#BUandBoston: “Criminalized” Sheds Light on Systemic Failures

By: Douglas Darrah “Criminal” is not a state of being but a label that is strategically assigned. That is the premise of Criminalized, Sarika Ram’s (CAS ‘21) new podcast. Throughout her first season, she interviews formerly incarcerated people and explores who is and is not deemed a criminal in the United States. In her first […]

#BUandBoston: Hearts for the Homeless Helps the Most Vulnerable

By: Douglas Darrah The Westside of Syracuse is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the nation. Seventy-five percent of the population is uninsured or on Medicare or Medicaid, compared to between forty and fifty percent nationally. When Timothy Willard came to BU, he majored in pre-med so that he could go back and open a free […]

#BUandBoston: Leila Heidari Helps Measure Heat

By: Douglas Darrah Forty percent of those who die from heat stroke are over 65, even though that demographic makes up less than 15 percent of the US population. According to the Center for Disease Control, older adults do not adjust to changes in temperature as well as younger people and are more likely to […]

#BUandBoston: Pam Templer Studies the Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Nitrogen

This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter @BUonCities using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By: Douglas Darrah Nitrogen fertilizes our crops, […]

#BUandBoston: CAC-BU

This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter @BUonCities using the #BUandBoston or send us an email at ioc@bu.edu. By: Douglas Darrah When Alicia Huerta was […]

#BUandBoston: Diana Dansereau & Horizons for Homeless Children

By: Douglas Darrah On the outside, the Dorchester location of Horizons for Homeless Children looks like every other monolithic brick building in Boston. On the inside, it is warm, colorfully decorated, and full of life. They are, as their website states, “ramping up the fun.” Horizons for Homeless Children works to ensure that “every homeless […]

#BUandBoston: BAM! Boston Afterschool Music

This post is part of our #BUandBoston series, highlighting the work and research of BU students, faculty, and staff throughout the City of Boston. Interested in having your Boston-related work featured? Tag us on Instagram or Twitter @BUonCities using the #BUandBoston or email us at ioc@bu.edu. By: Douglas Darrah Hannah Hooven (CFA ‘21) and Emma […]

#BUandBoston: Student Food Rescue Fights Waste One Loaf at a Time

By: Douglas Darrah Americans waste 133 billion pounds of food yearly, and BU students are doing something about it. Since 1988, the Student Food Rescue program (SFR) has been saving day-old bread, deformed-yet-edible fruit, and unwanted potatoes from the dumpster. They organize “food runs” where two or more volunteer students will take one of their […]