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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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Campus Life

Video: Navigating Comm Ave

September 14, 2022

Community

5 Things You Need to Know About BU Alert

September 8, 2022

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Safety

New BU Alert System Includes App for Quicker Communications during Emergencies

August 27, 2022

Photo of Michael Cox, right, a black man with glasses and grey, faces reporters as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, an Asian woman with long black hair, looks on during a news conference, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

Boston Police

Questrom Alum Won Civil Rights Case against Boston Police. Now He’s the Commissioner

July 15, 2022

Photo of people of various ages and genders holding signs at a rally at Union Square in New York City, NY June 23, 2022 after the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on gun laws in New York. An AAPI woman with long, wavy blonde hair wears a pink shirt that says "it's the fucking guns" and a button that says "i love new york." A white woman next to her wears a shirt that says "Disarm hate" and holds a sign that reads "Supreme court no to guns everywhere." Behind her, a white man in a red t-shirt holds a sign that reads "Clarence Thomas wants HIS court to be Gun-Free-Zone but thinks our subways should be open targets." Older white women at right hold orange signs that read "we can end gun violence"

Voices & Opinion

POV: As a Nation, Where Are We Now on Gun Policy?

July 12, 2022

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Water Safety

Top Water Safety Tips for Kids from a FitRec Expert

June 29, 2022

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Voices & Opinion

POV: Antisemitic Mapping Project Likely to Lead to More Anti-Jewish Violence

June 16, 2022

Image of a map of the lower 48 states of the United States in tan. Overlaid are a serious of red dots indicating the number of gun violence deaths in 2022 so far. The dots are concentrated around the coasts, but no state is without dots.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The Killing We Continue to Fail to Stop

May 25, 2022

Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Safety

The Long, Failed History of Gun Control Legislation

May 25, 2022

MET professor, Kyung-schick Choi poses for a photo on May 3, 2022. He created the school's Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity programs. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Cybersecurity

This MET Cyber Sleuth Helped Find the Man Who Stole His Identity

May 24, 2022

Safety

Man Arrested in Chinatown Attack Also a Suspect in BU Sexual Assault

May 19, 2022

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Books

Undercover with Homegrown Terrorists

November 30, 2021

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Safety

Veterans Day Bomb Threats at BU and Other Colleges Found to Be Hoaxes

November 12, 2021

Photo of Kenny Wolfam open carrying a pistol and wears a "Trump 2020" t-shirt while counter-protesting a "Moms Demand Action" protest in response to a new Texas gun law at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, Texas on June 17, 2021.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Massachusetts Must Be Proactive to Protect Public Safety Under Relaxed Concealed Carry Laws

November 3, 2021

Photo of Emily Chua’s class WR120 K8 Planet Ocean, a first-year writing seminar focused on ocean science in CAS September 22, 2020. Students sit in rolling desks and look at their laptops; many of them wear sweatshirts and all of them wear facemasks in the dimly lit classroom.

Voices & Opinion

POV: University’s Course Guidance for Fall Is “Wishful Thinking” and “Inadequate”

September 2, 2021

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University News

BU to Require Faculty, Staff to Get Vaccinated for Fall Semester

July 19, 2021

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SAFETY

Students Warned to Look Out for Rental Scams

July 6, 2021

COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 30

April 30, 2021

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: April 30