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Public Safety

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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

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Opioid Crisis

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Overdose Survivors for Answers

August 3, 2023

Photo: a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark in 2018 and later died of his injuries. Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have peaked interest in the age-old summer question of whether it's safe to go in the water. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Swimming

Sharks, Bacteria, No Lifeguards: Is This the End of Swimming in New England?

August 1, 2023

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New Appointment

New BUPD Chief Robert Lowe Values Inclusivity and Transparency, Will Contribute to Student Well-Being

July 10, 2023

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Public Policy

US Mayors Cite Housing Costs as Most Pressing Economic Concern in New Survey by BU Researchers

April 4, 2023

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SCHOOL SHOOTING

Once Again, Our Nation Is Forced to Talk to Children about Guns, Deaths

March 28, 2023

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NASA

Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy

March 14, 2023

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ONLINE SAFETY

Amid Surging Sextortion Cases, Tips for Protecting Yourself

February 15, 2023

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Again and Again. Mass Shootings Continue Unabated in the United States

January 26, 2023

Brian Walshe, of Cohasset, Mass., stands during his arraignment in Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on Jan. 9. The evidence against him includes his own lurid Google search history. Photo by Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool

Technology & Crime

How Smart Technology Is Outsmarting Criminals

January 24, 2023

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Gun Violence

Gun Violence Surges Linked to Unseasonably Warm Days

January 6, 2023

Collage: Side by side photo of two BU Researchers. (left) Mary Willis, a School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, and recipient of a 2022 NIH Director’s Award. She leans, smiling, against a brick wall with hands in pockets. She wears an olive green shirt and black pants. (right) Hadi T. Nia, College of Engineering assistant professor of biomedical engineering, poses for a photo with arms crossed. He wears an ocean blue blazer and smiles for the camera in front of a blurry landscape of plants.

Accolades

NIH Honors Two BU Researchers “Poised to Blaze New Paths of Discovery”

October 18, 2022

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Cybersecurity

Uber Users: What You Need to Know about Last Month’s Data Breach

October 11, 2022

Picture is of a person dropping a pill into a drink at a bar. Boston police have recorded 71 allegations of drugged drinks so far this year, and BU Police Department officers say there’s been a noticeable increase throughout the city in the last year and a half. Photo courtesy of Peopleimages/iStock

Public Safety

With Reports of Spiked Drinks on the Rise in Boston, Tips for Staying Safe

October 6, 2022

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Public Health

Hurricane Fiona “Was Literally a Perfect Storm,” Says Former San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto

September 23, 2022

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Campus Life

Video: Navigating Comm Ave

September 14, 2022

Video: Navigating Comm Ave