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The Daily Free Press

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Trash near the Charles River. BU Sustainability’s Earth Day 365, which runs for the entire month of April, is a series of events throughout BU’s campuses that promote the preservation of the planet.

Sustainability through community: BU organizations unite for Earth Day 365 event series

By John Tatum April 17, 2025
For Boston University Sustainability, Earth Day is a year-round event.  BU Sustainability’s Earth Day 365, which runs for the entire month of April, is a series of events throughout the BU community that promote the preservation of the planet.
A smoking manhole behind Marsh Chapel. An underground pipe leak is causing steam to release through manholes behind Marsh Chapel. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Smoking manholes outside GSU caused by failed pipe, construction continues

By Julia Hendler October 2, 2024
A leak caused by an underground pipe failure is causing significant steam release through manholes outside of Boston University’s George Sherman Union.
BU Sustainability Assistant Director of Communications Sam Moller gives a sustainability-focused tour of CDS.

Earth Day 365: Coalescing campus communities to promote, practice sustainability

By Chinanuekpele Okoli April 3, 2023
Unlike previous efforts, this new initiative features 30 events from March 18 to April 27 that encourage members of the BU community to celebrate the planet every day of the year.
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Boston University 2022 Report highlights financial progress, research initiatives and competitive admission

By Jennifer Small January 24, 2023
The 2022 Boston University Financial Report credited FY2022’s success to the swift resumption of residential learning, teaching and research after the pandemic as well as budgeting, planning and disciplined financial management.
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