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Public Safety

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Safety

BU to Host First-Ever Safety Fest in Observance of National Preparedness Month

September 16, 2024

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University News

BUPD Joins National Effort to Increase Women in Policing

September 11, 2024

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Politics

Will the New Massachusetts Law on Ghost Guns, Assault Weapons, and Gun-Carrying Pass Legal Muster?

August 13, 2024

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Mental Health

Was the Shooting of Donald Trump “Political Violence” or Something Else?

July 29, 2024

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Public Health

10 Tips for How to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have AC

July 15, 2024

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Heat Waves

Heat Waves Are Scorching Boston, but Are Some Neighborhoods Hotter than Others?

July 1, 2024

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Implicit Bias

Getting Police Officers to Trust Implicit Bias Training

June 13, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Was the Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster Avoidable?

March 26, 2024

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Brain Injury

BU CTE Center: Lewiston, Maine, Mass Shooter Had Traumatic Brain Injury

March 7, 2024

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University News

BU to Conduct Student Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct

February 16, 2024

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BUPD

BU Is Getting a Comfort Dog–and You Could Name Her

February 6, 2024

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Massachusetts Has a Budget Shortfall: Raising Alcohol Taxes Could Help

January 25, 2024

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Student Voices

POV: The Rise of Antisemitism Is Real, and Should Not Be Ignored

December 19, 2023

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Student Voices

POV: The Price of Silence: How BU Is Failing Its Jewish Students

December 13, 2023

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Expert Take

US Forest Service’s Dangerous Carbon Disposal Plan Would Foul Our National Forests

December 7, 2023

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Safety

Police Seek a Man in Connection with Two Gropings; Suspect Arrested in Two Other Cases

October 30, 2023

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Expert Take

We Need Stronger Safeguards from Artificial Intelligence

October 24, 2023

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Crime Scene Science

Video: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics

October 20, 2023

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Safety

New BUPD Chief Brings a Public Health Approach to His Role

September 29, 2023

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Politics

How the AR-15 Divided a Nation

August 9, 2023

How the AR-15 Divided a Nation