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Zuckerberg’s metaverse and the double-edged blade of strong leaders | Money Matters

Jaeyoung Choi November 8, 2022
Why has Mark Zuckerberg invested billions of dollars into the metaverse?
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Heartland: Gary, Indiana — what happens when the tech boom goes bust?

Maxwell Pociask March 15, 2022
One of Gary’s many murals, on the corner of 6th avenue and Broadway, sends a message of joy and hope that things are turning around for the local community. In colorful block letters, it reads, “We are beautiful: Gary.” I, for one, agree.
Jacklyn Tsung / DFP Staff

To be or not to be: Acting as a techie

Melina Nguyen February 28, 2022
My experience on my first time acting in a play.
The Facebook logo on its side. Annie writes about the damaging effects of social media platforms on young people as most prominently shown through The Wall Street Journal’s series “The Facebook Files.” COURTESY OF ROMAN MARTYNIUK VIA UNSPLASH

Social media’s algorithms need to be combated

Annie Sheehan November 18, 2021
Facebook knows better, and they can do better.
mckinley middle school in boston

Pandemic brings unique challenges for ESL students, families

Isabella Abraham March 11, 2021
In public school private ESL programs and public English classes, both adult and K-12 ESL students are struggling with their education. Younger students in particular have difficulties adjusting to the in-home learning environment.
Boston University’s College of Fine Arts hosted a virtual webinar titled “Critical moments in CFA: Interventions into Pedagogy,” which examined the way collegiate art programs have changed since March. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CFA professors share personal impact of COVID-19 on themselves, their students

Molly Farrar October 12, 2020
When classes often rely on group performances, remote instruction becomes much more difficult. On Wednesday, CFA professors spoke about how this hybrid learning shift has changed their curriculums.
People mingle at a Startup Institute and Hack Diversity sponsored event in Boston on Thursday evening. PHOTO BY MALAIKA MOYER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Startup Institute partners with Hack.Diversity to foster inclusivity in tech

Martha Merrow March 21, 2018

Eight percent of tech industry employees are Hispanic and almost 7 percent are black, according to the census bureau’s American Community Survey. Hack.Diversity and the Startup Institute want to...

Inventors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced LiquiGlide, a new technology that helps viscous liquids slide out of their containers more easily, on March 24. PHOTO COURTESY OF LIQUIGLIDE

With LiquiGlide tech, stroke of genius means good news for lovers of sticky liquids

Shanee Abouzaglo March 31, 2015

Soon, the days of squeezing out the final drops of glue to finish piecing together that project will be over, thanks to slippery coating manufacturer, LiquiGlide. The company took its first step on March...

Comments affect perception of research, study says

Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2013

More frequent negative comments posted to scholarly research articles online might influence readers’ perceptions of the research itself, according to a recent study. The study, outlined Feb. 14 at...

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