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COM alum Fiona Whittington promoted inclusion at BU, now sparks change for women in tech

Mara Mellits November 7, 2023
2024 Women of Impact Honoree and COM alum Fiona Whittington was not an average advertising student during her time at BU.
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BU students express negative opinions about new MyBU Portal

Daily Free Press Staff March 24, 2023
The recent "MyBU" update receives negative feedback from BU students.
Boston University’s Student Information System. BU announced Thursday it will upgrade the SIS, including the Student Link and Faculty Link. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Student Information System Renewal Program to revamp Student Link by end of 2023

Madhri Yehiya February 8, 2021
The Boston University Office of the Provost announced Thursday the Student Information System Renewal Program — which will make updates to the Student Link and Faculty Link — is starting now and will take the next three years to finish.
Since returning to campus for the Fall semester, Boston University’s Healthway website has seen some technical problems. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s COVID-19 testing process adjusts to influx of students

Rin Velasco September 3, 2020
As BUs Healthway website saw an influx in users in August, Patient Connect has faced technical difficulties. And as more students return to campus, test results are being returned at a slower pace.
Symptom Screening survey on the Boston University Patient Connect website. Instead of using an app as initially planned for actions relating to COVID-19, the BU community must use the Healthway web portal this Fall. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Planned app for COVID-19 screening, testing will not roll out. Here’s why.

Inyeong Kim August 20, 2020
BU has canceled its previous plan to develop a mobile app for COVID-19-related actions. Members of the community must use the Healthway web portal to schedule testing, receive test results and attest to daily symptoms.
Girls Who Code BU host "Hack the Gap" at the Trustee Ballroom this weekend. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s first all-female hackathon encourages women to get into tech

Olivia Ritter October 26, 2017

As Beyoncé’s songs blasted through the speakers of the Trustee Ballroom, women filled the room with eyes and minds set on computer coding, an ironic scene given the assumed male dominance in the...

Longtime Boston University librarian Robert Hudson plans to retire. PHOTO BY JACKIE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Search underway to replace university librarian Robert Hudson

Mike Reddy October 24, 2017

Search efforts are underway to find BU librarian Robert Hudson’s successor before he retires next summer after almost four decades working in BU libraries. In a statement last month, University...

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