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The South Entrance to the Global Programs office. Many pre-med students find it difficult to fit a study abroad experience into their academic curriculum. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Pre-med students face unique study abroad challenges

Corinne Davidson November 17, 2023
Every prospective student at Boston University gets the same study abroad spiel. There’s something for everyone, a tour guide says walking backwards along Bay State Road. 
Mandile Mpofu | Senior Graphic Artist

Let’s stop politicizing science for votes | Data Driven

Sarah Datta October 10, 2023
A couple weeks ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis came out with new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for Florida residents: Anyone under 65 shouldn’t get the new booster. DeSantis’ suggestion is a striking contrast to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines that recommended everyone over six months old should get the booster.
City hall

Boston City Council meets to discuss alcohol licenses and miniature bottles

Jit Ping Lee March 24, 2023
The Boston City Council met Wednesday and discussed plans to increase the number of liquor licenses while separately restricting the sale of miniature alcohol bottles.
kenmore mbta station mask

MBTA, Logan Airport lifts mask mandate

Hailey Pitcher April 19, 2022
Masks will no longer be required on the MBTA or at Logan Airport.
Wu vaccine mandate appeal

Local unions continue fight for vaccine injunction

Bella Ramirez March 2, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu’s vaccine mandate on the city’s workforce was blocked Feb. 15, leading to the City appealing the decision Feb. 25.
Resident of Methadone Mile, Michael Gavin, who stays in Southampton Street Shelter sits in a wheelchair in front of Best Western Plus Boston Hotel. The blizzard on Jan. 29 closed many businesses’ doors, but Pine Street Inn – one of the shelters that is part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s Mass, and Cass relocation plan – remained open for locals who needed help. KAITO AU/DFP STAFF

Boston works on homelessness resources following historic blizzard

Bella Ramirez February 2, 2022
A homeless shelter will be opening beds and hiring medical staff as part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to relocate unhoused people from the intersection of Mass. and Cass.
The Boston University School of Public Health put on the sixth event in its virtual “The Next Normal” series Tuesday to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on mental health. COURTESY OF BU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

BU community, SPH event discuss mental health post-pandemic

Paul Birmingham November 19, 2021
SPH's “The Next Normal: Mental Health" hosted mental health professionals from across the country.
East to West: Nov. 15, 2021

East to West: Nov. 15, 2021

Veronica Thompson November 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pediatric vaccine is now available! Today on East to West, we cover the Massachusetts ACLU’s lawsuit against the City of Boston for the management of Mass/Cass, BU student organizations’s...

A person receiving a vaccine. Over 100 workers have terminated their employment with the Massachusetts government for not following Governor Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other preventative protocols. COURTESY OF ED US VIA UNSPLASH

Government employees fired for non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols

Daily Free Press Staff November 10, 2021
Hundreds of government workers faced disciplinary action for not complying with COVID vaccine mandates or weekly testing.
Students at Study Abroad Expo

Study abroad students take off to new experiences, despite COVID-19 restrictions

Ilana Keusch September 15, 2021
Students studying in Venice and Geneva reflect while BU works around international COVID restrictions.
The Sept. 11 memorial on the BU Beach.The Boston University School of Public Health hosted a virtual conversation Friday titled “Twenty Years Later: Learning from 9/11” in reflection of the tragedy’s relationship to the field of public health. MEGHAN SCOTT/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPH, BU community reflect on 9/11, relates to public health

Paul Osheske September 13, 2021
Experts from New York discuss the World Trade Center Health Registry and general public health effects that came from 9/11.
East to West: Sept. 13, 2021

East to West: Sept. 13, 2021

Veronica Thompson September 13, 2021

First full week of classes! Today on East to West, we cover National Suicide Prevention Week, Boston University students and faculty reflecting on the transition to in-person classes, activists’...

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