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Luc Ljoka February 13, 2025
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Legislation seeks higher alcohol taxes in Massachusetts to cover the cost of drinking

Sujena Soumyanath February 20, 2023
State legislators have pushed to raise taxes on alcohol in a legislative briefing on Feb. 9, backed by a December report that drinking caused almost 5% of all deaths in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2019.
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Massachusetts state-funded financial aid in decline, report says

Matthew Eadie February 10, 2023
State-funded financial aid in Massachusetts has decreased by 47% since 2001 — a stark contrast to the 15% increase nationwide — placing Massachusetts 37th in the nation when it comes to state-funded financial aid, according to a recent report by the Hildreth Institute.
Spring 2022: The Board of Directors' Semester in Review

Spring 2022: The Board of Directors’ Semester in Review

Board of Directors May 23, 2022

The Daily Free Press Board of Directors held its last Spring 2022 meeting on the COM lawn to enjoy one of the first warm days of the year. There, seven board members — Ananya Panchal, Alex LaSalvia,...

A LGBTQ flag hangs on a Boston University student’s wall. A Boston University task force released a report in 2018 with recommendations to make the University safer for its LGBTQ faculty and stuff. Three years later, several of the recommendations have yet to be implemented. LIBBY MCCLELLAND/DFP STAFF

Nearly three years later, many recommendations from BU LGBTQIA+ Task Force report have yet to be implemented

Tara Dave February 28, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work of the task force down, but the Q-Center has been launched since.
Employees of Boston University’s Bulk Mail Services delivered a petition to President Robert Brown’s office Wednesday regarding the school’s decision to shutter the Bulk Mail unit this June. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU staff diversity increases since 2012 report

Sofia Saric April 11, 2019
In 2018, BU's faculty was 7.8 percent people of color.
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BU sees rise in sexual assault reports, drop in drug-related crimes

Haley Lerner April 5, 2018
The National Center for Education Statistics released its 20th annual "Indicators of School Crime and Safety" report, a lengthy study of trends in crime at schools and colleges, last Thursday. The study showed that sexual assault, drug-law violations and race-related hate crimes have increased on college campuses.
The Office of the Child Advocate released a report detailing the involvement of state agencies and community providers during Bella Bond's life. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

OCA report on Bella Bond outlines improvements for handing cases

Joseph Martorana November 2, 2015

The Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate released its final report Wednesday on the Department of Children and Families’ handling of the case of 2-year-old Bella Bond, stating that the DCF failed...

The Jane Doe Inc. Domestic Violence Homicide Report found Suffolk County was ranked third in the state for domestic violence homicides from 2003 to 2012. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Suffolk County third for domestic violence homicides

Julia Metjian October 7, 2015

Suffolk County had the third highest rate of domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts between 2003 and 2012, according to a report released by Friday by Jane Doe Inc. From Jan. 1, 2003 to Dec. 31,...

In a report from Massachusetts General Hospital, a survey found that many physicians overestimate their ability to assess the risk of Ebola. PHOTO COURTESY CDC GLOBAL

Many physicians overestimate ability to assess risk of Ebola, study finds

Paige Smith September 3, 2015

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found that the physicians least likely to encounter the infectious Ebola virus tend to be overly cautious even with low-risk patients. The report titled...

A study published Monday by Bankrate found that millennials feel more confident about handling their finances than other age groups. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Millennials feel financially secure compared to other generations, survey finds

Miriam Lelah April 23, 2015

Employed millennials, those who are between the ages of 18 and 29, feel better off financially compared to older generational groups, a Monday survey by financial company Bankrate found. Approximately...

A study published by the Chronicle of Higher Education Friday found a negative correlation between college rankings and interaction levels between student and faculty. PHOTO BY NGUYENTUANHUNG/PIXABAY

College ranking and student-faculty interaction negatively related, paper finds

Sekar Krisnauli April 22, 2015

There is a negative relationship between college rankings and student-faculty interaction, researchers at Indiana University Bloomington’s Center for Postsecondary Research found in a paper published...

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