BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study examined how former legal system involvement affects college students in recovery and what academic institutions can do to meet the needs of these students and ensure their success. * * * By Jillian McKoy For formerly incarcerated adults, a college education can lead to well-paying jobs that provide stability and reduce chances of recidivism. As more than half o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A recent commentary in Environmental Health Perspectives evaluates the equity and safety of US organic waste cycles in urban agriculture, and provides recommendations to promote safer compost production from urban organic waste practices. * * * By Jillian McKoy Urban composting is one of the most responsible ways cities can recycle food and yard waste, as it reduces waste i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Abigail Higgins It had been 898 days, two and a half years, since Afghan girls were banned from school beyond sixth grade, Rina Amiri said to a packed room at the U.S. State Department this week. "As a woman, imagine being stripped of your profession and the capacity to earn and to feed your family," Amiri, the State Department's Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights, said at the department's Wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Alene Bouranova College can be hard. You have more or less four years to figure out your life path and garner enough experience to pursue it, while also trying to do well in your classes. Add in things like extracurriculars, internships, and time to rest, and it can feel like you're constantly fighting an uphill battle. That's why academic advisors are so crucial. An advisor is often your first line of defense  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: Former Executive Editor for The New York Times Dean Baquet and NPR International Correspondent Emily Feng will receive this year's Hugo Shong Awards, presented by the Department of Journalism at Boston University's College of Communication (COM). "Dean has been a transformative figure at The New York Times, meaning he's been a transformative figure in all of journalism," said Brian McGror  more

NORTH BILLERICA, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Curriculum Associates issued the following news release: Curriculum Associates has named Kyair Butts of Elmer A. Henderson, a Johns Hopkins Partnership School, in Baltimore, Maryland and Rebecca Brenneman of Northern Middle School in Accident, Maryland to its 2024 class of Extraordinary Educators, an annual program that celebrates and connects exemplary teachers in Grades K-8 from around the country. Selected from hundreds of nominations, Butts and Br  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on March 1, 2024: * * * Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey issued the following statement in response to news that CVS and Walgreens intend to begin dispensing the abortion medication mifepristone in several states, including Massachusetts. "We applaud CVS and Walgreens for taking this important step to expand access to mifepristone, which has been used safely and effectively for more than  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, Governor Maura T. Healey filed the Mass Leads Act, her administration's economic development bond bill that will strengthen Massachusetts' global leadership in life sciences and launching game-changing investments in climatetech and applied artificial intelligence (AI). Yesterday, Governor Healey announced that the bill includes a 10-year reauthorization of the transf  more