CSC brings Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week to BU
Boston University students are working with Boston area organizations to provide meals for low-income individuals during the Community Service Center’s first year of participating in National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Volunteers in the CSC’s Student Food Rescue program are working in conjunction with the Greater Boston Food Bank and Boston area food bank Community […]
Logan outfits new technology to improve flight safety
Xsight Systems, a developer of runway sensor technologies, announced Friday the launch of an automated foreign object debris detector called FODetect that will provide further safety measures and increased efficiency at Logan International Airport. Arik Fux, vice president of U.S. Operations for Xsight Systems, said the technology would help the airport determine when action should be taken […]
Mass. A.G. Coakley defends buffer zone law against abortion protestors
Petitioners are opposing a law on how close protestors can be to the entrance of abortion clinics, Mass. Attorney Gen. Martha Coakley defended the constitutionality of the buffer zone law Friday because it protects public safety and patient access to reproductive healthcare. Philip Moran, a Salem lawyer who is representing the petitioners in the case, said the […]
Small business owners in Boston less optimistic about 2014 than other cities, report suggests
Boston’s small business owners are less optimistic about the coming year than their counterparts around the country, according to Bank of America’s fall 2013 Small Business Owner Report released Friday. The report analyzes small businesses that have between two and 99 employees and under $500 million in annual revenue, said Don Vecchiarello, small business communications manager […]
Boston Mayor Menino pushes residents to adopt solar technology
In continuation of his support for renewable energy, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino called on residents Thursday to consider the adoption of solar power technology in their homes and communities. George Bachrach, president of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, said residents of Boston would benefit from implementing solar technology in their homes. “One of the impediments to solar […]
Campus
- Mugar thief arrested and arraigned Thursday morning
- Students of millennial generation seek meaning, purpose
- Students voice excitement about extended MBTA hours
- Formerly homeless individuals speak to students about experience, struggles
- Burger restaurant in West campus to give students new sustainable dining choice
National
- Mass. healthcare site sees low sign-ups due to glitches
- ACA extension period rejected by Mass. officials
- Mass. GDP recovers faster than national rate, report suggests
- Mass. LGBT groups push for House to approve non-discrimination act
- 50th anniv. of Community Mental Health Act brings federal officials to Hub
Politics
- Deadline nears for supporters to add questions to Nov. 2014 ballot
- Marty Walsh announces transition administration
- Zakim wins District 8 Boston City Council seat over Nichols
- Martin Walsh narrowly defeats John Connolly in Boston mayoral race
- Boston mayoral race sees greater voter turnout than 2009 election
Academia
- SED Dean Hardin Coleman to bring experience to Boston School Committee
- BU to offer MOOCs after joining online course platform edX
- Student success linked to motivation, study suggests
- Profs. say say education, media could combat Islamic stereotypes
- AP courses not indicative of collegiate success, study suggests
