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The Daily Free Press

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Violin prof. Roman Totenberg dies at 101, leaves behind legacy of devotion

By Daily Free Press Admin May 11, 2012

Many knew Roman Totenberg as a renowned violinist, others as a mentor. Totenberg, a College of Fine Arts professor emeritus, died Tuesday morning at age 101 after suffering kidney failure. Jill, one of...

Trustees under scrutiny for alleged conflict of interest transaction

By Daily Free Press Admin May 4, 2012

Boston University  trustees may be benefitting from conflict of interest transactions and BU may be failing to properly disclose them, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, published by...

Petition on teacher evaluations under debate

By Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2012

Arguing for an initiative that would set strict teacher evaluation standards, Jennifer Rush, a parent from Lowell, said her daughter should attend a school where she does not have to rely on luck to have...

Police investigate death of BUSM student, Hazmat

By Daily Free Press Admin April 11, 2012

Police are investigating the death of a Boston University pharmacology graduate student after responding to a call that resulted in a Level 3 Hazmat procedure, officials said. On Monday evening, Boston...

Generation Y places less stress on race, BU community members say

By Daily Free Press Admin December 7, 2011

When Karen Qin, a junior in Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, was young she was teased because of her Asian heritage. “But that’s because we were children,” Qin said.  “I never understood...

Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate

By Daily Free Press Admin December 6, 2011

After nine years shrouded by controversy and lawsuits, state officials have granted preliminary approval for Boston University to open its biosafety laboratory in Roxbury for lower-level research. The...

Wiesel: Choosing good or evil is ‘always in our hands’

By Daily Free Press Admin November 22, 2011

“Good questions have no answers,” said Nobel Laureate and Boston University professor Elie Wiesel in the last lecture of his annual three-part series. More than 1,000 people attended the lecture,...

Obituary: Daniel Davis, 70, a teacher of teachers at SED

By Daily Free Press Admin October 26, 2011

There are many ways that teachers try to reach students, but none, perhaps, are as effective as the illustrative example. Case in point: Daniel F. Davis was teaching a class where was he trying to explain...

Bay State considers waiving No Child Left Behind

By Daily Free Press Admin October 26, 2011

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday to request a waiver from No Child Left Behind guidelines, as officials said that they were not reasonable. Former President...

School of Medicine researchers aim to improve detection of lung cancer

By Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2011

The Boston University School of Medicine has received a $13.6 million grant from the Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program to research and develop technologies to facilitate the early detection...

BU team aims to ‘heal the world’ with stem cell research project

By Daily Free Press Admin October 5, 2011

Boston University School of Medicine assistant professor George Murphy said that he and his crack team of students are in the lab seven days a week, tending to specimens of sickle cells with hopes to provide...

Rising costs of education stems from highly paid executives, study says

By Daily Free Press Admin October 4, 2011

Out of 20 colleges in the Boston area, Boston University has the second highest total amount of money earned by employers in executive compensation packages, with BU five employees earning more than $1...

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