1 of every 4 Mass. resident is living in poverty
One out of every four Massachusetts resident is living at or near the poverty level, according to a Monday report. The report, released by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, entitled “From...
View ArticleBU Initiative on Cities to move forward despite uncertain future
Following the death of former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who was also co-director of Boston University’s Initiative on Cities, the future of the program is uncertain, but members of the center will...
View ArticleDine Out Boston gives restaurants, diners more options
Restaurant Week Boston was discontinued in 2013 and rebranded by the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau to be called Dine Out Boston, with the purpose of regaining the program’s original...
View ArticleBU announces sexual misconduct education program for faculty, staff, students
With the U.S. Department of Education’s ongoing investigation of Boston University for mishandling sexual assault complaints, BU administrators officially released an online education program about...
View ArticleSocial media not the best basis for human behavior, study finds
Large academic studies that rely on data gathered from social media may not be the most accurate way to understand human behavior, according to a study by two researchers from McGill University and...
View ArticleBoston University Shuttle bus to evaluate new services, implement changes
Following the implementation of a series of changes at the beginning of the academic year, the Boston University Shuttle bus ridership and service are running smoothly, and officials are looking to the...
View ArticleBoston 2024 agrees to release Olympic bid documents to public
The Boston 2024 Executive Bid Committee has agreed to release bid documents to the public and hold Citizen’s Advisory Meetings to allow for transparency in the Olympic bid process, according to the...
View ArticleWalsh launches transportation initiative, Go Boston 2030
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh launched the on-the-ground phase of the Go Boston 2030 transportation initiative on Thursday, allowing residents and commuters a chance to voice their questions about the...
View ArticleClimate change expert speaks about individual’s role
Visiting scholar Katia Vladimirova held a talk Tuesday at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies to emphasize the role moral values play in individual action in addressing...
View ArticleMassachusetts sees spike in heroin overdoses, deaths
Ten months after former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s declaration of a public health emergency in March 2014 to combat opiate abuse, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health saw a spike in...
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