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Paula Silva (SMG'14) talks about achieving her parents' dream for their daughters to attend college, and how this was made possible through earning a Menino Scholarship.
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Air quality has always been an issue in Chelsea, Mass., according to resident Madeleine Scammell, assistant professor of environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health.
The city houses a number of potential environmental risks: [...]tanks storing jet fuel for the nearby Boston airport, a large salt pile for use on area roads, and perpetually idling diesel trucks at the New England Produce Center.
To take a closer look at air quality, residents have teamed up with BUSPH researchers to monitor particulate matter and map pollution hot spots in their neighborhoods. Listen to Scammell talk about the project.
Learn more at sph.bu.edu/dr2010
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A collaboration in Chelsea helps parents and children with English, and with life. Photos by Kalman Zabarsky.
Read the story on BU Today:
http://www.bu.edu/today/node/12204
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Former administrators and teachers in the Chelsea school system talk about Boston University's historic 20-year management of the system, which resulted in new school buildings, new academic programs, a higher graduation rate, and higher test scores [...]for an undeserved community.
Hosted by BU Office of Development and Alumni Relations on October 24, 2008.
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