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CAS, one of the BU schools that is a part of the new Ph.D. program called Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Upcoming graduate program aims to address urban environmental problems

Michelle Shvimer March 11, 2018

A new interdisciplinary doctoral program, Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health, will be introduced to Boston University in the fall. The program will involve various departments in the Graduate...

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500 Women Scientists pledge creates global network of women scientists

Kaya Williams December 1, 2016

Search the phrase “open letter” on Google, and you will find approximately 19 million results. One open letter, however, is reaching the masses on an entirely new level. With 10,572 individually...

BERMAN: VICE News Tonight is today’s ideal news format

BERMAN: VICE News Tonight is today’s ideal news format

Max Berman October 19, 2016

Almost every evening news show features an anchor who sits at a desk and dutifully tells the audience “the news.” I say almost because one evening news show, VICE News Tonight, features no such anchor...

Boston University President Robert Brown addresses hundreds of students during the senior breakfast Friday morning. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Meredith Vieira announced as commencement speaker at Senior Breakfast

Ethan Cappello May 2, 2015

Boston University President Robert Brown announced during the Senior Breakfast Friday morning in the Metcalf Ballroom in the George Sherman Union that Meredith Vieira, Emmy Award-winning journalist and...

Samantha Karam is a sophomore studying computer science in Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Women in STEM fields call for engineering earlier interest

Navraj Narula February 26, 2015

Two decades ago, it may have been easy for one to guess a person’s major based on gender. Fast forward to the 21st century, and it’s not so easy. Statistics from the National Girls Collaborative...

In 2014, Boston University researchers have made innovations in everything from combatting global warming to securing wireless information. GRAPHIC BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protecting ‘The Cloud’ and the Earth: A 2014 review of science at BU

Becca DeGregorio December 11, 2014

“Eureka!” might serve as a proper summary for Boston University’s scientific community in 2014. But given this year’s wealth of topics investigated by faculty, staff and students, catchphrases...

Snowfall insulates soil, BU research suggests

Daily Free Press Admin March 4, 2014

Milder winters and a decrease in snowfall due to rising temperatures may cause a decline in soil quality, air quality, tree health and human health, according to a study published Friday by researchers...

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