In 1987, the United Nations ratified the Montreal Protocol, banning the production and consumption of CFCs for all member countries.
Nearly 40 years later, the ozone layer is showing signs of recovery, according to a Sept. 16 World Meteorological Organization report.
When faith meets activism, what legacies endure?
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted on Sept. 24 the first installment of “The Howard and Sue Bailey Thurman Series,” a continuing series to educate students and faculty on the Thurmans’ lives, legacies and philosophies.
The sounds of chirping birds and rustling trees echoed through Calderwood Hall as students and professionals settled into their seats. On the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s agenda for Sept. 25 was the panel “The Larger Landscape Conversation: Museum Landscapes.”
By Mary Goetz, Associate Community Editor
• October 1, 2025
Edson Filho, a BU associate professor of sport, exercise and performance psychology, published a research study Sept. 4, in which he tested interventions on an international-level dart thrower with the aim of unlocking a "flow state."
Since President Donald Trump began his second term in office, he has targeted universities across the country — whether it be through funding freezes, student and faculty censorship or, in Harvard University’s case, lawsuits.
Recently, the Trump administration called for Harvard to invest about $500 million in building trade and vocational schools as part of an initiative to “refocus young Americans on career preparation” instead of on higher education, which Trump called an “economically unproductive postsecondary system.”
When junior Bright Okunbor learned singer-songwriter and rapper Rema was coming to Boston in May, he went to Ticketmaster to buy tickets. However, anytime he uses the platform, he encounters a strange phenomenon.
Millions of consumers have felt surprise — or “sticker shock” — as a result of “hidden” fees, according to the Federal Trade Commission in an 84-page lawsuit against Ticketmaster.
The White Snakes Projects production company presented “White Raven, Black Dove,” a science fiction fantasy space opera about life after “the sixth mass extinction,” from Friday to Sunday at the Strand Theatre on Columbia Road.
From understanding insurance to scheduling appointments and advocating for themselves, college students and recent graduates often find themselves unprepared to handle the complexities of today’s health care landscape.
That is where HealthPair, a Boston University-based nonprofit organization, steps in.
Relive the nostalgia at Twilight Turns Twenty: Anniversary Bash at Lovestruck Books
Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 5:30 p.m - 8 p.m., Lovestruck Books, 44 Brattle St., Cambridge
Twenty years ago on Wednesday,...
NEW YORK — As protesters flooded New York City’s Billionaires’ Row, employees pressed against the windows above, watching as the streets cried for justice.
Among the thousands were the faces of the climate action group Extinction Rebellion Boston, with their hourglass flags flying in all directions and colors.
Documentaries exploring human experience and the natural world took center stage on screens at the Boston Public Library, Emerson Paramount Center and Rockport Music Shalin Liu Performance Center for the 41st annual Boston Film Festival from Sept. 18-22.
