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The Boston University Community Gardens Club’s rooftop garden on top of Warren Towers. Rooftop gardens provide multiple benefits, including decreasing temperatures in urban spaces, managing stormwater runoff and providing a space to grow produce. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Rooftop gardens: A step in the right direction for urban environmentalism

Brontë Massucco October 23, 2024
In the vast concrete jungles of metal, glass and concrete urban centers are laden with, a newly-popularized, sustainable effort has begun to glimmer vibrantly — green roofs.
Following the announcement at American University in early September and at Cornell University on Oct. 8 that trigger warnings will not be allowed in classrooms, many have questioned what will happen at Boston University. PHOTO BY KELSEY CRONIN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU to update ventilation systems in some buildings as part of COVID-19 preparations

Julia Ermi August 5, 2020
In another move to address COVID-19 concerns on BU’s campus, BU Facilities Management and Operations Staff is working to improve mechanical heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems — referred to as HVAC — in the 120 buildings on campus that have them. 
Boston University’s Graduate Student Union, which organized the Oct. 12 rally against sexual assault, is not recognized by BU. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Graduate student unions face increasing opposition

Vivian Situ November 15, 2017

Despite modest progress achieved under the Obama administration, graduate student unions, including those at Boston University, are losing hope as they push for recognition and contracts. Last year,...

Boston University students and faculty gather in the Metcalf Science Plaza before participating in the Boston March for Science on Saturday. PHOTO BY ABBY FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students, faculty participate in Boston March for Science

Hannah Harn April 23, 2017

Nearly 100 Boston University students and faculty gathered outside the Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering for the BU March for Science, where they celebrated the role of science in society...

Sarabeth Buckley, a member of the Graduate Student Organization, is in favor of unionizing. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU graduate students to organize for unionization

Danny Anduze December 1, 2016

In a recent effort to improve working conditions and benefits, Boston University graduate students began to push toward unionization in cooperation with the Service Employees International Union Local...

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