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Public Safety

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University News

President Brown on BU’s Lessons Learned from the Fall, Hopes for Spring

January 25, 2021

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Terrorism

BU’s Jessica Stern on Why January 6 Attack on Capitol Was an Act of Terrorism

January 15, 2021

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COVID on Campus

Weekly COVID Compliance Report: December 11

December 11, 2020

Community Health

BU’s It’s On Us Chapter Members Pledge to Promote Consent

December 9, 2020

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University News

New Community Safety Advisory Group to Foster “Physical and Psychological Safety”

December 7, 2020

Photo of a protestor holding a red sign that reads "SAY HER NAME BREONNA TAYLOR" during a September rally in Louisville, Kentucky. The protestor has a black power fist on their face mask, a crowd of people and a tall white building are seen behind them.

Racism & Policing

BU Researchers Advocate Better Bias Training for Police

November 14, 2020

Photo of Mayor Martin J. Walsh speaking at a press conference at Boston City Hall in Boston, flanked by members of the Boston Police Reform Task Force, as he announces a plan for a slate of reforms to the Boston Police Department on Oct. 13, 2020. Walsh stands at a podium on the right of the photo, with the reform task around him.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Reforming Boston’s Police Department

November 7, 2020

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University News

12 BU Students Suspended after Loud Parties, Infractions

October 21, 2020

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Politics

Massachusetts Ballot Questions 2020: What You Need to Know

October 20, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

BU Expert Urges Putting the Brakes on Massachusetts Relaxed COVID-19 Rules

October 9, 2020

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Safety

Annual Test of BU Emergency Alert System Set for Today

September 24, 2020

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Public Health

Will Some Americans’ Vaccine Aversion Prolong the Pandemic?

September 14, 2020

A photo of Robert Brown wearing a mask walking in front of the Booth theater.

University News

President Brown: “It Is Important We Learn How to Do This and Make It Better As We Go”

September 2, 2020

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Public Health

How to Wear a Face Mask Properly

September 2, 2020

Photo of cloudy blue skies reflect in the windows at CILSE where COVID testing is also being made available to members of the BU community August 19. A student in a mask holds a bagged lunched and walks by.

Voices & Opinion

POV: I Got COVID-19. Here’s What You Need to Know

August 30, 2020

Abiba Braimah, a patient who took aspirin when pregnant with her two boys, both of whom were born near or full-term. She also has a daughter who was born prematurely, weighing only four pounds, before Braimah found the BMC doctor who prescribed aspirin. Braimah is pictured here with her three children, sitting on steps outside of her home. Her young boys wear matching red shirts with a dinosaur print, and her daughter smiles in a red head band and pink shirt.

Medicine

Boston Medical Center Urges Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy as Hedge against Preterm Births, Deaths

August 18, 2020

Public Health Campaign

BU Students Say “F*ck It Won’t Cut It” When It Comes to COVID-19 Safety

August 12, 2020

Photo of Defund Police Protestors Camp Outside NYC City Hall NEW YORK, NY on June 25, 2020. A multi-racial group of protestors hold various signs calling for the NYPD to be defunded. A group holds a large BLACK LIVES MATTER BANNER in the bottom of the frame.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The America I See Is Not the Same One My White Friends See

July 15, 2020

Student Life

New Instagram Page Gives Survivors of Sexual Assault a Safe Place to Share Their Stories

July 14, 2020

On the left, the word "Criminalized" is written vertically, and then an Image created with a series of overlayed photos with red accents on a black background, is to the left, which is the cover of the Criminalized podcast. The images seen are a basketball hoop, a school bus, and someone in a Boston Police jacket. To the right, Photo of Sarika Ram (CAS’21) in a black shirt and pants in a podcast recording studio, presumably recording her podcast Criminalized. Sarika touches the mic as she speaks into it.

Student Podcast

CAS Student’s Podcast Takes a Deep Dive into the Criminal Justice System

July 6, 2020

CAS Student’s Podcast Takes a Deep Dive into the Criminal Justice System