After Newton’s nicotine sales ordinance took effect March 1, some voiced concerns over its impact on local businesses, while others praised it as a step toward reducing smoking rates.
The Civil Rights Coalition is leading an initiative to repeal a sweeping gun reform law signed by Gov. Maura Healey as an “emergency preamble” on Oct. 2 to implement H.4885, “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws.”
Through the Learn from Anywhere model, students are given a choice to attend class virtually or on campus, but most professors do not have this option.
Gov. Charlie Baker's vaping ban will be replaced by a permanent law passed by the state legislature banning the sale of all flavored nicotine vaping products, which takes effect immediately.
In an effort to combat under-age vaping, the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to ban the sale of flavored vapes and institute a 75 percent tax on all other vaping products.
In the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings last month, New Zealand’s parliament voted to tighten the country’s gun laws. Across the United States, however, many policymakers dispute the best approaches to preventing gun violence.
Researchers from SPH published a study Feb. 1 that found one in five teenagers who use e-cigarettes as their first nicotine product will eventually go on to smoke traditional cigarettes.
Boston University School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea and SPH professor Michael Siegel have been selected to join 36 other researchers in spearheading a consortium to research gun violence in an effort to affect policymakers’ decisions.
In the wake of the Parkland shooting, America’s national dialogue on gun violence resurfaced. Many discussions focused on regulating firearm sales or addressing untreated mental illnesses, but some...
As mass shootings in the United States have become increasingly prevalent in recent years, the issues of gun safety and active shooter attack preparedness at Boston University have come to the forefront of the community’s concerns.
