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Boston University’s DeWolfe Boathouse on the Charles River. The sea level in Boston is expected to rise 40 inches before the start of the next century. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston ramps up efforts to safeguard against coastal flooding from rising sea levels

Jack Schwed October 16, 2024
Amidst a period of frequent natural disasters, an ever-brightening light shines on climate change, a major contributor to these worsening environmental conditions. However, climate change has another weapon in its arsenal, which may have a devastating impact on coastal cities like Boston in the near future — rising sea levels.
Zolita posing in a recent photoshoot

Zolita returns to Boston as headliner, supporting LGBTQ community

Stella Tannenbaum February 21, 2023
Zolita said she makes music that tells queer stories through a “familiar framework” with a sense of nostalgia, joy and happy endings.
jogger runs through the back bay fens in boston

Dredging aimed to preserve Back Bay Fens’ Muddy River

Samuele Petruccelli April 15, 2021
The project could have lasting impacts on the watershed’s flow, quality and biodiversity.
The “Game Changers” exhibit at the newly opened MassArt Art Museum features video game-inspired works by artists from around the world. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Game Changers exhibition at MassArt showcases artists from around the globe

Madeline Humphrey February 26, 2020
The newly-opened Massachusetts College of Art and Design Art Museum is currently featuring an exhibition called “Game Changers,” which showcases artists from across the globe who have created contemporary art related to video games.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab scientist and artist Thomas Sanchez Lengeling and MIT researcher Brodi Elwood spoke about their synesthesia research at swissnex Boston’s “LASER Boston — Sensory Overload” event in Cambridge Friday night. COURTESY SWISSNEX BOSTON

LASER bridges gap between art and science in interactive experience

Amanda Cappelli February 13, 2020
Four art and science professionals taught a high-spirited audience about the concepts of sensation, perception and music at swissnex Boston’s “LASER Boston — Sensory Overload” event in Cambridge on Friday.
Beginning in November, the Boston Public Library is eliminating all library fines for youth under 18. DANIEL MU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Public Library to eliminate late fees for children in November

Chloe Liu October 30, 2019
In an effort to improve accessibility to the library's resources for disadvantaged communities, the Boston Public Library is getting rid of all late fees for cardholders under 18, beginning Nov. 1.
East to West: Paving the Way for Women Leaders

East to West: Paving the Way for Women Leaders

Michelle Chan October 12, 2018

On this week’s episode of East to West, we’re talking about drinking culture on campus and the gender parity among institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. This episode originally...

The main building of the Simmons University campus. A balloon-popping contest prompted an active-shooter search at Simmons University. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BPD responds to false alarm report of shots fired around Simmons University

Daily Free Press Staff October 4, 2018
The Boston Police Department received a report of dangerous activity and potential shots fired Thursday afternoon near Simmons University. Although the incident ended up being a false alarm, students were alerted to avoid the area.
The dining hall at Boston University’s Fenway Campus. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Fenway Campus students face difficulties settling in

Kylie Tomasiak September 27, 2018
Nearly a month into the fall semester, new and former Wheelock students alike are settling into Boston University’s newly christened Fenway Campus.
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