts a press conference to introduce “Ordinance Regarding the Prohibition of Research Designated as Biosafety Level 4 (BSL 4) in the City of Boston” Wednesday morning at City Hall. PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NOVAKOVIC/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tito Jackson introduces legislation to halt BUMC research

Alana Levene March 2, 2017

By Till Kaeslin and Alana Levene Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson called for a ban on all Biosafety Level 4 research in Boston during a press conference Wednesday morning. Jackson then brought...

The National Academy of Sciences called for further investment in geoengineering in a report released Feb. 10. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Geoengineering solutions full of hot air, experts warn

Michelle Marino February 17, 2015

At a rate of 0.12 inches per year since 1992, the sea is rising, according to research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To a harbor city like Boston, that could be more than just...

A study published Jan. 22 by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences found that Boston methane gas infrastructure loses 15 billion cubic feet of gas per year. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY AND SHIVANI PATEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wicked Leaky: New study finds flaws in aging Mass. methane pipes

Olivia Deng January 29, 2015

Beneath the ground people walk on is a large network of pipes. These pipes, out-of-sight and seemingly innocuous, have contributed a startling amount of methane gas to the atmosphere, according to a...

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