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Several fraternities, including many at Boston University, will no longer be able to keep hard liquor in their chapter houses, according to a decision by the North American Interfraternity Conference. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

National fraternity conference institutes hard liquor ban

Lillian Ilsley-Greene September 13, 2018
The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) has banned all alcohol above 15 percent alcohol by volume from chapter houses and events.
The CCC has approved its regulations for adult-use Marijuana ahead of its spring deadline. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Final regulations, guidelines released for recreational marijuana industry

Sarika Ram March 11, 2018
Regulations for the cultivation and distribution of recreational, adult-use marijuana in Massachusetts were finalized by the Cannabis Control Commission Friday, ahead of their March 15 deadline.
A Boston University School of Public Health study finds consistent inequalities in the air pollution across Massachusetts. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU professor receives $320,000 grant to test app that detects alcohol intoxication

Jordan Kimmel September 27, 2017

School of Public Health professor Michael Stein and some colleagues received a grant earlier this month of around $320,000 to test a phone app that estimates the user’s level of intoxication. The...

A Boston University School of Public Health study finds consistent inequalities in the air pollution across Massachusetts. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU receives grants to study alcoholism, HIV/AIDS

Blau Ramos October 16, 2016

Boston University and other major research universities received a $12.3 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to research the link between alcoholism and HIV or...

Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine have found that alcohol consumption disrupts the sleep-wake cycle and can cause other problems for chronic drinkers, such as insomnia and sleep apnea. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Booze or snooze: BUSM researchers uncover negative effects of alcohol on sleep

Amanda Lucidi October 7, 2014

Although many college students are familiar with the cautionary tales of what effects excessive alcohol consumption can have on the body, a recent study from the Boston University School of Medicine has...

Student alcohol abuse misjudged, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin April 25, 2013

Despite older research stating otherwise, a new study suggests alcohol abuse and related deaths may be more prevalent on college campuses than previously thought, something that several Boston University...

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